Vé- (and in Hebrew) is sometimes pronounced Va- or Oo-, depending on the usage. So when is the letter ו at the beginning of a word pronounced Vé, Va or Oo? And should Hebrew learners invest their time to learn these elaborate rules?
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New Words and Expressions:
Ve – And – ו (letter vav)
"Al safsal ba-gan yoshevet, u-frachim bi-se'ara" – "She's sitting on a bench, with flowers in her hair" – על ספסל בגן יושבת, ופרחים בשערה
Vav + בומ"פ letters = U
U-fra-chim – And flowers (archaic) – ופרחים
"U-shku'a ba-halomot" – "And submerged in her dreams" – ושקועה בחלומות
"Va-ani tsipor" – "And I am a bird" – ואני ציפור
Masa-u-matan – Negotiations – משא ומתן
Basar va-dam – Flesh and blood – בשר ודם
"Mita va-hetsi" – "A bed and a half" – מיטה וחצי
Hamesh va-hetsi – Half past five – חמש וחצי
Shesh va-reva – Quarter past six o'clock – שש ורבע
Yomam va-laila – Day and night – יומם ולילה
"Esrim ve-arba sheva" – 24-7 – עשרים וארבע שבע
Ze mamash yom va-laila eich she'hu hishtana – It's amazing how this person changed – זה ממש יום ולילה איך שהוא השתנה
Playlist and Clips:
Gali Atari – Yesh Lecha Shemesh (lyrics)
Gali Atari – Derech Aruka (lyrics)
Ayala Ingedashet – Basar va-dam (lyrics)
Mita va-hetsi – A bed and a half
Shtayim – Shesh Va-reva (lyrics)