@xoggy to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-21 year agoTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgmessage-square7arrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.org@xoggy to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • edit-21 year agomessage-square7
minus-squarebermudalinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoBut only for children’s writing. If you look at modern Hebrew you’ll see that there are zero vowels under the consonants. You just have to know how words sound and add your own vowels.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoThat is true, but vowels are rarely included in published or written Hebrew. Readers determine the correct word through context, familiarity and grammar rules that can hint at the missing vowel.
Google says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
But only for children’s writing. If you look at modern Hebrew you’ll see that there are zero vowels under the consonants.
You just have to know how words sound and add your own vowels.
That is true, but vowels are rarely included in published or written Hebrew. Readers determine the correct word through context, familiarity and grammar rules that can hint at the missing vowel.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing