| Letter | Transcription | Called | Sound (English) | Use (Yiddish)
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| | SHTOO-mehr AH-lef | silent |
Ich I
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| ah | PAH-sahkh AH-lef | father |
_
vee ah-ZOY How?
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| aw | KAW-metz AH-lef | law |
Yaw Yes
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| b | baze | bed |
bahld Soon
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| v | vaze | vine |
GO-niv Thief
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| g | GEE-m'l | game (always hard) |
GOOT Good
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| d | DAH-led | doll |
Der The
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| h (or silent) | hay | house |
hehrt Listen
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| oo | vawv | boot |
ROO-fn Answer
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| v | tsvay VAW-v'n | vine |
geh-VAHLD Help
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| oy | VAWV-YOOD | boy |
oykh Also
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| z | ZAH-yen | zeal |
ZAY-deh Grandfather
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| kh | khess | (Guttural, as in Scottish loch) |
MIZ-rahkh East
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| t | tess | tell |
ort Seat
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| y | yood | lid |
mir Mine
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| ay | tsvay YOO-d'n | hay |
fahr-SHTAY Understand
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| k | kawf | lake |
_
hawb fahr-BRAHKT have enjoyed
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| kh | kawf | loch |
REKHTS Right
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| l | LAH-med | like |
LAHNGG Long
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| m | mem | me |
mir Mine
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| n | noon | no |
nit Nothing
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| s | SAH-mahkh | so |
_
_
eh-pes tsoo EH-s'n Something to eat
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| e,eh | AH-yehn | bed |
EH-s'n Eat
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| p | pay | pit |
eh-pes Something
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| f | fay | fit |
EF-sher Perhaps
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| ts | TSAH-dik | nuts |
TSAYT Time
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| k | koof | lake |
_
tsoo KEH-nen To know
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| r | raysh | Guttural r at the back of the throat |
ret Speak
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| sh | sheen | shoe |
mish-PAW-kcha Family
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| s | seen | so |
SKHEE-res Salary
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| t | tawf | tell |
mah-TAW-nes Gifts
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| s | sawf | sell |
SHA-bes Shabbat
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