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Yiddish letters
Drill on the names and sounds of letters used in Yiddish.
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11/06/2010

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Ayin

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

e → short E as in Bet 

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Beyz

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

b → B

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Daled

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

d → D

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Giml

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

g → G

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Hey

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

h → H

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Komets Alef

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

o → close to O in Fort 

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Pasekh Alef

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

a → close to A in Ma

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Reysh

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

r → R

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Shin

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

sh → SH

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Shtumer Alef

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

silent → silent 

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Tes

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

t → T

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Vov

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

u → OO in Hood

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Samekh

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

s → S

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Yud

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

i or y → EE or consonant Y

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Tsvey Vovn

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

v →V

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Vov Yud

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

oy → OY 

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Tsvey Yudn

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

ey → AY as in Say

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Pasekh Tsvey Yudn

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

ay → Y as in Dry

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Lamed

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

l → L

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Mem

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

m → M 

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Fey

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

f → F

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Kuf

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

k → K

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Lange[r] Fey

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

f → F, at the end of a word

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Melupm Vov

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

u → OO [used when vov appears next to zvey vovn]

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Zayin

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

z → Z

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Khes

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

kh → KH as in Khan

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Kof

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

k → K 

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Khof

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

kh → CH as in Bach

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Lange Khof

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

kh → CH as in Bach only at the end of a word

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Khirek Yud

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

i → EE [used when stressed vowel precedes another vowel] 

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Lange Nun

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

n → N, only at the end of a word

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Pey

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

p → P 

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Shlos-Mem

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

m → M, only at the end of a word

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Tsadek

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

ts → TS 

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Lange Tsadek

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

ts → TS, only at the end of a word 

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Sin

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

s → S

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Tof

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

t → T 

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Sof

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

s → S 

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Nun

 

transliteration → pronunciation   

n → N

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