| Consonants
|
| IPA |
Letter(s) |
English examples |
Romanization
|
| b
|
ב (beys)
|
but, web
|
b
|
| d
|
ד (daled)
|
do, bed
|
d
|
| dʒ
|
דזש (daled zayen shin)
|
joy, edge
|
dzh
|
| f
|
פֿ ף (fey, i.e. pey with rafe on nonfinal form)
|
fool, leaf
|
f
|
| ɡ
|
ג (giml)
|
go, beg
|
g
|
| h
|
ה (hey)
|
hen
|
h
|
| j
|
י (yud)
|
yes
|
y
|
| k
|
כּ (kof with dagesh)[1]
ק (kuf)
|
skin, thick
|
k
|
| l
|
ל (lamed)
|
bell
|
l
|
| ʎ
|
ל
|
million
|
l
|
| m
|
מ ם (mem)
|
man, tam
|
m
|
| n
|
נ ן (nun)
|
no, tin
|
n
|
| ŋ[2]
|
נ when followed by ג or ק
|
finger, drink
|
n in the combinations ng, nk
|
| p
|
פּ (pey with dagesh)
|
spin, tip
|
p
|
| r[3]
|
ר (reysh)
|
None in most accents; compare Spanish perro and pero and French rouge
|
r
|
| s
|
ס (samekh)
שׂ (sin, i.e. shin with a sin dot)[1]
ת (sof, i.e. tof with no dagesh)[1]
|
see, pass
|
s
|
| ʃ
|
ש (shin)
|
she, leash
|
sh
|
| t
|
ט (tes)
תּ (tof with dagesh)[1]
|
sting, bet
|
t
|
| ts
|
צ ץ (tsadek)
|
tsunami, pizza
|
ts
|
| tʃ
|
טש (tes shin)
|
chair, teach
|
tsh
|
| v
|
בֿ (veys, i.e. beys with rafe)[1]
וו (tsvey vovn)
|
voice, have
|
v
|
| χ
|
ח (khes)[1]
כ ך (khof, i.e. kof with no dagesh)
|
Similar to Scottish loch
|
kh
|
| z
|
ז (zayen)
|
zoo, rose
|
z
|
| ʒ
|
זש (zayen shin)
|
pleasure, beige
|
zh
|
|
| Vowels
|
| Full vowels (monophthongs)
|
| IPA
|
Letter(s)
|
English examples
|
Romanization
|
| a
|
אַ (pasekh alef)
|
father (but not a long vowel)
|
a
|
| ɛ
|
ע (ayin)
|
bed
|
e
|
| ɪ
|
י (yud)
|
bid
|
i
|
| ɔ
|
אָ (komets alef)
|
boss
|
o
|
| ʊ
|
ו (vov)
|
foot
|
u
|
| Diphthongs
|
| ɛj
|
יי (tsvey yudn)
|
day, pain
|
ey
|
| aj
|
ײַ (pasekh tsvey yudn)
|
fine, why
|
ay
|
| ɔj
|
וי (vov yud)
|
loin, boy
|
oy
|
| Reduced vowels
|
| ə
|
ע or none
|
sofa
|
e
|
| l̩
|
ל
|
bottle
|
l
|
| n̩
|
נ ן
|
button
|
n
|
|
