Read the he script — letters.

• אalefSilent letter (a 'placeholder' consonant) that carries whatever vowel is attached to it; no sound of its own
• בbet / vetLike 'b' in 'boy' with a dot inside (בּ); like 'v' in 'van' without the dot (ב)
• גgimelLike the hard 'g' in 'go'
• דdaletLike 'd' in 'door'
• הheLike 'h' in 'hello'; often silent at the end of a word
• וvavLike 'v' in 'van' (also used as a vowel marker for 'o' or 'u')
• זzayinLike 'z' in 'zoo'
• חchetA raspy 'ch' from the throat, like 'ch' in Scottish 'loch'
• טtetLike 't' in 'top'
• יyodLike 'y' in 'yes' (also marks the vowels 'i' or 'e')
• כkaf / chafLike 'k' in 'kite' with a dot (כּ); like throaty 'ch' in 'loch' without the dot (כ). Final form: ך
• לlamedLike 'l' in 'lion'
• מmemLike 'm' in 'mom'. Final form: ם
• נnunLike 'n' in 'no'. Final form: ן
• סsamechLike 's' in 'sun'
• עayinSilent throat letter (like alef); historically a guttural sound, today mostly carries its vowel
• פpe / feLike 'p' in 'pen' with a dot (פּ); like 'f' in 'fun' without the dot (פ). Final form: ף
• צtsadiLike 'ts' in 'cats'. Final form: ץ
• קqofLike 'k' in 'kite' (a deeper 'k' sound)
• רreshLike a soft, slightly rolled 'r' from the back of the throat, like French 'r'
• שshin / sinLike 'sh' in 'shoe' with a dot on the right (שׁ); like 's' in 'sun' with a dot on the left (שׂ)
• תtavLike 't' in 'top'