Re: Hebrew spelling

On Sep 12, 2004, at 9:14 PM, David H wrote:
> Thanks! Sorry for all these questions, but I have another few...the
> word "and" is "ve" I believe, but I've heard it pronounced "u" quite a
> few
> times...are there any rules governing which I should use? Also, the
> same
> for the word "le" meaning "to" (in front of nouns, not verbs), I've
> heard
> it pronounced "li" infront of a few nouns, for example "li-r'khov" (to
> the
> street).
> Thanks
Okay, let's see...
"and" /v@/ is pronounced [u] if:
1. it's followed by another labial consonant: /b/, /p/, /m/, or /v/
or
2. it's followed by a consonant + /@/ (schwa/sheva')

So for instance:
/v@/ + /vilon/ = [uvilon] "and a curtain"
/v@/ + /r@Hob/ = [ur@Hov] "and a street"

/l@/ turns into [li] under situation #2 above, hence _lirehhov_ "to a
street".


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