* Hebrew

Symbol Keyword English gloss Orthography
 

Consonants

 
Plosives
p pil elephant פִּיל
b "bajit house בַּיִת
t tik bag תִּיק
d "delet door דֶלֶת
k "kelev dog כֶּלֶב
g ga"mal camel גָּמָל
? Sa"?al asked שָׁאַל
 
Fricatives
f fa"lafel felafel פַלַאפֶל
v "veRed rose וֶרֶד
s sof end סוֹף
z za"maR singer זָמָר
S SiR song שִׁיר
X a"RoX long אָרוֹךְ
h haR mountain הָר
 
Affricate
ts tsa"laXat plate צַלַחַת
 
Nasals
m ma"Rak soup מָרָק
n na"fal fell נָפַל
 
Liquids
l la"van white לָבָן
R RoS head רֹאשׁ
 
Semivowel
j jad hand יָד
 
 

Vowels

i tik bag תִּיק
e "even stone אֶבֶן
a a"maR said אָמַר
o Sa"lom peace שָׁלוֹם
u guR puppy גוּר
 
Rare, dialectal or marginal phonemes
Z ma"saZ massage מַסָאז
X\ X\a"tul (Xa"tul) cat חָתוּל
tS tSips chips צִ׳יפְּס
dZ dZins jeans גִ'ינְס
?\ pa"?\al (pa"?al) acted פָּעַל
 
Stress mark
" "beReX knee בֶּרֶךְ
be"ReX he blessed בֵּרֵךְ

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