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Let's now learn the Yiddish letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.
א | [a] as in act |
ב | [b] as in bat |
ג | [g] as in gold |
ד | [d] as in day |
ה | [h] as in hat |
ו | [v] as in vest |
ז | [z] as in Zulu |
ח | [h] as in Hans |
ט | [t] as in town |
י | [y] as in year |
ך | [k] as in neck |
כ | [k] as in kit |
ל | [l] as in light |
ם | [m] as in home |
מ | [m] as in moon |
ן | [n] as in man |
נ | [n] as in nice |
ס | [s] as in sweet |
ע | [‘a] none |
ף | [p] as in loop |
פ | [p] as in pony |
ץ | [ts] as in cats |
צ | [ts] as in cats |
ק | [qu] as in queen |
ר | [r] as in room |
ש | [sh] as in show |
ת | [t] as in team |
ב | [b] as in bank |
כ | [k] as in king |
פּ | [p] as in park |
תּ | [t] as in time |
וּ | [u] as in Uzbakistan |
ו | [v] as in vast |
אֽ | [a] as in Alabama |
אֿ | [a] as in answer |
שׁ | [sh] as in shine |
שׂ | [s] as in small |
וֹ | [o] as in old |
The above letters in Yiddish should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Yiddish, Yiddish homepage, or Yiddish Grammar. Yiddish quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.
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