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Alphabet Yiddish

Hebrew Script

Yiddish is written in the Hebrew script, read right-to-left. Unlike Hebrew, Yiddish spells out all vowels using letters. It uses a standardized YIVO orthography with 26 letters.

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Yiddish Vowel Letters

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
אPasekh Alefalike 'a' in 'father'
אָKomets Alefolike 'o' in 'go'
יYudy/ilike 'y' in 'yes' or 'ee'
יִKhirik Yudilike 'ee' in 'see'
ײTsvey Yudneylike 'ay' in 'day'
ײַPasekh Tsvey Yudnaylike 'i' in 'kite'
וVovu/vlike 'oo' in 'moon'
וּMelupm Vovulike 'oo' in 'moon'
וֹVov Yudoylike 'oy' in 'boy'
עAyenelike 'e' in 'bed'

Yiddish Consonant Letters

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
בBeysblike 'b' in 'ball'
בֿVeysvlike 'v' in 'vine'
גGimlglike 'g' in 'go'
דDaleddlike 'd' in 'day'
הHeyhlike 'h' in 'hat'
זZayenzlike 'z' in 'zone'
זשZayen-Shinzhlike 's' in 'measure'
חKheskhlike 'ch' in Scottish 'loch'
טTestlike 't' in 'top'
טשTes-Shintsh/chlike 'ch' in 'church'
כKofklike 'k' in 'king'
ךLanger Kofkhlike 'ch' in 'loch' (final)
לLamedllike 'l' in 'love'
מMemmlike 'm' in 'moon'
םShlos Memmlike 'm' (word-final)
נNunnlike 'n' in 'no'
ןLanger Nunnlike 'n' (word-final)
פPeyplike 'p' in 'park'
פֿFeyflike 'f' in 'fun'
ףLanger Feyflike 'f' (word-final)
צTsadektslike 'ts' in 'bits'
ץLanger Tsadektslike 'ts' (word-final)
קKufklike 'k' in 'king'
רReyshrlike French 'r'
שShinshlike 'sh' in 'shoe'
שׂSinslike 's' in 'sun'
תּToftlike 't' in 'top'
תSofslike 's' in 'sun'