Hebrew Sounds: Segol and Sh'va!!

Segol

Each nekudah has its sound it makes in its name. We learned about the 3 Segol Eggs which make the sound e like in egg.

We point to the segol, then the letter, then two of them together and sing

'Segol, Aleph EH

'Segol, Beis BEH

'Segol, Veis VEH

'Segol, Gimmel GEH

'Segol, Daled DEH

'Segol, Hay HEH, HEH, HEH

Shva

Shva reminds us of a little baby that wants a ball and doesn't know how to ask for it. It just makes a noise 'ugh ugh' and reaches for the item. It can even look like a baby with a ball above it.

Shva is one of the trickiest Hebrew vowels, it can be like the i in tip or the a in above.

We all practised putting our hands above our heads and reaching for a ball, an orange or a toy and making the shva sound.

Some of the Kindergarten friends even got a chance to be the Morah and help the class sing the Sh'va song, whilst pointing to the Sh'va chart.