Learn To Read Hebrew

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Step Five ~ Final Details

The last step in learning to read Hebrew is to learn the way the schwa works, and how to read whole words.

The schwa, in its basic form, signals the "uh" sound, like the "u" in "nut." When the schwa appears later in a word, it signals the absence of a vowel, somewhat like the "b" in "dubbed." If another schwa appears in a word, it again signals its normal "uh" sound.

The video below helps to explain this, along with a couple of other small variations.

Here is the entire playlist of these videos on youtube, and nine more videos that have Hebrew, transliteration, and audio pronounciation of the words that are good ways to put what you've learned into use.

Here is the whole learning series.
Alef-Bet | Doubles | Vowels | Sofit Letters | Final Parts

Other Recommended Resources
Tehillim ~ Psalms ~ There is a bewildering array of books of psalms in Hebrew, so here are my favorites, and other books that are basic to any Judaica collection.

Artscroll Interlinear Tehillim ~ This book has the English translation, word for word, underneath the Hebrew, which really helps in comprehension. Also, the Hebrew font used is quite large, and easy to read. It comes in two sizes and is affordable ~ the 4" x 6" is $18.00, and 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" is $22.50. Here is the entire selection of Artscroll Psalms.

The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet, by Rabbi Michael L. Munk ~ An amazing and in-depth look at each Hebrew letter, with collected midrashim [folklore] and Talmudic associations.

Siddurim ~ Prayer Books ~ For more advanced learners

Tanakh ~ Torah, Prophets, and Writings ~ [Old Testament] For extended learning.

Other Hebrew Learning Resources

Hebrew Basics Chart Poster by RafiMetzDesign

Hebrew Letter / Vowel Chart Poster by RafiMetzDesign

Hebrew Primer ~ The Book Version of These Lessons

To see the book version of these lessons and other of my books, visit my book page, and here are the various products I've created on zazzle.com.

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