Happy Hanukkah in Hebrew Letters:How to say it right

How do you say 'Happy Hanukkah' in Hebrew? Let's find the answer.

Happy Hanukkah in Hebrew Letters

Happy chanukah in jewish

Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language majorly spoken by  Israelites. It has about nine million users worldwide. Modern Hebrew is one of the official language used in Israel. It is the original Jewish language. most of the Jewish prayers are composed in Hebrew.



Read: First Day of Hanukkah 2017

As the festival is known by many names we can wish it in many ways. Here I am writing some of the wishes in both English and Hebrew language.

English
Hebrew
Happy Festival of Lights
Chag Urim Sameach
Happy Chanukah festival
chag Chanukah sameach
Happy Hanukkah
Hanukkah Sameach / חג חנוכה שמח
Hanukkah
חנוכה
In the above table, the greeting is written in Hebrew letter.

Read: Celebrate Hanukkah: Traditions and activities

For example, to wish someone a Happy Hanukkah, just say “Hanukkah Sameach!” or simply “Chag Sameach!” (Happy Holiday).

How to pronounce

We learned how to say happy Hanukkah in Hebrew, but, It is quite difficult to pronounce for any non-herbew or English speakers. The phrase “Hanukkah Sameach!” should be pronounced like this:
'Hawn-oo-kuh sum-ay-uh'

How to pronounce 'Chag Hanukkah Sameach'? pronounce it as given below:
'Khakh Hawn-oo-kuh sum-ay-uh'




Merry Christmas and Hanukkah to all my readers. Like and share this post and please comment below.

1 comment:

  1. How sad that your pronunciation of Chanukah is so misguided. You might ask a speaker of Hebrew how to say it correctly.

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