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[HANASHIR:11463] Re: hebrew colors
- From: ilana axel <iaxel...>
- Subject: [HANASHIR:11463] Re: hebrew colors
- Date: Wed 01 May 2002 15.13 (GMT)
Some additional info, Ilana
--- Ellen Allard <ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com> wrote:
> I am learning colors in hebrew in order to use them
> in a song. Can anyone
> help me with the pronunciations? I would really
> appreciate it! Thanks!
>
> Ellen Allard
> Worcester, MA
>
> black
> shah-khor or shah-khar (which one is correct?)
> DEFINITELY THE FIRST, AS THE SECOND MEANS "DAWN"
> blue
> k¹-khol (o pronounced as oh)
> KA-KHOL, K'-CHOL IS USED ONLY IN COMPOUND PHRASES
> brown
> khoom (oo pronounced as the oo in oops)
> YES
> gray
> ah-for or ah-far (which one is correct?)
> DEFINITELY THE FIRST, THE SECOND MEANS "DUST"
> green
> yah-rok (o pronounced as ah)
> YES
> orange
> kah-tom (o prounounced as ah)
> YES
> pink
> vah-rod (o pronounced as ah)
> YES
> purple
> sah-gol (o pronounced as ah or oh???) or ar-ga-mon
> YES, ONLY PRONOUNCED WITH THE OH, ARG-A-MAN (NOT
ARGAMON)IS A TYPE OF CRIMSON OR DEEP PURPLE
> red
> ah-dom (o pronounced as ah)
> YES
> sky blue
> te-khe-let
> T'CHE-LET
> white
> lah-vahn
> YES
> yellow
> tsah-hov (o pronounced as ah)
> NO, THE O IS AN O!
>
GOOD LUCK!
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