How do translations, English letters, and vowel marks (niqqud) work?

Written Hebrew reads right to left and usually omits vowels in everyday Israeli life. Verbalta gives you three independent reading aids so you can have as much or as little support on screen as you want.

1. Show translations (English meaning)

• One message at a time: tap Show translation right under any of your coach's Hebrew replies to see what that line means in English.
• Every message: open the ⋯ options menu in the top corner of Talk and turn on Show translations under Reading aids.
• Single word: tap any Hebrew word in your coach's reply to open its word card with its English meaning, pronunciation, and a Hear it again button.

2. Show pronunciation (English letters)

Shows Hebrew written in Latin letters (like shalom or ma nishma) under your coach's Hebrew, in Guided Conversation, and on correction cards.

• If you tell your coach at setup that you don't read Hebrew letters yet, English letters start On automatically.
• You can turn Show pronunciation (English letters) on or off anytime in Talk's ⋯ menu or in Account > Settings.

3. Show Hebrew vowel marks (Niqqud)

Adds the small dots and dashes (niqqud) that show how Hebrew vowels sound.

• You control Show Hebrew vowel marks (Niqqud) separately for Modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew: in Talk's ⋯ menu, in the Biblical Hebrew Studio reader toolbar, on verb pages, and in Account > Settings.
• Modern Hebrew starts with vowel marks off (how Israelis read everyday text) and adds points from Verbalta's reviewed word list and context when you turn it on.
• Biblical Hebrew starts with the source edition's vowel marks on, and you can toggle them off anytime to practice reading unpointed text.