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Questions & Answers about הנשיא הגיע לכנס.
How do I pronounce הנשיא הגיע לכנס?
A common pronunciation is ha-na-SI hi-GI-a le-khe-NES or ha-na-SI hi-GI-a la-KE-nes, depending on how לכנס is being understood in context.
A rough breakdown:
- הנשיא → ha-na-SI
- הגיע → hi-GI-a
- לכנס → either le-khe-NES or la-KE-nes
What does the ה- in הנשיא mean?
The prefix ה- is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.
So:
- נשיא = president
- הנשיא = the president
Why is the ש in הנשיא pronounced like s and not sh?
Because the Hebrew letter ש can represent two different sounds:
- שׁ = sh
- שׂ = s
In unpointed Hebrew, both are written as ש, so you have to know the word. In נשיא, the sound is s, so the word is pronounced nasi.
Why is there an א at the end of נשיא if I do not really hear it?