Nifty phonetic Hebrew ID chart graphic ... for easy ID

LochNESS

Tried making the title as SEO-friendly as possible
Anyway I posted this recently in another thread and it occurred to me that other folks may find it handy. So here ya go …

In 'modern Hebrew,' many modern words are spelled phonetically. Especially brand names and technology.
• Coca Cola = קוקא קולא ("Ko-ka ko-la")
• telephone = טלפן ("te-le-ph-on")
• Israel = ישראל ("yis-ra-el")

Bottom line: if it looks modern, try sounding out the words and you might get lucky!

marcmoish

cool - so now we can use the words SHLEMIEL or POTZ when describing a holder we disagree with ?

Seriously thanks Loch for the info

LochNESS

Exactly! Yes

harasha

Now, you only have to learn the real pronunciation of the letters. Speak Hebrew like a Yemenite Jew! For instance, the 'ayin is a soft guttural sound, as is the chet.
The three "t" sounds depend where you place the tongue. Etc.

LochNESS

Right, there's no "ch" sound like "chocolate" it's always a guttural. Also no "J" sound it's always "Y" similar to Yugoslavia (spelled Jugoslavija on their coins).
Also, Eastern Europeans (Ashkenazy) will say the Tav's more like an "S" whereas African and Spanish (Sephardic) pronounce the "T" ... But I doubt these Goyim will ever require such detail when reading coins