English pronounciation Names of Vowels Vowels More info
A -> as in FARM kamats אָ קמץ
HUT patakh אַ פתח
GARDEN khataf-patakh אֲ חטף פתח
/E/ -> tsere צֵ צֵירֵה
E -> as in THREE OBEY, GET segol אֶ סֶגּוֹל
BAY, GIRL khataf-segol אֱ חטף סֶגּוֹל
I -> as in BIT, BEET, CANDY, CHILDREN khirik אִ אִי חיריק
O -> as in GO,TOP kholam אֹ אוֹ חולם
WAR, RADIO kamats-katan אָ קמץ קטן\גדול
DOOR Khataf-Kamats אֳ חטף קמץ
U-OO, as in BOOT, PUT, TRUE kubuts / shuruk בֻּ וּ קובוץ שורוק
The SHVA is normally quiescent without any sound; it very often marks the end of a syllable. הִתְקַפַּלְתְּ [hitka'palt] Shva תְּ שווא