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    Say It in Hebrew (Modern)
    Say It in Hebrew (Modern)
    Say It in Hebrew (Modern)
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    Say It in Hebrew (Modern)

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    Contains over 1,000 useful sentences and phrases for travel or everyday living abroad: food, shopping, medical aid, courtesy, hotels, travel, and other situations. Gives the English phrase, the foreign equivalent, and a transliteration that can be read right off. Also includes many supplementary lists, signs, and aids. All words are indexed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateAug 15, 2012
    ISBN9780486141961
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      PRONUNCIATION

      Say it in Hebrew follows the official pronunciation of modern Israeli Hebrew. The Sefardic pronunciation is used in this book because it is the colloquial speech of Israel today. When you travel in Israel, especially outside the capital, you will hear many dialectic differences in the native speech. But if you use this standard pronunciation, you will be understood everywhere.

      Pronounce the phonetic transcriptions as though they were English text, with regard for those few Hebrew sounds that do not exist in English. These sounds have been marked with an arrow in the Scheme of Pronunciation to indicate that they need special attention. It is not necessary to memorize the Scheme of Pronunciation on the following page—though you will find it helpful to read through it until you are familiar with the Hebrew letters and the corresponding transcription. In the phonetic transcription accented or stressed syllables are written in capital letters. Try pronouncing half a dozen of the phrases, then check yourself by the table. You will soon find that you have learned the scheme and need not refer to it very frequently.

      In the phonetic system, consistency and complete accuracy are sometimes sacrificed for simplicity and ease of comprehension. You are urged to use it only as a temporary guide; abandon it as soon as possible— that is as soon as you have mastered the pronunciation of the Hebrew letters. If you study in a class or with a private teacher, you may be asked to drop it to avoid confusion with other systems.

      Most beginners greatly over-rate the task of learning Hebrew letters. The mastery of their pronunciation in reading is not difficult because there are less than 35 letters (consonants and vowels) and these usually have the same sound equivalents. The problem is not akin to learning how to read English with all its spelling and phonetic irregularities. Even if you do not go on to further study, you will be amply repaid for this effort by your ability to read proper names, street signs and other signs.

      SCHEME OF PRONUNCIATION

      VOWEL SOUNDS

      (A-leph) in the examples below, because it has no sound of its own.

      * This is the form of the letter when it appears at the end of a word.

      * The distinction between the pronunciation of the long and short vowel a (a and ah) and o (o and oh) is not phonemic in Hebrew. This distinction never affects the meaning of words. In modem spoken Hebrew such distinctions are becoming rather vague and haphazard. Although the transcription attempts to differentiate between long and short a and o, bear in mind that these differences are not consistent or important in modem spoken Hebrew.

      THE HEBREW ALPHABET

      The Hebrew alphabet is given below along with the pronunciation of each letter according to the transcription used in this book. You will find it useful in spelling out names and addresses.

      * This, is the form of the letter when it appears at the end of a word.

      GENERAL EXPRESSIONS

      1. Yes.

      kayn.

      2. No.

      loh.

      3. Perhaps.

      oo-LIE.

      4. Please.

      buh-va-ka-SHAH.

      5. Excuse me.

      slee-KHAH.

      6. Thanks very much.

      toh-DAH ra-BAH.

      7. You are welcome, lit. It is nothing.

      al loh da-VAHR.

      8. It is all right.

      zeh buh-SAY-der.

      9. It doesn’t matter.

      ayn da-VAHR.

      10. That is all.

      zeh ha-KOL.

      11. Wait a moment.

      (kha-KAY, TO M.) (kha-KEE, TO F.) REH-gah.

      12. Come in !

      ya-VOH!

      13. Come here.

      (boh, TO M.) (BOH-ee, TO F.)

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