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How to Say\/Sing Happy Birthday in Hebrew<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most common way to sing or say Happy Birthday in Hebrew is with the literal translation from Hebrew into English: Yom Huledet Sameach. We read Hebrew from right to left. So, Yom means ‘day’, Huledet means ‘of birth’, and Sameach means ‘happy’. As is the case with various languages, the adjective Sameach or ‘happy’ comes after the noun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do you pronounce Yom Huledet Sameach?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yom<\/strong>: (YOHm)<\/strong> rhymes with foam or roam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huledet: (HOOLEHdEHt)<\/strong> has three syllables. The first syllable, Hu (HOO<\/em>)<\/strong>, sounds exactly like the question word “who.” The second syllable is Le (LEH<\/em>)<\/strong> like the first syllable of the word levy. This syllable is emphasized so the accent goes on Le (LEH<\/em>)<\/strong>. The third syllable is Det (DEHt<\/em>)<\/strong>, which sounds like “debt”, or what you go into if you don’t have enough money to pay off your credit card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sameach: (SAHmAYAHch<\/strong>) also has three syllables. The first syllable Sa (SAH<\/em>)<\/strong> sounds like the word “saw” or what you would use to cut wood. The second syllable is Me (MAY<\/em>)<\/strong> which sounds like “May”, the 5th month of the year. This syllable is emphasized so the accent goes on Me (MAY<\/em>)<\/strong>. The final syllable is Ach (AHch<\/em>)<\/strong>. This syllable is a bit trickier because we don’t have an equivalent “ch” letter in English. The “ch” makes a sound like if you were clearing your throat of phlegm or mucus. Add an “AH” vowel in front of it like if you were with a doctor and he told you to open your mouth and say AH so he could check the back of your throat, and you’ve got AHch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sing Happy Birthday in Hebrew by putting the words Yom Huledet Sameach to the same tune that Americans sing Happy Birthday to.<\/p>\n\n\n

\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7
\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7
\u2026\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0
\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05b8\u05c2\u05de\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7<\/p>\n\n\n

Here is a recording of Yom Huledet Sameach sung to the tune of Happy Birthday. If you don’t to hear an explanation of the Hebrew words again, skip to :25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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