Hebrew is a language of prayer, religious study, and conversation.Many of the terminology of Judaism and other religions is derived from Hebrew, and the language is often used by non-Hebrew speakers.Hebrew can be difficult for people who are not proficient in it.
Step 1: You should know the pronunciation of each letter.
See explanation below for silent letters.
Step 2: The pronunciations of the Hebrew vowels are known as nikudot.
The Patach is pronounced as in father.The word Kamatz is pronounced as in what.Patach is pronounced like Sephardi.As in bed, segol is pronounced e.Tzeirei is a form of cake.Chirik is pronounced e as in she.Shva is pronounced as in bid or without sound.
Step 3: Understand how to read vowels in Hebrew.
Most vowels are placed below the consonant in the Hebrew language.When such a combination occurs, the vowels are pronounced first.When you see a, first pronounce the K sound, then the U sound.The full sound is "ku."
Step 4: Understand the concept of the dagesh.
A dagesh is a dot that appears in the center of a letter to disambiguate it's sound.Many Hebrew letters can be found with a dagesh, though only 4 letters have a distinct sound with or without vowels.
Step 5: Understand the concept of geresh.
A geresh is a symbol that resembles a dagesh and is used to identify sounds not traditionally found in Hebrew, but introduced into Hebrew through loanwords.The geresh is often included when Hebrew is written without vowels.
Step 6: Understand the concept of silent letters.
There are two silent letters in the Hebrew language.Sometimes the letters are used as silents.The silent letter is pronounced the same as the vowel with no sound.The silent letter is not pronounced.
Step 7: Understand the letter vav.
The vowels O, U, V, and W can be heard in the vav.A vav with a dot above is pronounced O.It is usually pronounced in conjunction with the previous one and treated like a letter.This is called a cholam.A vav with a dot to the left is referred to as U.It is usually pronounced in conjunction with the previous one and treated like a letter.This is called a shuruk.The English letter W is represented by the letter vav.
Step 8: You can learn the pronunciation of the letters.
The English language has sounds that are not found in these letters.The sound is very similar to a K and H sound, rolling the back of the tongue.This is also found in many Eastern European languages.The has more of an H-sound and the K- sound compared to the other letters.If you don't already know how to pronounce these sounds in Hebrew or Eastern European languages, watch the videos on YouTube.
Step 9: You can learn the pronunciation of the letter.
There are 3 versions of the Tav.The pronunciations vary by dialect.When vowels are included in the dialect of Biblical Hebrew, is used for a T-sound.The reader is expected to know which sound to use when no vowels are included.is used for a T-sound with or without a dagesh in Sephardi dialect.This is one of the biggest differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardi Hebrew.Sephardi Hebrew has the representing a T-sound.can also be used for a sound.
Step 10: Understand the shva.
The shva, which looks like a colon below a letter, can either be pronounced as a short i or no sound at all.If you combine the letters under which they are found with the letter that follows as a cluster, you can determine whether or not to use a sound.The shva is silent if it is possible to say the two letters as a cluster.A shva can be silent if it is at the end of a word.The shva is pronounced as a short i if neither of these can be accomplished.When it is beneath a prefix, the shva is also pronounced.
Step 11: You are ready to read if you understand the rules.
The English letter is related to the Hebrew letter.For vowels, use the following: For a patach, a segol, or a tzeirei.