Questions & Answers about המכונה פועלת טוב.
A common pronunciation is:
ha-mekhona po-élet tov
A more detailed breakdown:
- המכונה = ha-mekho-NA
- פועלת = po-E-let
- טוב = tov
A rough full pronunciation: ha-mekhona po-E-let tov
Notes:
- ch in mekhona is like the Hebrew letter כ/ח, a throaty sound that does not really exist in standard English.
- Stress usually falls near the end:
- mekhoNA
- poElet
The ה is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- מכונה = machine
- המכונה = the machine
Unlike English, Hebrew attaches the directly to the noun as a prefix.