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After just some chapters in this book, I could already discern various word settings and my overall feel for the language was greatly improved.As presented in this very neat book, I believe anyone can be up and running much more steadily in a short period of time. In times past, I used to look at the Hebrew alphabets in despair, wondering how and if I was ever going to understand the language.
Barely half-way through, I was able to read and pronounce real Hebrew words. Of course, the language vocabulary in itself has to be learned separately.
Amazing little book. At later times, I would find out that the actual pronunciation of some words were different than how I had thought them to sound while learning them - the point being though, I was now able to make real sense of real letters or words and also to read and write them out.
But this is a real start at learning to read and write Hebrew. The book is beautifully done and easy to follow.
If I had a word which I wanted to learn presented somewhere, I used to try hard to memorize the "pictures" the word makes, to be able to recognize it later on - and was almost convinced anyone who could actually read the letters of that or any Hebrew word must have been endowed with very extraordinary and special abilities. For someone just beginning to learn Hebrew, I most highly recommend it.
The book goes step by step over Hebrew alphabet and presents the exercises in the easy to memorize methodology.Included CDs provided additional but neccessary phonetical material.Very easy to follow instructions make the learning fun.
This book is great for those beginning to learn Hebrew. I have used it as complimentary to audio tapes and have found it very helpful. The book is easy to understand and provides many interactive examples that make learning more effective.
A Ukrainian-Jewish scholar is tutoring a small group of English-speaking preteens and adults to read Biblical Hebrew with "Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew" as the required textbook. With a competent tutor, the revised edition of "Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew" Book and CD Set is a recommended resource that enables students to read and write Hebrew without being bogged down with unnecessary technical information. For example, in "Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew", the vowels Tsere and Segol are pronounced differently. Brief meanings of certain Hebrew words are given at the end of most chapters. That is why it is advantageous to have a tutor who knows Hebrew to fine tune the material being taught from the booklet and compact disc. Answers are provided for certain exercises in the back of the booklet. Each chapter in the booklet has basic information on how to pronounce and write Hebrew letters. Unfortunately, important information is missing.
For additional information, the back cover foldout organizes in chart form the pronunciations, letter names, and written forms of the consonants and vowels as well as the numeric values associated with each consonant. Included in the book and CD set are three audio compact discs covering most of the written material chapter by chapter. However, many Israelis pronounce both vowels in the same way but with different sound lengths. Please note that the set is not geared for translating Hebrew or memorizing conversational Hebrew phrases and sentences.
This book is the best guide to learning how to read Hebrew that I have come across as a teacher of adults.
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