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**ValdisSeroff** · 12-13-2006, 07:00 PM

If I recall correctly the j sound in spanish is of semitic origin and came from arabic, and hebrew also has that sound.

According to wiki it would seem that the vowels in spanish and hebrew are pretty much the same, hebrew also has a schwa sound (which spanish lacks) but many israelis only pronounce 5 vowels and having merged schwa with e as in "café"

12-13-2006, 07:00 PM	#21
ValdisSeroff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	If I recall correctly the j sound in spanish is of semitic origin and came from arabic, and hebrew also has that sound. According to wiki it would seem that the vowels in spanish and hebrew are pretty much the same, hebrew also has a schwa sound (which spanish lacks) but many israelis only pronounce 5 vowels and having merged schwa with e as in "café"
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