I look like a "y" and I am silent - but if there is a vowel under me or next to me, pronounce the vowel.
What is ayin?
I look like a "y" and am silent like the y in the word "eye".
What is ayin without a vowel?
מַע
What is mah?
בְּנִי
What is b'-nee?
בְּרָכָה
What is b'-rah-chah (blessing)?
עִ
What is ee?
רַע
What is rah?
דַעַת
What is dah-aht?
אִמָה
What is ee-mah?
שַׁמָשׁ
What is shah-mahsh (helper candle on Chanukah menorah)?
עָשִׁי
What is ah-shee?
תָּקַע
What is tah-kah?
שְׁמַע
What is sh'ma? (sh'-mah)
שִׁשָׁה
What is shee-shah?
כַּלָה
What is kah-lah (bride)?
שְׁמַע
What is sh'-mah?
What is ar-bah?
צָעִי
What is tzah-ee?
עֲמִידָה
What is ah-mee-dah?
הַבְדָלָה
What is hav-dah-lah (separation [from Shabbat])?
עִבְרִת
What is eev-reet?
תִשְׁמַע
What is teesh-mah?
תְּקִיעָה
What is t'-kee-ah?
מַעֲרִיב
What is mah-ah-reev?
וְאָהַבְתָּ
What is v'-ah-hahv-tah (and you shall love)?