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Lesson 6: Ayin & Tet

By Jeff A. Benner


Consonants

ע The "Ayin" is silent.
ט The "Tet" is pronounced "t" as in tune.

Vowels

The Shuruq. The dot in the "vav" is pronounced "u" as in tune. The "vav" is silent.

Notes

  1. In Hebrew the adjectives come after the noun, such as tov (good) in sentence #1 below.


Practice

טָ עִ אֵט טוֹ עוּ טֶא עֶא עֶט

הוֹ הוּ בּוֹ בּוּ לוֹ לוּ מוּ רוּ

בֵּע בֶט שׁוּל טוֹב טוּע עוּט

Vocabulary

Evening (Masc. Noun) עֶרֶב

Good (Masc. Adjective) טוֹב

Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל

Over, On עַל

She הִיא

He הוּא

Keeping (Masc. Participle) שׁוֹמֵר

Sentences

Good Evening. עֶרֶב טוֹב

Who came in the evening? מִי בָּא בָּעֶרֶב

She came in the evening. הִיא בָּאָה בָּעֶרֶב

He came in the evening. הוּא בָּא בָּעֶרֶב

Peace over Israel. שָׁלוֹם עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל

What is his name? מַה שְׁמוֹ

His name is Israel. שְׁמוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל