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(lack of Hebrew vowels)

Short A/Long A

Prounciation in English Prounciation after Transliterated

do in letters

tahp (tap)     (lack)  lahk tahp (top)    (lock)  lahk

plus IPA

[also works for bit/beat]

Phonology: Hebrew has 5 or 6 vowel sounds and more than 20 consonant sounds. The lack of discrimination in Hebrew between long and short vowels results in the familiar problem of correctly pronouncing English words such as ship/sheep or bit/beat. As with many learners of English, Hebrew native speakers struggle with the (/θ/ /ð/) sounds, such as in the words then, think and clothes. They may also have difficulties with the /w/ and /v/ sounds, pronouncing vine as wine, or vice versa.

Russian consists of 5 vowel sounds, with no differentation between short and long vowels. This contrasts with English which has 12 vowel sounds (5 long, 7 short), -- here

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