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Remarks on Pronunciation
א is the “soft breathing” like the h in English hour.
ה is the “rough breathing” like the h in English heat.
ח is pronounced like ch in the German Buch. ח represents two Arabic letters خ chà (pronounced as above) and ح hhà, a strong aspirate pronounced low down in the throat.
ט is a palatal t, the tip of the tounge is touching the palate instead of the teeth.
ע is pronounced by some the same as א, by others like ng in English sing.… Learn Hebrew