החתול חמוד.

The cat is cute.

Breakdown of החתול חמוד.

• חתול: cat
• חמוד: cute

Questions & Answers about החתול חמוד.

How do you pronounce החתול חמוד?

A common pronunciation guide is ha-cha-TUL cha-MUD or ha-kha-TUL kha-MUD.

• החתול = ha-chatul
• חמוד = chamud

The stress is usually on the last syllable of each word: cha-TUL, cha-MUD.

The letter ח does not sound like English h. It is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.

What does the ה at the beginning of החתול mean?

The prefix ה־ means the.

So:

• חתול = cat
• החתול = the cat

Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the word instead of writing it as a separate word.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?