xoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-210 months agoTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkTIL although Hebrew script has no upper and lowercase there is a print and cursive versionen.wikipedia.orgxoggy@programming.dev to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-210 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareAnticorplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoIt has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
minus-squarebermuda@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoGoogle says vowels appear as dots or bars above below or to the left of the letters.
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months 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-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 months 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.
It has spoken vowel sounds, so how do they communicate that through writing?
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