vov /

oo as
in moon

hey

daled

giml /
as in girl

veys

beys

komets
alef /
as in
more

pasekh
alef /
as in
lark

shtumer
alef /
silent

langer
khof /
ch as
in Irish
loch

khof /
ch as
in Irish
loch

kof

khirek
yud /
ea as
in leave

yud /
i as
in give
or ea
as in
leave

tes

khes /
ch as
in Irish
loch

zayen

melupm
vov /
oo as
in moon

samekh

langer
nun

nun

shlos
mem

mem

lamed

sof

sin

shin

reysh

pasekh
tsvey
yudn /
y as
in fly

tsvey
yudn /
ei as
in weigh

fey

pey

tof

used at beginning of
word before vowels

/ / / /

vowel / diphthong
consonant / consonant
cluster
only appears in words
of Hebrew origin
only appears at end of
word

ayen /
e as
in bed

vov
yud /
oy as
in boy

kuf

langer
tsadek

tsadek

langer
fey

tes shin /
ch as
in
cheese

zayen
shin /
zh as
in beige

daled
zayen
shin /
j as
in jar

tsvey
vovn

Asya Vaisman Schulman