Unit 2 - Aleph Bet Flashcards
ב
vet, b
v cave
(pronounced as fricative)
בּ
bet, b,
b bat
(pronounced as plosive)
כּ / ךּ
kaf, final kaf, k, k
keep
pronounced as plosive
כ / ך
khaf, final khaf, k
kh Bach
pronounced as fricative
פּ / ףּ
peh, final peh, p
p pen
plosive
פ / ף
feh, final feh, p
f if
גּ
gímel, g
g good
plosive
ג
gímel, g\_
g good
fricative
דּ
dálet, d
d dog
plosive
ד
dálet, d
d dog
fricative
תּ
tav, t
t tea
plosive
ת
tav, t
t tea
fricative
ו
vav, w
v vine
י
yod, y
y you
ז
záyin z
z zebra
ס
sámekh s
s say
צ / ץ
tsádeh, final tsádeh, s.
ts cats
ט
tet t.
t tea
ק
qof q
k keep
שׂ
sin ś
s say
שׁ
shin š
sh ship
Vowel Pronunciation
a [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
a - [ɑ] as in “father”
Vowel Pronunciation
a [_]
e [_]
eh [_]
i [_]
o [_]
u [_]
h. [__]
*
́‘
Vowel Pronunciation
- *a -** [ɑ] as in “father”
- *e -** [ε] as in “let”
- *eh** - [eɪ] as in “day”
- *i -** [i] as in “meet”
- *o** - [o] as in “open”
- *u -** [u] as in “boot”
- *h.** - [kh] as in “Bach”
- **** - glottal stop (cutting off of the air flow)
- *́́’** - marks the accent in a two-syllable word
Vowel Pronunciation
a [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
a - [ɑ] as in “father”
Vowel Pronunciation
e [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
e - [ε] as in “let”
Vowel Pronunciation
eh [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
eh - [eɪ] as in “day”
Vowel Pronunciation
i [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
i - [i] as in “meet”
Vowel Pronunciation
o [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
o - [o] as in “open”
Vowel Pronunciation
u [_]
Vowel Pronunciation
u - [u] as in “boot”
Vowel Pronunciation
h. [__]
Vowel Pronunciation
h. - [kh] as in “Bach”
Vowel Pronunciation
*
Vowel Pronunciation
* - glottal stop (cutting off of the air flow)
Vowel Pronunciation
‘
Vowel Pronunciation
‘ - marks the accent in a two-syllable word
