WHO IS IT? - PERSON
WHO IS IT? - PERSON
(From the series "Practical Hebrew - Step by Step")
A. Griber
It is natural that in the answer to question מִי זֶה? (S ze?) - "Who is this?" will appear any living being, among which we are primarily interested in people.
To designate a person in Hebrew has several names.
.זֶה אָדָם
(Ze Adam.)
"This is a man (human being)."
Voiced consonant Hebrew "d", in contrast to the Russian language, pronounced by touching the tip of the tongue to the palate alveoli.
The letter ד (dAlet) - this is the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is pronounced like the sound of "e" and has a numeric value - 4 (four).
In writing this letter pay attention to "tail" at the top right. This item will allow you to distinguish the letter "dAlet" from her like a letter "NES".
Word אָדָם (Adam) - the noun is masculine singular.
Most singular nouns that end in a consonant are masculine. Most, but not all.
.זֶה בֶּן אָדָם
(Ben ze Adam.)
"This is the man."
Voiced consonant Hebrew "b" is pronounced the same as the similar sound of the Russian language.
The phrase בֶּן אָדָם (Ben Adam) - "man" - a combination of conjugate nouns בֵּן (ben) and אָדָם (Adam).
What is a "combination of conjugate nouns?" It is this combination, the members of which form an integral unit syntax. No other part of the sentence can not separate them from each other.
All are characterized by a combination of conjugate conjoint pronunciation of the two parts, there are two words are pronounced one after the other without pause. The emphasis in this case is almost completely transferred from the first word to the second. Therefore, the second word retains its pronunciation, which is not the first (main and defining) the words in which the vowels are subject to change due to the stress loss.
Word בֵּן (ben) - "cub (human); son; boy "- a noun is masculine singular.
The letter ב (Bet) - is the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which has a numeric value - 2 (two).
Depending on the presence or absence of a point inside the letter (dagEsh), this character can be pronounced as a consonant sound and "b" (with a point inside the letters), as a consonant sound and "c" (no point inside the letters). As a rule, in the beginning of a word it is pronounced as "b", and at the end of the word - as "in." In the middle of a word used both variants of pronunciation.
In writing this letter pay attention to "tail" at the bottom right. This item will allow you to distinguish the letter ב (Bet) from like her letters כ (CAF).
Conjugate combination בֶּן אָדָם pronounced colloquially as "benadAm". And the first word בֶּן vocalization "tserE" is replaced by vowels "segOl". Although this change had no impact on the pronunciation, as both vowels are pronounced like the sound of "e".
The phrase בֶּן אָדָם (ben Adam) and is also used as a compliment of a person. In slang, to this end, the word of the Hebrew Yiddish "mench" - "man."
.זֶה בֶּן אֱנוֹש
(Ben ze Enosh).
"This is a human being."
Conjugate combination בֶּן אֱנוֹש (ben Enosh) consists of conjugated forms of the word בֵּן (ben) and noun singular masculine אֱנוֹש (Enosh) - "man", which is used in combination.
Under letter אֱ (alEf) in the word אֱנוֹש (Enosh) stored vocalization "hatAf-segOl", which represents the combined vowel "segOl" and "seam". This vocalization is pronounced like the sound of "e", as well as the vowel "segOl" and "tserE". This vocalization never gets stress and placed just under four guttural letters: א (Alef), ע (Ayin), ה (Hei) and ח (hat).
After the letter נ (nun) is letter ו (Vav) to a point above it. This combination represents a vowel "Kholam malE - Kholam full." This vocalization as well as vocalization "Kholam", pronounced like the sound of "o".
.זֶה אִיש
(Ze ish).
"This is a man (human being)."
Word אִיש (ish) - "a man (human being); husband (man) - is a noun masculine singular.
Man as a biological creature in Hebrew expressed by the following turnover:
.בָּשָׂר וָדָם
(Dame Basariya va).
"Flesh and blood".
Voiceless consonant Hebrew "c" is pronounced the same as the similar sound of the Russian language.
Hebrew consonant "r" can be ambiguous pronunciation. In its first pronunciation of the tip of the tongue is lifted to the alveoli and palate vibrate by air flow. However, in the Hebrew exists grassiruyuschee (Parisian ') pronunciation of sound, wherein the sound is formed in the upper part of the larynx during vibration reed.
Word בָּשָׂר (Basar) - "meat flesh; meat (food); flesh (body) "- a noun masculine singular.
Letter שׂ (syn) to a point at the top left above the letter you already know. It is pronounced like the sound of "c".
The letter ר (Reish) - this is the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is pronounced like the sound of "p" and has a numeric value - 200 (two hundred).
Word וָדָם (wa-Dame) consists of Union וָ (Ba) and a noun masculine singular דָם (ladies) - "blood (Fiziol.)."
Union וְ (ve-) before the stressed syllable is pronounced "wa" and changes the vowel "seam" on the vowel "Komatsu» וָ (Ba).
The Israeli song בֶּן אָדָם (Ben Adam) has these words:
.בֶּן אָדָם הוּא רַק בָּשָׂר וָדָם
(Adam ben hu cancer Basar wa Dame.)
"Man - only flesh and blood."
The personal pronoun 3rd person singular masculine הוּא (hu) acts in this proposal as a binder with the value "there is". In the Russian translation of it is replaced by a dash, as in the Russian language there are no tangles.
Word רַק (cancer) translated into Russian language the words "only just".
So, in this lesson you have learned:
- how to pronounce the consonants "d", "b", "c", "r";
- both written and spoken Hebrew letters ד (dAlet), ב (BET), שׂ (syn), ר (NES);
- how to write and pronounce vowel "Kholam malE" and "hatAf-segOl";
- how to distinguish one letter from another of the Hebrew alphabet;
- that the sound "o" is indicated not only the vowels "Kholam", but also vowel "Kholam malE";
- that such conjugate combination of nouns;
- how to pronounce and spell Union "ve-" before the stressed syllable;
- how to use a personal pronoun as a binder.