Learn the Hebrew Vowels - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- This video is the first part of an introduction to all the Hebrew vowels, presented in what, at least to me, is the easiest way to learn them. Whether you know the consonants or not, this tutorial will enable you to learn all the vowel sounds in the Hebrew alphabet. (By the way, If you know your Hebrew already, you may find my description of the "eh" vowels to be lacking in depth, but the goal here is to get people up and reading as quickly as possible. Fine tuning on all issues of pronunciation can and should be done with the guidance of a teacher. This is only meant as an introduction to basic sounds.)
Most lucid, easy-to-grasp explanation I've found! Grateful!
Toda Raba Michael Weis! I actually brought my young children on here to see your videos concerning Hebrew vowel points. They are very good and well done.
Thanks for taking the time for teaching us. This is a good review. When I was a young man I took a Hebrew Language Ulpan in he Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Denver. The course lasted one year. The classes were five days a week four hours a day. The two teachers were Professor Uri Neal that taught us the grammar and Professor Reuben Miller that did the spoken drills. I managed to get straight A's. It was one of the best things I ever did.
Thank you for your painstaking, thorough teaching.
the first ah is long, and the second ah is short. the third ah preserves the sound of the original consonant with the vowel.
the first eh is short, and the second eh is long. the third eh cuts the pronunciation time in half.
Thanks for all your work.
Nice lesson:) I liked how you differentiate the types of pronunciations in modern Hebrew (Seph. and Ashk.). Personally, I think that Hebrew Nikud is overlooked by many learners.
I believe it looks like a tough nut to crack though it is an important topic and is much easier in modern Hebrew. The last thing, I didn't get why you don't use the Nikud names (Kamatz, Tsere, Segol, etc.), not a big deal though.
Nice tutorial! Thanks.
I don't use the names because they are not required to understand how the nikud sound. For beginners, I believe that just knowing the sounds is enough. Once grammar comes into the picture, then they'll need to be able to talk about the sounds more accurately, and then the names could be introduced. Just my approach.
@@mikeweis64 Thanks.
@@mikeweis64 A, E, I, O, and U are the vowels in Hebrew.
Thanks very good . helped me understand nikud.well done video
תודה!
Very nice i need it to be explained like this Thank you
thanks for sharing your video.
A great lecture
good info. -- thank you !
Glory to god❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm teaching modern Israeli pronounciation, as I understand it.
Michael Weis thank you for this lesson. it really helped me. What is the name of the software you are using in this lesson?
Michael Weis although this video is 6 years old but it is very relevant at this time.
@@aromkomera8036 Glad you like this. I did this about 8 years ago and honestly don't remember. It was some free, open-source thing I downloaded. Sorry.
Todah!
Gracias
a useful vidoe for me
The pronounciation I'm using is modern Israeli pronounciation, and that includes both vowels and consonants. As an American, the Ayin is particularly difficult for me, so I'm not expecting any of my students to be able to differentiate it from an Aleph, and for practical reasons, I simply teach that both are silent, though of course, I know you are correct.
Michael Weis ayin and alef are pronounced the same in modern hebrew
This is correct for modern Israeli Hebrew or Sephardic pronunciation. But these symbols were invented by scholars who read the Tiberian pronunciation in ancient Tiberias, Palestine.
The Tiberian pronunciation had many similar vowels as the Babylonian pronunciation in ancient Iraq, which suggest that Hebrew spoken during Biblical times probably had these same vowel sounds. Unlike Sephardic and Ashkenazic, whose vowels stemmed largely from the native languages of the Spanish, Germans and Eastern Europeans.
For any one interested in this pronunciation, I suggest looking up books and articles by Professor Geoffrey Khan of Cambridge University on Academia.edu.
But here's a basic tutorial of these vowels in Tiberian alongside IPA symbols.
Vowel Closed, unstressed syllable Open, or stressed syllable
PataH /æ/ in 'cat' /a/ in 'box', or /ɑ/ in 'saw' when adjacent to חטעצר
QameS /ɔ/ in 'horse' /ɒ/ in the British pronunciation 'box'
Hireq /ɪ/ in 'lid' /i/ in 'machine'
Shureq
and QibbuS /ʊ/ in 'put' /u/ in 'flute'
Sere Void /e/ in 'obey'
Segol /ɛ/ in 'bed' /e/ in 'obey'
Holem /ɔ/ in 'horse' /o/ in 'boat'
The Hatef shvas' are pronounced just like their closed, unstressed, non-Hatef counterparts.
When a regular shva precedes any of the four gutturals אהחע, it's pronounced as the closed, unstressed vowel, of the vowel on the guttural.
A short vertical line called a 'gaya' may appear alongside a vowel. This lengthens any vowel to it's open, or stressed counterpart. This is also applicable to shvas in rare cases.
PataH is /ɑ/ adjacent to חטעצר because these are pharyngeals. Pharyngeals overlap in articulation with this vowel since they are both articulated with a retracted tongue.
very good
I understand and appreciate the nikud. But the online Hebrew learning class I am attending focuses on hearing comprehension rather than reading and shows me all words with no nikud and it frustrates me as I want to practice reading at the same time as listening.
There is a big difference between modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew. To learn to read modern Hebrew, the nikud is probably a hindrance. For Biblical Hebrew, however, they are critical.
This was done in Open Sankore. I'm not using it anymore as the video capture capabilities are really not so good. I've switched over to something that works better and captures everything as it happens.
I almost got out into a different Hebrew class cause I did not know the vowels😭😭😭😭😭😭
what software did you use. I use Davka. It looks like you use some form Google. Excellent presentation
Hi Stanley, I used an app called Open Sankore. I don't recommend it. I didn't notice until long after I put this up that the sound and the picture are rarely synced, at least on my system. That's a pretty big problem in my book. Also, it's tools are clunky. I want to move to a different system and redo the whole thing, but I haven't had a chance to get back to it and revise.
What about when I see the word כל or some words starting with kaph? It's read kole or coal by Rabbis when I listen to them... but they have a patah vowel that should be pronounced ah.
Спасибо!
Michael, in modern Hebrew pronunciation (even of biblical texts), all EH nikkud (vowels) are pronounced the same, all AH nikkud are pronounced the same etc. There are no slight differences, it's the same.
It’s funny how it’s exactly as the Brazilian Portuguese A E I O U in Brazilian Portuguese you have the two E as well one is just E the other is Ê and have the same two sounds as in Hebrew. Also the O you have the O and Ô both with the exact same pronunciation as in Hebrew it’s written A E I O U with the exact same sounds as Hebrew. Funny part is Brazil has the oldest synagogue of the Americas dating back to the 16th century and yes there are over 30 million Brazilians who are Sephardi Semites by blood who live as new Christians and are not considered Jews (when the Jews were expelled from Europe they founded the new world Colombus, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Álvares Cabral all the great sailors of the Iberian peninsula were Sephardi and hundreds of thousands of Jews were sent to what is called Brazil) by the pagan Noahide law that is in place in Ashkenazi controlled Israel while the Ashkenazi who are converts they don’t have Semite root they descend from Japheth as most Europeans do they are originally from a region in modern Turkey live as Jews. Crazy world.
Are you from Brazil man?
If you are going to present us with the names of the vowel marks, please give us all of them, or none -- not some here and there. I would like my notes to be organized and consistent.
+M_Faraday I now see that this might sound unkind; if so, I apologise. I wrote it in a moment of slight frustration.
Thanks for your comment. I wasn't aware that I said any of the names. If I did, it was in error. Regardless, hope you found this helpful.
Can you explain what you mean by alpha is a silent consonant. If the sound is a like adam how is it silent?
It means that the consonant itself is silent. For instance, a bet "b" sound with an "a" sound under it sounds like "ba". With an aleph on top, the same combination would sound like "a", so the consonant itself has no sound.
could you tell me what program are you using to type?
My problem right now is how can I pronounce the word using different kind of vowels. I've already memorize the consonant including the sofit but I don't know how to use it with vowels. Even I don't know how to read words with vowels.
The easiest way to learn is to first understand that most vowels will appear directly under or to the left of the consonant. Pronounce the consonant first, and then look below for the vowel. For instance, when saying the English word "cat", we are actually saying three sounds, "c-a-t" and stringing them together to form a single word. Start with simple syllables composed of a consonant and a vowel
Michael Weis awesome! thank you rabbi, for this tip. Reading the consonant first then the vowel. Now, another thing. How about words without a vowel? I'd like to know some tips about it because I'm actually trying to read the Tanakh. Without the vowels. :) shalom!
The way I teach Hebrew reading is very simple: it's not right to left! It's "up-down-up-down" right to left. What do I mean by that? First, you read the consonant and then look below the consonant for its vowel. If there's no vowel there, then you look "up" to the left of the consonant to see if there's an "oo" vowel or an "oh" vowel. If there's nothing there, the only place left to look is "up" to the left of the consonant to see if there's an "oh" vowel. Then you move to the next consonant to the left and repeat that process. So you're still moving right to left, but it's more of a snakey movement down-up-down-up-down-up. Get it?
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According to Omniglot: www.omniglot.com/writing/hebrew.htm
אֶ (seggol) and אֵ (tsere) have no phonetic differences.
I didn't know this thank you.
(or should I say !תודה רבה.)
In modern Hebrew pronunciation (even of biblical texts) there are no phonetic differences between any of the Nikkud that represent the same vowel sound.
Michael... Can you say one sentence without saying "ah" or "uh"?
Most people add that 'fill-in' sound. Judge Judy will usually stop people from using fill-in words.
No need to bring it up here, Donald. Unless of course, you speak without ever that pause fill-in.
I'm trying to use 'Yes' instead of 'Yeah' -- tough stuff. LOL
Rabbi Weis helped for my Bat Mitzvah - and teaching via these videos is not easy. He does great!
hello
Ok. At 6:15 approx. you seem to say "EH = (long a)" and then the next example you provide you say "EH = (short a). This is SO CRITICAL as you know. Please decide "A" as in HAY or not. :-( I searched out RUclips for this specific detail. Two horizontal dots = "a" as in HAY or "a" as in eh? Please be consistent, this is not helpful.
Thank you for your comment. I will take a look. Sorry for any confusion.
This is so confusing. I'm a total beginner.
this guy should teach the meanings of the vowels too half pie guy
This tutorial is not meant to be an in depth exploration of the language. It's solely for those who wish to know how the sounds are pronounced.
He needs to write the name of the vowel as well, not just the pronunciation.
I have never found that knowing the names of the vowels has helped a single student learn how to pronounce them properly.
In English, we say a, e, i, o, u ... and if you go to a dictionary the spelling of the those vowels is available.
It's nice to know that the Hebrew vowel sounds have names, but trust Rabbi Weis, you will rarely, if ever, need to say those name.
BTW, in Torah, there are NO vowels.
I'm relatively new to Hebrew, but your pronunciation seems unconventional. Like, when you say the word "alef", it sounds more like "olif" to my ears. It also sounds really strange with the silent aleph, more like you're speaking American than Hebrew. But I don't know much about Hebrew yet so I'm trying to keen an open mind.
I'm not a native Hebrew speaker but I've been learning Hebrew lately and based on everything I know about the language, I really don't think this video is helpful. I got as far as Aleph which you pronounced with a strong American accent and claimed 'has no sound'. How can you say it has no sound! Aleph is such an important and integral part of Hebrew pronunciation. Here in England, the aleph sound is an important part of everyday English (eg words like 'Apple' or 'Ask' begin with an aleph sound in British English). The idea of dropping this from English is unthinkable, but the idea of dripping it from Hebrew - a language which has a special letter dedicated to this sound - is totally unthinkable.
I'm sorry you find the information presented here so disappointing, but as you proceed with your studies, I believe you will find that the information presented here is correct. In modern Israeli pronounciation, Aleph has no sound of its own, but takes its sound from whatever vowel accompanies it. There are numerous words in Hebrew that even have an Aleph within them that does not have a vowel, and in all such cases, it is completely silent. Best of luck in your studies. If you don't find these videos helpful, I hope you find others that are.
Aleph isnt silent . Ashkenazi Jews do not know Hebrew
In modern Israeli pronunciation, which is what is taught most widely in America these days, Aleph is most definitely silent. Obviously, there are different traditions with different pronunciations. It doesn't mean anyone is more correct than another.
Baloney, what is most correct is what was spoken in ancient Israel, Who cares what is taught in America. Reform Jews aren't Jewish, which is 90% of the so-called Jewish Population. They do not have any ancestors going back to ancient Israel as shown by Genetics and they don't follow the Torah.
Sounds like you know a lot more than any scholar that I'm aware of and you obviously have a problem with Reform Jews, so there's not much more to discuss.
I am a Scholar with three doctoral degree's and a Kohen a shown by Tradition and Genetics. Reform Jews are as Jewish as a Ham sandwhich. MY name isnt Jonathan Adams btw,,,stop promoting lies and wickedness
Then perhaps you should consider putting up your own videos.
Is there a trick for when you use patah or kamats or is it random
the linguistic enthusiast gotta know your grammar. Not at all random. Keep studying! :)
Toda to your teaching about vowels in hebrew.
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i did not think o was ah
Everybody knows European will counterfeit history
After 100 years pyramid will move in Denmark perhaps😂😂😂😂
Wo0o0w
Sepharadic spain😂😂😂😂
Ashkenazi german😂😂😂😂
Think about where did torah com from?
And you will understand sth is wrong
talk too much, then the real message
Whas א not (') like in m'e'e'e 🐏
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true lol
it's a glotal stop, like ( - ) in uh-oh too
To much bla bla this video could 4 mins long.
where did you find the Font Hebrew program ??