Yiddish alef-beyz flashcards
Yiddish Alphabet Flashcards
-includes most, but not all letters/sound combinations
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Nick Block, Emory University
Pasekh Alef
Daled
• D as in dog, doodle, bad.
Hey
• H as in hut, hare, boohoo.
Vov
• U as in flute, booth, clue.
Tsvey vovn
• v as in veil, valve, love.
Zayen
• Z as in zoo, buzz, Moses.
• A (medium length) as in
somewhere between father,
but.
Komets Alef
• O as in bought.
Beyz
• B as in bat, bubble, job.
Veyz
• V as in veil, valve, love.
Giml
• G as in gut, gargle, bug.
Khes
Vov yud
• Oy as in boy, coil.
• Kh as in Khanuka, Khaim,
nakhes, khutspa.
• Only in Hebrew-Aramaic words
Kof
Tes
• K as in cut, cackle, book.
• Only in Hebrew-Aramaic
words.
• T as in gut, turtle, but.
Yud
Khof
• Kh as in Khanuka, Khaim,
nakhes, khutspa.
• Before or after a vowel: Y as in
yet.
• Otherwise: I (medium length),
as in somewhere between bit
and beat/beet
Ende khof
Tsvey yudn
• Kh as in Khanuka, Khaim,
nakhes, khutspa.
• Only used at the end of a word.
Lamed
• L as in luck, lull, leave.
• Ly as in Lev Tolstoy, Lina
• Ey as in hey, bay, ladle.
Pasekh tsvey yudn
• Ay as in guy, goodbye, cry.
Ayen
• E (medium length), somewhere
between as in bet and bat.
• Other vowels, or silent, in
Hebrew-Aramaic words.
Pey
• P as in put, lap.
Fey
• F as in foot, phone, fluff.
Ende fey
• F as in foot, phone, fluff.
• Only used at the end of a word.
Tsadek
• Ts as in its, chutzpa.
Mem
• M as in mutt, mumble, bum.
Ende mem
• M as in mutt, mumble, bum.
• Only used at the end of a word.
Nun
• N as in nut, banana, tone.
Ende nun
• N as in nut, banana, tone.
• Only used at the end of a word.
Samekh
• S as in stop, base, lace.
Tof
• T as in gut, turtle, but.
• Only used in Hebrew-Aramaic
words
Ende tsadek
• Ts as in its, chutzpa.
• Only used at the end of a word.
Sof
Kuf
• S as in stop, base, lace.
• Only used in Hebrew-Aramaic
words
• K as in cut, cackle, book.
Reysh
• French/Hebrew R.
• Spanish/Russian R.
• Plain English R, as in red.
Shin
• Sh as in shoot, actually, shush.
Sin
• S as in stop, base, lace.
• Only used in Hebrew-Aramaic
words