The correct pronunciation of the ashkenazi kamatz. This vowel is almost non-existent in american english. The correct pronunciation of the sephardi cholam, is 'o' like the o in the british pronunciation of orange. There's a somewhat academic jewish prayer book, "siddur tiffereres yisrael", that represents the ashkenazi tradition But according to the most authentic ashkenazi pronunciation, it's Oh like Moses/Boat. Some pronounce it Oy(Toy Ra) Ai(Tay Ra) Ow(Tow Ra). There are a few pronunciations of Cholam among ashekazim. (I won't go into the details of every letter and vowel right here since it'd distract from this point, but it's a mixture). One important point though, is that often British and American Jews, when they pronounce hebrew the way they learn it at home or school, then if the home/school is a bit modern, they'll learn the pronunciation that is used in the modern state of Israel, which is a mixture of Ashkenazi and Sephardi. The speaker's pronunciation is very good and not tainted by any american twang. In Syria I have heard that they distinguish patach from kamatz, and pronounce patach like the 'a' in cat. (jews that have been living in the middle east and north africa for a long time) and even that is a generalization because there might be some distinctions between morroco and syria. Also to speak to speak of sephardi is a generalization because the term is often used to include Mizrachim. Though ashkenaz can also mean Germany specifically(and that community is very ancient). I will mention ashkenazi and sephardi though to speak of each is a generalisation, because ashkenazi can refer to germany or eastern europe, and even that is a genrealization because perhaps historically different towns in eastern europe had different pronunciations(though we've perhaps had to generalize since those towns were destroyed by the nazis). The speaker mentions that every letter should be distinct, though I am not quite sure how soft gimmel (as rimmel) differs from Reish. The speaker mentions a few things that I would like to add to. All these 6 letters, Bet, Gimmel, Daled, Kaf Peh Taf BGDKFT, have a hard and soft pronounciation, depending on whether they have a dagesh - dot, or not. He says that hebrew and arabic are identical except for a few letters - Hebrew has no J sound, (soft gimmel - gimmel without a dagesh - is not pronounced J. Who says he bases his pronounciation of hebrew consonants entirely on the Saadya Gaon in his commentary on sefer yetzirah. He is a student of Rabbi David Bar Hayyim / Rabbi Daweedh Bar Hayyim (not like the arabic, Dawud). Sound quality is not always high.The following Audio files were produced by judeanoncapta (judeancapital!) of the JTF forum. The site contains a big collection of audio clips with Hebrew words recorded by native speakers. learn pronunciation of Hebrew words and Hebrew phrases online for free. If you want to suggest an online resource for learning Hebrew, see the instructions here. See also Hebrew phonetic transcription converters online. Some of the sites have video lessons with tips and drills for improving your Hebrew pronunciation, where a native speaker explains vocal apparatus movements and gives practical advices. Sometimes these audio and video clips can be downloaded to your computer. On some sites listed below you will find short audio or video clips of a native speaker pronouncing slowly Hebrew sounds and Hebrew words containing these sounds. On this page you will find links to online resources that will help you improve your pronunciation in Hebrew language. One of the easiest way to learn Hebrew pronunciation is to watch native Hebrew speakers and imitate them. The first step in learning Hebrew is to learn how to pronounce Hebrew sounds and simple Hebrew words.
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