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Ulpan-Or: Absolute Beginner – Unit 2

Hebrew Vowel System Chart

Please not that there is another possibility of producing the sounds
'O', 'OO', by using what we call the "stick / dot" combination.

‫ֹו‬The following combination (Kholam) coming after a letter (to the

left of it) produces the sound 'O' as in short.

The following combination (Shuruk) coming after a letter (to the

left of it) produces the sound 'OO' as in poor.

‫ּו אּו‬ ּ‫או‬ ּ‫ו‬ Letter and
vowel
placement

OO O  Sound

as in poor short

And, to complete the current 'chunk' of vowels, note the additional
common option to produce the 'EE' sound.

ּ‫אי‬ ‫י‬ Letter and
vowel
placement

EE EE  Sound

as in peer as in peer

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