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Yiddish Alef-beys (Alphabet)
Click on the names of the letters below to hear Yiddish words beginning with those letters. (Some letters, such as final letters used at the end of words, do not have audio segments.)
Yiddish Letter |
Name of Letter |
Sound |
Romanization |
|---|---|---|---|
א |
shtumer (silent) alef | silent | N/A |
אַ |
pasekh alef | a as in wand | a |
אָ |
komets alef | o as in ore | o |
ב |
beys | b as in boy | b |
בֿ |
veys |
v as in violet | v |
ג |
giml | g as in gold | g |
ד |
daled | d as in dog | d |
ה |
hey | h as in home | h |
ו |
vov | oo as in room | u |
וּ |
melupm vov | oo as in room | u |
ז |
zayen | z as in zoo | z |
ח |
khes | ch as in loch | kh |
ט |
tes | t as in toy | t |
י |
yud |
y as in yes; i as in bit; ee as in beet |
y; i |
כּ |
kof | k as in kitchen | k |
כ |
khof | ch as in loch | kh |
ך |
langer khof (used at end of word) | ch as in loch | kh |
ל |
lamed | l as in long | l |
מ |
mem | m as in mouse | m |
ם |
shlos mem (used at end of word) | m as in mouse | m |
נ |
nun | n as in now | n |
ן |
langer nun (used at end of word) | n as in now | n |
ס |
samekh | s as in sink | s |
ע |
ayen | e as in elm | e |
פּ |
pey | p as in pink | p |
פֿ |
fey | f as in farm | f |
ף |
langer fey (used at end of word) | f as in farm | f |
צ |
tsadek | ts as in patsy | ts |
ץ |
langer tsadek (used at end of word) | ts as in patsy | ts |
ק |
kuf | k as in kitchen | k |
ר |
reysh | r as in red | r |
ש |
shin | sh as in shop | sh |
שׂ |
sin | s as in sink | s |
תּ |
tof | t as in toy | t |
ת |
sof | s as in sink | s |
Letter Combinations |
Sound |
Romanization |
|---|---|---|
וו |
v as in violet | v |
זש |
s as in measure | zh |
דזש |
j as in judge | dzh |
טש |
ch as in cheese | tsh |
וי |
oy as in toy | oy |
יי |
a as in date | ey |
ײַ |
i as in ride | ay |