Learning is a continuous process regardless of age, gender, or social status of a person. The synagogue gave me a fascinating experience in the time I was teaching people on how to speak Hebrew. Personally, writing this language was hard, but I came to understand it as time passed. However, the following information is necessary when one is learning on how to speak and write Hebrew.
Firstly, for a person to learn Hebrew properly, he or she has to start by simple words before indulging into complex ones. Basically, it is vital to understand the alphabet, which, in Hebrew, is pronounced as "alephbet." It is important to note that the Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 consonants without vowels (Or and Shohamy 30). Vowels are the dashes and dots that are added to the top and bottom of consonants. The image below shows the 22 vowels and how they are pronounced.
After mastering the consonants and vowels, one should now learn how to pronounce and write the most preferred words, such as gender words, greetings, and other common words. Those simple words are as follows;
Girl
יַלְדָּה
Aunt
דּוֹדָה
Dress
שִׂמְלָה
Family
מִשְׁפָּחָה
Experience
חֲוָיָה
Daughter
בַּת
Truth
אֱמֶת
Car
מְכוֹנִית
Another important feature about Hebrew is during reading, whereby unlike English where people read from left to right, Hebrew is done from right to left (Or and Shohamy 33). Moreover, unlike English where words can consist of consonants and vowels appearing in any random arrangement, Hebrew is consistent with alternating vowels and consonants (Or and Shohamy 38). For instance, the word "driver" in English follows the pattern; CCVCVC. On the other hand, the word "Melek," which means king has a pattern of CVCVC.
Finally, for one to have a good grasp of the language, he or she should start learning how to differentiate singular and plural nouns alongside sentence construction. This is the sure way towards mastery of Hebrew language.
Work Cited
Or, Iair G., and Elana Shohamy. "Asymmetries and inequalities in the teaching of Arabic and Hebrew in the Israeli educational system." Journal of Language and Politics, vol. 15, no.1, 2016, 25-44.
