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Hebrew and Yiddish Transliteration Table

Consonants -- Vowels -- See also: Hebrew Diacritics

Consonants

VernacularRomanization
(alif) or disregarded
b
v (in Yiddish, b)
g
d
h
(only if a consonant)
(only if a consonant)
z
y (only if a consonant)
final k
final kh
VernacularRomanization
l
final m
final n
s
(ayin)
final p
final f
final ts
r
sh
t
t (in Yiddish )

Vowels

HebrewRomanization
a
a or o
e
e
i
o
u
e
ai
e
i
o
u
e or disregarded
a
e
o
YiddishRomanization
a or o
, u
, oy
, i
e
,
  or
, 		ay (if pronounced ai as in aisle)
  or
ey (if pronounced ei as in weigh)
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