Printed Yiddish Flashcards
א
shtumer alef
silent
אַ
pasekh alef
“ah”
אָ
komets alef
“oh”
ב
beys
“b”
בֿ
veys [loshn-koydesh]
“v”
ג
giml
“g”
ד
dalet
“d”
ה
hey
“h”
ו
vov
“oooo”
װ
tsvey vovn
“v”
וּ
melupm vov
“oooo”
ז
zayen
“z”
ח
khes [loshn-koydesh]
“hhhuuh”
ט
tes
“t”
י
yud
consonant “y” in beginning of syllable, “i” otherwise
יִ
khirek yud
“i”, following a י or to indicate distinct “i” after another vowel
יי
tsvey yudn
“eyyyy”
ײַ
pasekh tsvey yudn
“eye”
וי
vov yud
“oy”
כּ
kof [loshn-koydesh]
“k”
כ
khof
“hhhuuh”
ך
langer khof [final form]
“hhhuuh”
ל
lamed
“l”
מ
mem
“m”
ם
shlos-mem [final form]
“m”
נ
nun
“n”
ן
langer nun [final form]
“n”
ס
samekh
“s”
ע
ayen
“eh”
פּ
pey
“p”
פֿ
fey
“f”
ף
langer fey [final form]
“f”
צ
tsadek
“ts”
ץ
langer tsadek [final form]
ק
kuf
“k”
ר
reysh
guttural “r”
ש
shin
“sh”
שׂ
sin [loshn-koydesh]
“s”
תּ
tof [loshn-koydesh]
“t”
ת
sof [loshn-koydesh]
“s”