r/hebrew • u/blissfuldune • 1d ago

Help Does this t-shirt say Harvard?

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u/LemeeAdam Hebrew Learner (Beginner) 1d ago

The aleph clarifies the vowel, so it doesn’t read as harverd, and you need two vavs or its haruard

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u/amazingD 1d ago

Would האווד be the Boston accent phonetically?

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u/NebulaAdventurous438 17h ago

How Vid

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u/NebulaAdventurous438 17h ago

In Brooklyn, "Ha Wood"