Free course · Step 2 of 15
Four more: ו ז ח ט
After the first five, four more letters: Vav, Zayin, Chet and Tet. Vav is a straight line and as a letter says v; later, with a dot, it will become the vowels o and u. Zayin also stands on a single line, but has a roof that sticks out on both sides. Chet is an h from the throat, like the Spanish j, and is written like He without the gap. Tet is a t: a bowl with a curl inside.
Two pairs cause confusion: Vav and Zayin, He and Chet. The exercises in this step put them side by side until the difference is automatic. As in step 1: recognise, find, match, say the sound, with the voice on every tile.
By the end you know nine letters, almost half the alphabet.
Step 2 of 15 · Explanation
Four more: ו ז ח ט
(Vav) is a straight line.
As a letter it says v.
In part 2 you will see it turn into the vowels o and u when it carries a dot.
For now: a line is Vav.
Questions
- What is the difference between He and Chet?
- He has a gap between the roof and the left leg and sounds like a light h; Chet is closed and sounds from the throat, like the j in «jamón».
- Is Vav a letter or a vowel?
- Both. As a letter it says v. With a dot above (וֹ) it is the vowel o, with a dot inside (וּ) the vowel u. You will see this in step 8.
- Do Tet and Tav sound the same?
- Yes, both t. Tet is the bowl with the curl; Tav comes in step 5 and has a foot on the left. Which one a word uses, you learn with the word.
And then?
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