Learning Hebrew - Lesson 8

Hebrew for the beginner

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[Mogura87]

I'm just a beginner when it comes to Hebrew but you seem to pronounce the supposedly pure vowel "oh" sound like an English diphthong "ou". Is this standard for Israeli Hebrew? Also, I noticed you pronounced the "ר" as an English alveolar approximant (thick American "r"). Is this common for Ashkenazim in Israel, or just American jews? I thought you were supposed to pronounce the ר as an uvular fricative or trill.

[SIROFNOBLERECORDS]

@SugarShawty TZAYIN= ZION SAMECH= SION that's the way i think. (I couldbe wrong)

[OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL]

Review. Update: I also learned that a dagesh can go anywhere and not change pronunciations.

[OmgLoLw2gLuvUidkROFL]

LOL Still the best way to learn, even though he's reading letters like the R that he hasn't taught us, and using the dogesh on letters that others aren't. But nonetheless, I can read the words and I am most grateful to this gentleman.

[DrHaZyM]

@Mogura87 yeah he is pronouncing it with an american accent

[llusabaer]

@Mogura87

I, too, was confused by his pronounciation. I have the impression that he is an american native speaking with american accent. I compared his pronounciation with the IPA standard for hebrew (non-oriental Ivrit) and find that you are right.