
1) Is this course for you?
2) What you'll will be able to do at the end of the course
3) Methods used in the course to help you memorize the new Alpha-Bet
4) Two interesting characteristics of the Hebrew Alpha-Bet
(1) Read and pronounce 5 new letters: SH, S, L, M, V ( ש, שׂ, ל, מ, ם, ו )
(2) Use the new vowels: O, AH
(3) Read the words: SHaLoM, SHaM, and more.
(1) Read and pronounce 5 new letters: V, B, K, R, T ( ב, בּ, ק, ר, ט )
(2) Use the new vowel: EH
(3) Read the new words: BoKeR, ToV, SHeKeT and more.
(1) Read and pronounce 5 new letters: Y, AX2, N, H ( י, ע, א, נ, ן, ה )
(2) Use 2 new vowels: 1. EE 2. EH/No Vowel
(3) Read the new words: IMa, ABa, ANi, Ma, NiSHMa, and many more.
(1) Read and pronounce 4 new letters: T, D, S, CH ( ת, ד, ס, ח )
(2) Use 4 new vowels: U X2, EH, AH
(3) Read the new words: ToDa, SHehSH, CHaMehSH, CHaLon, and more.
(1) Read and pronounce 2 new complex letters: 1. CH&K 2. F&P (כ, כּ, ך, פ, פּ, ף)
(2) Use the new vowel: O
(3) Read the words: FaLaFehL, CHoRef, SoF, YaNSHuF and more
(1) To read and pronounce 3 new letters: Z, G, TS ( צ, ץ, ג, ז )
(2) To read the new words: RoTSeh, TSaRiCH, ZaHaV, GehZehR, and more.
This course is intended for English speakers with no prior knowledge in Hebrew
who would like to be able to read Hebrew texts with vowels very quickly.
In less than an hour you will be able to:
1) Identify all the characters in the Hebrew alphabet
2) Identify and use the 14 most common Hebrew vowels
3) Read Hebrew texts such as the Bible, books and newspapers
This is a basic reading course which covers the main rules and allows you to start reading very quickly.
It does NOT cover the many exceptions and esoteric vowels which are rarely used.
Each lesson contains:
1) A 10 minute long video lecture
2) A handout with a visual summary of all the new letters and vowels
3) A quiz to allow you to assess your new knowledge
Good luck!
Yoav.