How To Read Lashon Hakodesh: A Tutorial - Yeshivas Bein Hazemanim

this Tower class is brought to you by torahanytime.com okay good morning everyone so this is our second session of yeshivas that's what we called it right um today we're going to learn about how to read the Hebrew how to read Hebrew how to read how to read the sitter say come on that's that's you know childish everybody knows how to read so the thing is many people know how to learn Hamish many people know how to learn mishnah maybe he'll know how to learn hagamara many people know halacha people could be tame and they still don't even know how to read so they could be ring the sitter and basically mispronouncing every single word they say so you say come on no I know how to read so we're going to start on page four okay and if we're gonna start on page two it's the first page of the sitter anybody want to take a shot at it we're gonna start with a very easy word you've probably said this word before before you put on cities you know the Bayes Reish anybody want to take a shot you have to you have to you know base race anybody want to take a shot at that word anyone not related to me want to take a shot at that word all right good so you got it but if you listen to how many people say it they say Baruch now what's wrong with Barack that's how you pronounce it why because in Hebrew there's a rule this is a rule it's not Hebrew it's nothing to do with matter in Hebrew it's a Hashem created the world with the icy ice and there's a specific formula how to pronounce the words and that formula is every single word in La is what is called a milra in the first but emphasis on the last part okay milra means the emphasis every single word the emphasis is nonetheless unless there's a reason not to you hear this every word so sometimes say they just mispronounced every single word so people don't know this they mispronounce every single word so the first thing you have to know before really they should teach this even before you learn mishnayas they teach you how to read the words it's Baruch or more correctly Baruch but we're gonna that's the first rule so the word is Baruch right you understand there are two ways to say you could say Baruch right Baruch or you could say Baruch right the same way um now technically um in English though in English many words or most words are Noel let's say um your name is David Rosenthal but not David Rosenthal right if somebody were going hi David Rosenthal how are you today right so it would sound funny the same way if you don't emphasize the correct part of the Hebrew word it's also funny it's just it's not it's more than funny it's not correct so the word is Baruch let's try the next word let's look at the next word what comes next Atta let's try the next word we'll say it and we'll break it up so we don't say hashem's name in vain uh whether you say o or i adoi so some some you could mispronounce it right let's say okay now let's go for a moment to the fifth word of the bracha let's go to the fifth word of the brother what's the fifth word of the bracha so is that a millra or is that a millel that's um okay okay good so again milra is when what when you emphasize the second part of the word and millel is when you emphasize the first part so even though until now all the words you have a sitter I'm sorry what's your name look on page two so silver we're learning then the the correct way to pronounce the word is by emphasizing the last syllable unless you have a reason to emphasize the first syllable so for instance it's not Baruch what's your first name again breskin and you heard the breast skin how are you okay good so um get him a sitter get him a sitter inspired art scroll okay so again the rule is a simple rule in in the correct pronunciation of is when you read the words you emphasize the last syllable baruchem so you say what I've been mispronouncing it my whole life so you need to practice you have to get into the Habit okay okay so again the rule is you always emphasize the last unless there's an exception now how do you know when there's an exception one of the features in the article sitter is it gives you a line to say look in the fifth word okay on page two by the braches Baruch Hashem what's the next word what is that word emphasis on the last syllable or mil L emphasis on the first syllable millel emphasis on the first so the question is why why is this the exception to the rule thank you does anybody know why this would be the exception to the rule that even though all words you emphasize the last level this you emphasize the first because there's a rule you ready for this rule whenever you have two set goals in a row it becomes the middle L and you emphasize the first syllable you know that so it's Baruch em why melach because they're two segals in a row got it you got to do the breast again when you have two segals in a row you emphasize the first syllable it's melach Mel okay now turn to a remote for a moment um two page 50. you see the brothers yeah Page 50. look at the end of the Hashem Karen Yeshua what is the word Karen or more why is it a millel let's go to page 49. okay you see on the third line why is it is why is it a millel let's go three words later why two seconds in a row is that complicated no not very complicated let's look on page 48 kikele what is melach Miller why is it millel okay so I think that's pretty simple now I'm going to tell you okay so let's get the rule every Hebrew word is a millra unless there's an exception one exception we learned is what two seconds in a row in the two single in a row rule there's one exception to that rule that even though they're two cycles in a row it's still a millel I'm going to show you let's take a look at page on page check out page number 10. no never mind check out page this is the bracha on the Torah the the final Brock on the Torah okay look at number 65 page 65. okay you would think it should be what Ms why would you think it should be MS now why would you think it should be a millel two stegos but it's the one exception in the in the Tyra Terrace why is it a millra but they're two segals in a row why are there why is this word the exception to the rule that instead of being a millel at samura because if you look carefully is it really two segals in a row no what it's a weird it's a weird Segal or it's called a hat of saga okay or that or you just want to say Chase it's not really two cycles in a row because the Segal under the olive is a hat of Sego so therefore it's actually Terrace MS why is it Ms why is it a mirror because every word is the Norah unless it's an exception The Only Exception is two cycles in a row but this is not really two cycles in a row so it's gonna be MS okay so now let's look at um let's try to say the bracha is it Baruch may you tell me if I'm right or wrong okay Baruch wrong Atta wrong it's Baruch right now here the word is not lak new which you think it would be because everywhere this is also an exception but how do I know because there's a little line in the eyes foreign so I said it wrong right I I was asking I was trying you need to catch me okay I'll share no I actually got the one right wrong would be Asha right I share now the word nasan is a millel that's also an exception and you know that because there's a little line under the nun nasan lanu Tire SMS MS wrong wrong tairas MS okay fine so these are important rules to know so when you're reading the sither you should pay attention and be attentive to the words to make sure you pronounce the last syllable unless there's a reason not to and that's a feature of this particular sitter this will okay now I want to show you another thing let's turn back to page 49 to page 50. foreign in Hebrew words there are letters and their nakudas think about the way we pronounce them do we first pronounce the letter or do we first pronounce anakuda for example the word David really it should be David right but when we say your name we don't have to be you know it's like you know we could be a little bit relaxed but when you read you should okay do you look at the word David do you first say ad if say the letter and then the nakuda in Hebrew when you read think about it are you are you first saying the nakuda are you first saying the letter letter right because if I would be saying the nakuda it would be odd right but if I first say the letter it's da so in Hebrew you always say the letter duh I don't say if I say V okay ah I don't say if I say v i don't say ID I say de okay so in Hebrew the way you read you pronounce the letter and then you pronounce there's an exception to the rule of course look at the look at the end of the Hashem now following the regular pattern of reading Hebrew it should be matsumi ha following the regular pattern of reading Hebrew it should be matsumi right because you always pronounce the letter and then you pronounce but when it comes to ache at the end of a word you first pronounce the nakuda and then the letter so how do you pronounce the word matsumi Matt right um how does the song I'm joking right T coin okay good he got the joke very good okay we're we're BFFs right okay so but it's we know but it's uh it doesn't go like that it goes there when there's a chess at the end of the word you first pronounce the Patak and then we pronounce the letter now that you all know it's not Miss Baker it's Miss Bay now let's turn to Halal okay we're gonna go now to the the biggest Pitfall in the sitter what 298 thank you Sam used to asking us I know it's 280. in Spanish 298 okay good now you hear the breast skin the Hess is not the only time that there's an exception to the rule at the end of a word you know what else there's an exception to the rule when there's a hay so let's look let's look at me let's say you're wrong now what would be the wrong way to say the name of Hashem alloy ha like Miss Bay ha but what's the right way to say it first the nakuda and then the letter you hear this how would you say it correctly Ally first in akuda right let's look again if it takes Israel first in the Cuda and then the letter so how the same way Miss Bay alloy and then ah so if you say hashem's name Eloy and then ha you said it wrong if you say hashem's name Eloy and then ah you said it right now there happens to be a dot in the hay so that would make it LA and then ah like a mappiquet but let's put the map okay aside the the correct if you say Eloy and then ha it's like a guy saying um what would you think of a guy who said it like that he said you know I don't know he never went to Shiva he never learned how to read Hebrew so it's the same thing with the name of Hashem it's um makimi now let's let's let's try to save some of these words Hallelujah is it hallelu or Hallelujah Hallelujah is it avde or avde of day is it is it hallelujah or Hallelujah okay let's go to the end is it mikimi or mikimi Kimi is it may offer or as it may offer is it is it yarim or yarim is it Avion or Evian is it is all right we're getting it is it moishivi or maishivi Zach Harris how do you know two cycles in a row very good give David a something okay it's akares okay is it Eloy and then ah or is it now okay back to hashem's name okay hashem's name is not Eloy and then ha it's Eloy and then ah why why is it ah and not ha it's a hair at the end now there's another question is it a millel or a millra look at the do we emphasize the first syllable or do we emphasize the last syllable it's a millel because there's a a little line so it's okay now let's let's uh learn another rule ready for this Akiva turn to page 32. um we're gonna in ashrae or actually it's not ashway what is it it's ashrae or let's talk about what's on page 26 okay before you think before you say it what feel is on page 26. it's I do you know what a haidu is is a turkey yeah how you do is a turkey so are you giving us some turkeys or giving us some thanks when you Daven are you trying to give us some a turkey are you trying to give us some thank you're giving thanks so if you say if you're saying turkey to Hashem you say right you're offering Hashem a Thanksgiving dinner no you're offering Hashem thanks fine turn to page 32. this is part of ashrae Richardson now what's the next word ishma but what's under the shin now how do you say that word is it yeshima or yeshma it's Ishmael so you're making the like it's silent yes it is silent yeah it is silent right really what's the second word on the on the page is it kevite or Clyde so why are you pronouncing that schwa and the Shema and you smile you're not pronouncing okay so they're two kinds of schwas anybody know what are the two kinds of schwas there's a schwana there's a that's rested and the Surah that's moving you don't pronounce so the rule is every Shiva is a resting you don't pronounce unless there's an exception but there are a lot of exceptions does anybody know what the exceptions are one exception is if it's the first syllable of a word not looking at number page 31. is it he he or is it page 31 check out 31. yes because whenever it's the first syllable of the word you pronounce it you make it it's pronounced let's go to the fourth word is it lilam next word is it yes because it's a schwa and we have no reason to make it let's go now to another example another exception and that is the next exception is when you have two shavas in a row when you have two shavas in a row the first one will be and you will not pronounce it and the second one will be ashwana and you will pronounce it so here's an example or maybe you could help me find an example two shavas in a row um what's your name again yasala um maxivis where is that okay where where sixth line from the end oh good so it's not why is it not much voice the first one is which one the first schwa will be a first syllable you mean if two the yeah I mean the first one's the first syllable and the second one is the second one in a row all this seems syllable though when I say syllable I mean letter oh okay so look it's now how do I know that in the art scroll when you pronounce the schwa there's a little line on top of the letter you see on top of the shin who sees that look on the word you see on top of the shin yeah David you see on top of the shin voice that line indicates that you need to pronounce the um the schwa and the shin the next I'm going to tell you another exception if it's preceded by foreign in other words what does the word bias mean house what is habayas so that hey is a definitive hey the house whenever you have a schwa that's preceded by a heyadiya you will always pronounce that schwa so look at page 30 what by the way what's Fila is on page 30. is it Baruch or is it Baruch look on one two three four five six the seventh line what's the last word on the seventh line is it why is it okay but okay the line on the mem indicates it's not but why what makes it it's preceded by a foreign okay here's another example here is another example on the fourth line baruchem Al right why does it have every ice it's actually had the ReUse but why is it ashwana because it's preceded by a heyadiya and now we're going to learn another rule anytime a schwa there's a dug Ace in the letter that has a schwa in it like haberios then it's you gotta use the bruskin good so so far we learned a few rules number one if the schwa is the first letter it's a Shema nah number two if they're two shivas in a row the second is we learned the rule that if it's preceded by a heihayadiya it's going to be a schwa no we learned that if there's a dug H in the letter it's going to be a schwa no okay Rabbi have a wonderful day davenwell you've just experienced another Torah class brought to you by torahanytime.com