List of Yiddish Letters and
Sounds " Alexander Shteynberg |
Printed Letter |
Written Letter |
Yiddish Name |
Transliteration of Sound |
English Equivalent |
|
![](/images/lessions/s-alef2.gif) |
Shtumer Alef |
Silent, therefore not shown |
silent |
![](/images/lessions/p-alef.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/p-alef2.gif) |
Pasekh Alef |
a |
no exact equivalent, close to A in Ma |
![](/images/lessions/k-alef.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/k-alef2.gif) |
Komets Alef |
o |
no exact equivalent, close to O in For |
![](/images/lessions/beyz.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/beyz2.gif) |
Beyz |
b |
B |
![](/images/lessions/veyz.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/veyz2.gif) |
Veyz |
v |
V |
![](/images/lessions/giml.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/giml2.gif) |
Giml |
g |
G |
![](/images/lessions/daled.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/daled2.gif) |
Daled |
d |
D |
![](/images/lessions/hey.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/hey2.gif) |
Hey |
h |
H |
![](/images/lessions/vov.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/vov2.gif) |
Vov |
u |
OO as in Hoof |
![](/images/lessions/m-vov.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/m-vov2.gif) |
Melupm Vov |
u |
OO [used when appers next to . The dot
distinguishes from .] |
![](/images/lessions/t-vovn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/t-vovn2.gif) |
Tsvey Vovn |
v |
V |
![](/images/lessions/vov-yud.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/vov-yud2.gif) |
Vov Yud |
oy |
OY |
![](/images/lessions/zayin.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/zayin2.gif) |
Zayin |
z |
Z |
![](/images/lessions/khes.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/khes.gif) |
Khes |
kh |
KH as in Khanukah |
![](/images/lessions/tes.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/tes2.gif) |
Tes |
t |
T |
![](/images/lessions/yud.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/yud2.gif) |
Yud |
i or y |
EE or consonant Y |
![](/images/lessions/k-yud.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/k-yud2.gif) |
Khirek Yud |
i |
EE [used when stressed vowel precedes another vowel to show that is
in a different syllable.] |
![](/images/lessions/t-yudn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/t-yudn2.gif) |
Tsvey Yudn |
ey |
AY as in Day |
![](/images/lessions/p-t-yudn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/p-t-yud2.gif) |
Pasekh Tsvey Yudn |
ay |
Y as in Sky |
![](/images/lessions/kof.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/kof2.gif) |
Kof |
k |
K |
![](/images/lessions/khof.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/khov2.gif) |
Khof |
kh |
KH as in Bach |
![](/images/lessions/l-khof.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/l-khof2.gif) |
Lange[r] Khof |
kh |
KH as in Bach only at the end of a word. |
![](/images/lessions/lamed.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/lamed2.gif) |
Lamed |
l |
L |
![](/images/lessions/mem.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/mem2.gif) |
Mem |
m |
M |
![](/images/lessions/s-mem.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/s-mem.gif) |
Shlos-Mem |
m |
M |
![](/images/lessions/nun.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/nun2.gif) |
Nun |
n |
N |
![](/images/lessions/l-nun.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/l-nun2.gif) |
Lange[r] Nun |
n |
N. only at the end of a word. |
![](/images/lessions/samekh.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/samekh2.gif) |
Samekh |
s |
S |
![](/images/lessions/ayin.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/ayin.gif) |
Ayin |
e |
short E as in Bbd |
![](/images/lessions/pey.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/pey2.gif) |
Pey |
p |
P |
![](/images/lessions/fey.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/fey2.gif) |
Fey |
f |
F |
![](/images/lessions/l-fey.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/l-fey.gif) |
Lange[r] Fey |
f |
F, only at the end of a word. |
![](/images/lessions/tsadek.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/tsadek2.gif) |
Tsadek |
ts |
TS |
![](/images/lessions/l-tsadek.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/l-tsadek.gif) |
Lange[r] Tsadek |
ts |
TS, onlt at the end of a word. |
![](/images/lessions/kuf.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/kuf2.gif) |
Kuf |
k |
K |
![](/images/lessions/reysh.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/reysh2.gif) |
Reysh |
r |
R |
![](/images/lessions/shin.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/shin2.gif) |
Shin |
sh |
SH |
![](/images/lessions/sin.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/sin2.gif) |
Sin |
s |
S |
![](/images/lessions/tof.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/tof2.gif) |
Tof |
t |
T |
![](/images/lessions/sof.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/sof2.gif) |
Sof |
s |
S |
![](/images/lessions/dal-zayn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/dal-zay2.gif) |
Daled Zayin |
dz |
DZ as in boards |
![](/images/lessions/zayn-shn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/zayn-sh2.gif) |
Zayin Shin |
zh |
ZH as in Zhivago. |
![](/images/lessions/dl-zn-sn.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/dl-zn-s2.gif) |
Daled Zayin Shin |
dzh |
J |
![](/images/lessions/tes-shin.gif) |
![](/images/lessions/tes-shi2.gif) |
Tes Shin |
tsh |
Ch as in Charlie. |