Learn Hebrew Writing - Hebrew Alphabet Made Easy: Gimel, Dalet and Kamats (Niqqud symbol)

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @HebrewPod101
    @HebrewPod101  2 года назад +2

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  • @maudnoodle8373
    @maudnoodle8373 9 лет назад +73

    I think the handwritten letters are most difficult. They just don't look like their print style equivalents

    • @ThunderK01
      @ThunderK01 7 лет назад +1

      Maude de Jong some do

    • @FalconFlurry
      @FalconFlurry 6 лет назад +5

      Yeah, I thought it was bad in Japanese...

    • @gideonemeahara3109
      @gideonemeahara3109 7 месяцев назад

      You're very correct. I find it very confusing.

  • @siyoungan2391
    @siyoungan2391 8 лет назад +30

    I just strated to learn Hebrew by myself with this video so, I can not be 100% sure but the Alphabet system is very similar with Korean language which is first language I've learn when I was born. I think I can learn Hebrew so fast. It is so fun! Thanks for good lecture! Thanks a lot!

    • @lilgspirit
      @lilgspirit 4 года назад

      Siyoung An yes! the D sound in hebrew looks like the G sound in korean ד and ㄱ

    • @groenmatthew3708
      @groenmatthew3708 2 года назад +2

      Shematic languages.
      - Study "Table of Nations". Get a King James Bible.

  • @pillarson2084
    @pillarson2084 4 года назад +3

    Am very happy to learn the Hebrew language. Thank you, May God bless you.

  • @Rudro2580
    @Rudro2580 Год назад +1

    I love your style of teach thanks

  • @JoyceLavanyaJoseph-sq2oz
    @JoyceLavanyaJoseph-sq2oz 10 месяцев назад +1

    Your teaching is super.

  • @talepoud
    @talepoud 7 лет назад +1

    As a student of Theology in the University of Athens I was taught Ancient Hebrew and when I was writting down I used the printing version of the letters. The handwritten version seems completely unfamiliar to me...Eventhough, I find these lessons very interesting.

  • @hanarotman3203
    @hanarotman3203 11 лет назад +21

    I'm a Hebrew teacher, and I was looking for an additional resource for my students. I can not recommend your course: it contains a lot of mistakes! For instance, in this lesson:
    1. Consonant letter "Alef" does not mean a vowel sound "A."
    2. The word "roof" גַּג has the vowel point "Patach" (and not "Kamatz").
    3. The first vowel in the word "dad" אַבָּא is also "Patach."

    • @dianaveronica85
      @dianaveronica85 4 года назад +2

      Then what is alef ??? And How is it different from ayin ????

    • @Shaked8888
      @Shaked8888 4 года назад +4

      Angel Veronica In Ancient Hebrew, א and ע got distinct pronunciation. However, Modern Hebrew doesn’t distinct the two, in terms of pronunciation, and only a few which their families originate from specific countries might pronounce ע properly. Same with כ and ח.
      Additional different pronunciation letters that became redundant: תּ-ט, ג, ד, ו , כּ-ק, ס, צ, ר, שׂ,ת
      The ones I’ve placed alone are ones which their pronunciation either changed or been neglected. (ת-th like in thin, ר-different from Arabic ר which was the original, שׂ - a special sh sound, צ - sometimes Arabic س, Arabic ظ and ض, and ס used to be like Arabic ס, and ו-w, ד-th like in that,ג like Arabic غ)

    • @dianaveronica85
      @dianaveronica85 4 года назад +1

      @@Shaked8888 Wow... thank you so much.....

    • @AndreHansen96
      @AndreHansen96 4 года назад +2

      thank you for clearing that up for me. I just couldn't find any logical explanation to why there was kamatz on first letter in aba. I think she just means that alef alone has the vowel A. I listen to a lot of Hebrew music and just from looking at the titles it's obvious that alef can have other vowels than A

  • @raynageorgieva8089
    @raynageorgieva8089 8 лет назад +13

    Thank you! These lessons are just perfect!

    • @xdank7790
      @xdank7790 7 лет назад

      It can to be much better..

  • @BrianSmith-mv4hm
    @BrianSmith-mv4hm 3 года назад

    This is the best channel to learning Hebrew

  • @huntn8581
    @huntn8581 8 лет назад +4

    Looks like i can learn writing and reading in a few weeks. Looks very easy to me

  • @mobed9585
    @mobed9585 7 лет назад

    the most talented, experienced and nice teacher i have ever seen. toda yani

    • @xdank7790
      @xdank7790 7 лет назад

      Bevakasha/בבקשה = your welcome!

  • @ignaciogutierrez19
    @ignaciogutierrez19 3 года назад +1

    Gracias me gusto mucho, me encanto mucho este otro nuevo vodeocurso de Idioma Hebreo Moderno, Gracias Estimada Señorita por querer Compartir tus conocimientos del Idioma Hebreo Moderno con nosotros, que estes bién, chao.
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  • @lisahendro5033
    @lisahendro5033 3 года назад +1

    This is one of the cutest language I've ever known and Yana is a very patient teacher :))

  • @rosaarodriguez9968
    @rosaarodriguez9968 6 лет назад +6

    Beautiful Hebrew!

  • @Waseem-ym7cm
    @Waseem-ym7cm 4 года назад

    Thank you The of HebrewPod101...!!

  • @ronaldhalley2548
    @ronaldhalley2548 7 месяцев назад

    Amazing learning...you made it so interesting and simple

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 4 года назад

    Thanks you are teaching through simplify method

  • @idirtnmli7058
    @idirtnmli7058 9 лет назад

    you're a wonderful teacher thank you.I really want to learn Hebrew,but I learning English for now.I think Hebrew will be my next language that I'll master.

  • @victormorgado5318
    @victormorgado5318 7 лет назад +6

    Gorgeous teacher!!!

  • @EmimiU
    @EmimiU 7 лет назад +50

    lol I think I prefer the print than the handwriting

  • @tokasavakasavuwaqa4710
    @tokasavakasavuwaqa4710 3 года назад

    Yana is a great teacher. I love to learn Hebrew

  • @joemarmendez7420
    @joemarmendez7420 4 года назад +1

    I like the music

  • @mariac7772
    @mariac7772 5 лет назад +2

    A student from India😍

  • @katutaavalon1427
    @katutaavalon1427 11 лет назад +1

    wow i am enjoying my self. I love the Hebrew language. I cant wait to speck and write it Hebrew.

  • @abcdefgh-jr9zx
    @abcdefgh-jr9zx 2 года назад

    LOVE FROM LAHORE PAKISTAN
    GOOD video

  • @sonofthunder3333
    @sonofthunder3333 8 лет назад +2

    best looking professor i ever had

  • @lianarosa4537
    @lianarosa4537 2 года назад

    Thank you very much Yana for your lessons! You are very good teacher!

  • @sarahkhan.1987
    @sarahkhan.1987 6 лет назад +1

    Its my hobby to learn different languages. And this going to be my 5th. I love its script! It sound familier with Urdu too.

    • @77Dawee
      @77Dawee 6 лет назад

      Why'd you learn a new one if you can't even speak English properly? (it soundS*, familiar*)

    • @sarahkhan.1987
      @sarahkhan.1987 6 лет назад

      I wasnt writing an offical letter.

    • @77Dawee
      @77Dawee 6 лет назад

      So what? (official*)

    • @sarahkhan.1987
      @sarahkhan.1987 6 лет назад +1

      You are suffering from " grammar pedantry syndrome". Consult a good psychologist in your city.

  • @hotaugust0607
    @hotaugust0607 7 лет назад +1

    this is the greatest video I've watched in ages!

  • @maansinghparihaar1386
    @maansinghparihaar1386 2 года назад

    You're Very well explained madam. 👌👌👌👌👌

  • @girlpoweralex6613
    @girlpoweralex6613 4 года назад

    I like your teacher , your may teacher 😍😍😍

  • @MrSamsunder
    @MrSamsunder 6 лет назад

    Best teaching skills.. U are really the best teacher

  • @kyawkk4100
    @kyawkk4100 4 года назад

    Thank You Jesus.

  • @mahmoudabdo9892
    @mahmoudabdo9892 10 лет назад

    thanks for this lessons in Hebrew , i am start for learn Hebrew , i went for your website , thanks for all

  • @Humza-lz1mj
    @Humza-lz1mj 8 месяцев назад

    Hebrew has its own charm

  • @yjohnnyy618
    @yjohnnyy618 8 лет назад +1

    the reason we add the ' to some letters as gimel, tsadik and zayin it's because that sound doesn't exist originally in hebrew, in ancient hebrew.
    the sounds of "j" like jelly,
    the sound of "ch" like china,
    the sound of "zh" like in je suis in french.

  • @sharingbahasa8950
    @sharingbahasa8950 2 года назад +1

    The handwriting version looks like Thai alphabet for me 😊 I prefer the print version 🥰

  • @AbdulRahman-mi3wn
    @AbdulRahman-mi3wn 3 года назад +1

    I love you

  • @edanedalishtan1865
    @edanedalishtan1865 3 года назад

    Wow you very good in teaching 💜

  • @MrPainfulTruth
    @MrPainfulTruth 8 лет назад +29

    Why would you add a vovel to ABA? i dont get it and she didnt really explain

    • @SKyrim190
      @SKyrim190 8 лет назад +3

      I had the same question in mind! I would imagine writing either with the niqud system or the vowels, but I don't understand mixing the two

    • @detroit7543
      @detroit7543 8 лет назад

      MrPainfulTruth me too

    • @HoochFighter
      @HoochFighter 8 лет назад +8

      The sound for א is somewhat nuanced, and is silent. So when using Niqqud, I think the vowel sound is added following each consonant. So, the characters sound out ":silent: + :A:", ":B: + :A:", ":silent:", and the whole word sounds out ABA.

    • @SKyrim190
      @SKyrim190 8 лет назад +3

      So א is technically a consonant, with a very subtle sound, that most modern speakers of Hebrew don't even bother doing?

    • @HoochFighter
      @HoochFighter 8 лет назад +2

      א is a consonant, but since there are no true vowels (only Niqqud), I believe א absorbs the sound the vowel would make.

  • @n.k.d6978
    @n.k.d6978 10 лет назад

    Mon, 13 Oct 2014: I like Yana's accent. I am refreshing my Hebrew since I have not used it in many years. I have listened to a few Hebrew teacher on the I-net, but Yana's accent is beautiful and I like her way of teaching Hebrew more that the other teacher. I would like to know where is Yana from? Also, from listening to Yana, I have learned how to say "until next time" which she always say at the end of her lessons. NKD

  • @helixsohra
    @helixsohra 6 лет назад

    Shalom Thank you sister you are so helpful to me

  • @tibulumikin2610
    @tibulumikin2610 4 года назад

    Shalom very interesting...love it very much!

  • @Slamdudes
    @Slamdudes 12 лет назад

    I really like this style presentation.......I am really trying to learn Hebrew as fast as I can....and this style is the best .....Please list all of Yana's lessons for me......I have seen: "Learning Hebrew Writing-Hei and Alef Beit","How to Greet" and "How to Introduce" ......Can You please list the rest of this series ...I've had trouble locating them...Toda Raba

  • @justinfleagle
    @justinfleagle 7 лет назад +13

    Me: *hearing the really cool words, and pronunciations*
    Lady: "Here 'DAG' means fish."
    Me: *spills drink*
    "That's not fish, it's DOG!"

  • @MP-wz3bu
    @MP-wz3bu 5 лет назад

    Thank you

  • @solar-mutt7795
    @solar-mutt7795 6 лет назад

    These videos are so helpful! Thank you very much :)

  • @nadafaraj2044
    @nadafaraj2044 8 лет назад

    thank for your lessons

  • @BonafideShaunDent
    @BonafideShaunDent 9 лет назад

    As of now the biggest thing I'm wrapping my head around is that there sea yo be a symbol for the name IG the word, the written form (I'm guessing cursive) and a symbol for print. So its three symbols to remember but only two are used primarily...

  • @annagull4368
    @annagull4368 Год назад

    Feel very blessed ❤

  • @maxinecabahug5344
    @maxinecabahug5344 Год назад

    Shalom💙 still starting to learn this 👋

  • @opalsirius8484
    @opalsirius8484 3 года назад +2

    0:33 ג
    1:03 גג roof
    1:56 kamatz
    3:11 ג׳
    as in George
    🔹
    3:35 ד
    3:55 דג fish
    🔹

  • @Nasrev
    @Nasrev 7 лет назад +1

    am loving this

  • @ellwill1902
    @ellwill1902 9 лет назад

    honeslty I love this but as a person who speaks English it would be amazing if you used our letters as a comparison while teaching

  • @shahidsundushahid9914
    @shahidsundushahid9914 7 лет назад

    Good job my teacher

  • @janusun2887
    @janusun2887 3 года назад

    Thanks

  • @TheGuy030770
    @TheGuy030770 4 года назад +1

    Kamats looks exactly like the vowel in Korean which is oo sound. I can tell that I will have to force myself to remember that.

  • @BoiGamer07
    @BoiGamer07 4 года назад +1

    Shalom,
    What if "comma niqquid" comes after א then what?

  • @ariftanoli9768
    @ariftanoli9768 2 года назад

    Very interesting language.

  • @Mrjohndoe525
    @Mrjohndoe525 5 лет назад +1

    In the word Aba, why is the aleph needed at the end of the word? How can someone know that it is needed to write Aleph at the end of the word if it's not needed for the pronunciation of the word? If there would be no aleph at the end of the word wouldn't the pronunciation be exactly the same?

  • @iriseiselt934
    @iriseiselt934 2 года назад +1

    I love 💕 it

  • @kautokeino96
    @kautokeino96 10 лет назад +1

    Very good. I'll leave a like for you, nicely done ;)
    You're a skilled teacher;)

    • @HebrewPod101
      @HebrewPod101  10 лет назад +1

      Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it.

  • @hanyiaaibrahim6448
    @hanyiaaibrahim6448 2 года назад

    SHALOM

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 4 года назад

    Shalom

  • @asifmuniruniverse7732
    @asifmuniruniverse7732 4 года назад

    Yes of course I do

  • @Fibromatose
    @Fibromatose 9 лет назад +6

    thank you for the video! There is something I found quite disturbing, there are three forms of alphabet in the video : the print form (ok) the handwritten form (still ok) but there is a third one, nobody talks about. what is it used for?

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 9 лет назад

      what do you mean?

    • @SammySam316
      @SammySam316 9 лет назад

      +Skygg Synn I think she means the Rashi Letters/'script (which are mainly used in rabbinical literature).

    • @Fibromatose
      @Fibromatose 9 лет назад

      +Skygg Synn if u stop the video at 1:01, you can see three differents form of the alphabet! One of them in the print form, the other one the handwritten form, but what about the third one? :O

    • @SammySam316
      @SammySam316 9 лет назад +1

      +Isa Collins Isn't the third one the same as the first? Print forms...not much difference in the one she wrote with bare hands (third one) and the other computerized copy (first one). They are both print forms. Strangely the same thing.

    • @ombretenebre1463
      @ombretenebre1463 9 лет назад +1

      that is like latin letters, have these ones we use in typing and cursive ones which we use to write faster and save time.

  • @r9ffy711
    @r9ffy711 8 лет назад +3

    I have one quick question. Is there a specific name for the comma thing that you used to make the sound like George. Or is it also called Kamats

    • @xdank7790
      @xdank7790 7 лет назад +2

      We usually call it "Geresh".

  • @amirastor5807
    @amirastor5807 7 лет назад +3

    الدروس مره سهلة ومرنة شكرا
    و لاحظت ان العبري زي العربي في الكتابة من اليمين
    وحتى الحروف في تشابه
    انا اتعلم عبري عشان اقراء كتب بالعبرية واشوف اخبار بالعبري وحتى اليهود اللي يتكلموا عربي خلوا عندي فضول اتعلم لغتهم
    واكيد الوضع السياسي هو اكبر دافع

    • @ultrad-rex1389
      @ultrad-rex1389 7 лет назад

      نجاح باهر، وهذا أمر مثير جدا للاهتمام. منذ كنت العربية، كم تتعلم العبرية؟ يمكنك التحدث العبرية في الجمل؟

    • @crowspears3265
      @crowspears3265 6 лет назад

      Good job!

  • @klausmn4793
    @klausmn4793 9 лет назад +1

    Hi Jana
    Thanks for the excellent lessons
    Question: the handwritten Bet in aba in this lesson looks different from the handwritten Bet in lesson 1 - how come?

    • @HebrewPod101
      @HebrewPod101  9 лет назад

      Shalom Klaus Møller-Nielsen,
      Thank you very much for your comment and feedback.
      It is wonderful having you here!
      To your question, each person has their own personal style when hand writing, that is probably the reason for the difference that you find between the both. However, they are both OK.
      Happy Hebrew learning,
      Lenny
      Team HebrewPod101.com

  • @masonnewton4509
    @masonnewton4509 7 лет назад +1

    Shalom, ani Mason. Naim meod lehakir otha.
    I'm learning the print and written forms of letters currently. But slow progress is being made!
    3:21 That's what she said joke anyone?

  • @danilobolvito4720
    @danilobolvito4720 6 лет назад

    it is so complex, but interesting.
    Which is The Most Romantic word in Hebrew?

    • @inonbo1992
      @inonbo1992 4 года назад

      In my opinion, יפהפיה (yefey'fi'ya). It's similiar of calling a girl "a beauty".

  • @xibran23
    @xibran23 4 года назад

    I love it..

  • @shahidsundushahid9914
    @shahidsundushahid9914 7 лет назад

    GOG bless you

  • @imfine77
    @imfine77 8 лет назад +13

    She is so lovely :3

  • @misch221
    @misch221 8 месяцев назад

    I found abba to be written with two different niqquads like this אַבָּא

  • @theresashorts9429
    @theresashorts9429 4 года назад

    Superb 🙏

  • @37度纬线
    @37度纬线 10 лет назад +13

    I'm Arabic major,it's funny to learn Hebrew~

    • @yamagarta6806
      @yamagarta6806 7 лет назад

      yeah, they're very similar

    • @barcalover016
      @barcalover016 6 лет назад +1

      نيكود هو التشكيل بالعربية
      سهل جدا لمن يجيد العربية ان يتعلم العبرية

  • @detroit7543
    @detroit7543 8 лет назад +1

    helo, i want to ask :
    1. why kamats sounding "a" is needed when vowel "A" is already present? at first i try to guess it will sound "a" with longer sound but seems like it is the same
    2. why written and printed version have so much difference in shape? thanks

  • @TheMV1992
    @TheMV1992 9 лет назад +1

    Something disturbs me: In the first lesson (Alef and Beit) the handwritten Beit looks a lot different than in this (and the following) video. Which one is correct?
    P.S.: great channel!

    • @thename305
      @thename305 8 лет назад

      It's may looks a little bit different, but the two of them are correct. It should look like the first video, but because it's handwriting you won't write it exactly the same. It won't confuse somebody who knows the language.

  • @paulbaldauf7711
    @paulbaldauf7711 8 лет назад

    Fascinating

  • @kjlong420
    @kjlong420 7 лет назад

    Hi beautiful, how can I get all your videos teaching the whole Aleph Bet? Thank You.

  • @fafanhermawan2568
    @fafanhermawan2568 5 лет назад

    greeting from Indonesia, i want to learn too

  • @jorgebonilla1017
    @jorgebonilla1017 9 лет назад

    so hard but I'm sure having fun learning a new language. By the way whats the last phrase she always says?

    • @HebrewPod101
      @HebrewPod101  9 лет назад

      Hi Jorge Bonilla,
      Thank you for posting.
      The last word Yana is saying is להתראות - le'hitra'ot. It means "see you later" in Hebrew (it literally means "to see each other").
      Keep Enjoying Hebrew!
      להתראות :)
      Sincerely,
      Yaara
      Team HebrewPod101.com

    • @ighy2k
      @ighy2k 9 лет назад +1

      "Lehitraot" is an informal way to say "Good bye"

  • @yashwanthreddy2803
    @yashwanthreddy2803 6 лет назад +1

    How to write ' yashwanth' and 'Yash' in Hebrew?
    Please help me

  • @HAZIDEAD
    @HAZIDEAD 9 лет назад +1

    Abba אבא does NOT have Kamats under two of its letters. It has Patah under the a א and kamats under the b ב.

  • @franekfrankowski2347
    @franekfrankowski2347 8 лет назад +1

    what is the difference between א and the niqqud which is used to show that a word is pronounced as an a

    • @thelastarab4541
      @thelastarab4541 8 лет назад +1

      The letter aliph is like a long vowel , the other upside down is like a short vowel but it isnt really a vowel in arabic its callee el fetha

  • @AetherVerse-x9c
    @AetherVerse-x9c Год назад

    The handwriting way is quite similar to arabic and urdu, but when I see them printed, i get confused

  • @nilanthisilva5868
    @nilanthisilva5868 3 года назад +1

    We love to israel.God bless and protect israel

  • @SelmanAndyyy175
    @SelmanAndyyy175 11 лет назад +1

    4:51 I like the music. where is it from

  • @TheMax786m
    @TheMax786m 10 лет назад +2

    Where can I find full Hebrew alphabets? I don't know anything in Hebrew and I can't use HebrewPod101.com. Here you have only 5 lesson for alphabets.Thanks

    • @ApprenPlayer
      @ApprenPlayer 10 лет назад

      Go to the said website and you must need to register your account to watch the full Hebrew alphabet with lessons.

    • @HebrewPod101
      @HebrewPod101  10 лет назад

      Hi! We have many free resources on HebrewPod101.com, please try to check them!

  • @elzamedinagoncalves7442
    @elzamedinagoncalves7442 2 года назад

    Me gusta mucho

  • @VietnamMorningDreams
    @VietnamMorningDreams 3 года назад

    Toda raba 🥰

  • @marcossaandre
    @marcossaandre 8 лет назад +3

    im a little bit confused .. If I write אבא is it still understand as aba, meaning father??

    • @marcossaandre
      @marcossaandre 8 лет назад

      By the way great channel

    • @007yuval
      @007yuval 8 лет назад +4

      yes. in israel road signs, books etc are not written with niqqud.

  • @rayaelmedina8315
    @rayaelmedina8315 5 лет назад

    I need help. How do you add this kamats while texting someone??

  • @fredgunon7066
    @fredgunon7066 8 лет назад

    Shalom yana..,ani ferank..todah...

  • @PGIFilms
    @PGIFilms 11 лет назад +2

    Okay... 2 lessons in & I'm already confused by the niqquds. If they are to denote a vowel sound between it's letter & the next letter isn't it redundant when placed under a letter that already has a vowel sound? In the first lesson the word Aba (father) is introduced & pronounced as it would when saying the corresponding sound of each letter (A-B-A), but in this lesson she adds the niqquds, so why does it not change the pronounciation to "Ah-ah-Bah-ah" (A-A-B-A-A)?

    • @nymklaymin8281
      @nymklaymin8281 5 лет назад

      I have this exact question. why has no one respond to this great question as of yet?

  • @bernard2735
    @bernard2735 11 лет назад

    While Alef and Beit do mean 'A' and 'B' as children we learn our Alef-Beit which is quite literally, the Hebrew alphabet :-)

  • @VesnaAmore
    @VesnaAmore 11 лет назад

    мне тоже очень нравится эта серия уроков! тода раба)

  • @agerabrozz2892
    @agerabrozz2892 9 лет назад +2

    Can anyone help me please.... I'm trying to understand how the kamatz goes under the alef and the bet in aba. Please explain this to me please

    • @HebrewPod101
      @HebrewPod101  9 лет назад +2

      Agera Brozz Hi Agera Brozz,
      Thank you for commenting.
      The kamatz stand for the sound "a". When it goes under a certain letter, like B, it makes it sound like BA (as opposed to BI or BO etc.). Was this explanation helpful? Please let us know if you have any questions.
      Sincerely,
      Yaara
      Team HebrewPod101.com

    • @sofiasemitsogloutsiapou2188
      @sofiasemitsogloutsiapou2188 9 лет назад +3

      I have the same question.. since the word aba already has the vowel alef twice, that makes the sound ''a'', why would you need the kamatz under the beit? Also why put the kamatz under alef (two ''a'' sounds together?) ?

    • @hali3641
      @hali3641 9 лет назад +1

      Sofia Semitsoglou
      because alef not always mean A (usually but not always).sometimes it means O or E or I so if you want it to sound A you need the kamatz.

    • @johnhsu9904
      @johnhsu9904 9 лет назад

      +Sofia Semitsoglou Im new to hebrew too but i think of it like this: if you have "ah", "bah", and "cah", it seems like bah and cah are the only ones beginning with consonants, when in hebrew, the "ah" techinically has a consonant in front, which would be alef. So really alef sounds like a grunt or a cough where you don't vocalize.