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The articles on these pages are printed with partial punctuation. This is to help prepare you for reading without any vowels.

Please keep in mind the following pronunciation tips: a letter followed by "‫ "י‬is pronounced "ee"; a letter followed by "‫ "ו‬is pronounced
"oh" or "oo". Words ending with "‫ "ה‬end with the sound "ah" or "eh".

?...‫ֲהיַָד ְע ָת‬ ‫ ָשׁנָה‬44 ‫יוֹ ָמן ִמ ְצִרי ִמִלְפנֵי‬

Did you know...? 16 Egyptian Diary from 44 Years Ago

Captions and Addresses ‫ ֶשׁ ָל ַחם ְבּסיַני‬,‫ַחָייל ִי ְשׂ ְר ֵא ִלי‬

In the article to the right, we .‫ ָמ ָצא יו ָמן‬,1973 ‫ִבּ ְשַׁנת‬
mention that an Egyptian soldier ‫ַכָּתב‬
(katav) wrote a diary. The word is ‫ֶאת היומן ָכּ ַתב ַחָייל מצרי‬
based on the root letters ‫ב‬-‫ת‬-‫כ‬.
These letters build words that relate .‫ֶשֶׁנֱה ַרג ַבּ ִמל ָחמה ַההיא‬
to the world of writing.
The word ‫( ַכָּתָבה‬katava) article ‫דף מתוך היומן‬ ‫הוא חי ֵפּשׂ ֶאת ַה ִמשׁ ָפּחה ֶשׁל‬
comes from this root. .‫ שנה‬44 ‫ ְלאַ ַחר‬,‫ֶה ָהרוּג וּ ָמצא אוֹתה ַרק ַע ְכ ָשׁיו‬
A journalist or a reporter who
writes the article is called a ‫ַכָּתב‬ .‫הסיפור ריֵגשׁ ֶאת ַה ִמ ְצרים ֶשׁרוצים ַלֲעשׂות ַעל ֶזה ֶס ֶרט‬
(katav). A ‫ ַכָּתב‬can also be someone
who broadcasts a news item on Read the "Did You Know?" column on this ‫תרגיל‬
television or radio. page and complete the following sentences
‫( ְכּתוִּביוֹת‬ktuvi'yot) are subtitles, the with words based on the root letters ‫ב‬-‫ת‬-‫כ‬.
words which appear at the bottom of
a TV screen. .‫ ֶה ָח ָתן נוֹ ֵתן _________ ַל ַכּ ָלה‬,‫ ַבּ ֲחתוָּנה ְיהוּ ִדית‬.1
A caption under a photograph is
called a ‫( ִכּיתוּב‬kituv). 1. In a Jewish wedding, the groom gives the bride a _________________.
Your address is your ‫( ְכּתוֶֹבת‬ktovet).
When two people write to each .‫ ָק ָרא ִתי _________ ְמ ַע ְנֶייֶנת ָבּ ִעיתוֹן‬.2
other on a certain subject, it's called
‫( ִהְתַכְּתבוּת‬hitkatvut) correspondence. 2. I read an interesting _________________ in the newspaper.
People who learn languages are
familiar with the writing exam or .‫ ַה_________ ֵה ִביא עוּ ְבדוֹת ֲח ָדשׁוֹת ַבּ ַכּ ָת ָבה ֶשׁלוֹ‬.3
dictation, which in Hebrew is called
a ‫( ַהְכָתָבה‬hachtava). 3. The _________________ brought new facts in his article.
And in Jewish tradition, we have a
‫ ְכּתוָּבּה‬Ktuba - a written marriage .‫ ַל ֶס ֶרט ְבּאַ ְנ ְג ִלית ָהיוּ _________ ְבּ ִע ְב ִרית‬.4
contract that outlines the obligations
of a husband to his wife. 4. The English movie had Hebrew _________________.

CD Subscribers: .‫ ָק ָרא ִתי ֶאת ַה_________ ֶשׁ ָהָיה ִמ ַת ַחת ַל ְתמוָּנה‬.5
forget to listen to your
Don't CD, so you can hear the 5. I read the _________________ under the picture.
audio
Hebrew articulated properly. .‫ ְירוּ ָשׁ ַל ִים‬,52 ‫ ְרחוֹב ֶה ָחלוּץ‬:‫ ַה________ ֶשׁל " ְבּ ֵרא ִשׁית" ִהיא‬.6

6. The _________________ of "Bereshit" is 52 HeChalutz Street, Jerusalem.

Answers on page 15

article - ‫ * ַכּ ָתָבה‬addres?s?-?‫ * ְכּתוֶֹבת‬reporter - ‫ַכּ ָתב‬
subtitles - ‫ * ְכּתוִּביוֹת‬Ktuba - ‫ * ְכּתוָּבּה‬caption - ‫ִכּיתוּב‬

TTHHEE These letters have a double role: as consonants and as part of the nikud symbols (as vowels). For example: ‫ ִעיתוֹן‬- the letter ‘‫ י‬is part of the chirik
LLEETTTTEERRSS preceding it and is not pronounced as a ‘y’ sound. In the word ‫יֶֶלד‬, the ‘‫ י‬functions as a consonant and is pronounced yeh.
In punctuated Hebrew, the letters ‫ י‬,‫ ו‬,‫ ה‬,‫ א‬which do not contain nikud symbols, are not pronounced as consonants. They are silent.
‫אאהה וו יי‬
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