The Hebrew alphabet as used in Yiddish

(Including YIVO Transcription)

Character	Transcription	Name	Details
א		ShTUMER ALEF	silent; used initially before ‭ו, וּ,vocalic י,ױ, ײ, ײַ;‬ various pronunciations in w.h.o.*
אַ	A	PASEKh-ALEF	similar to a in father
אָ	O	KOMETS-ALEF	intermediate between aw of dawn and o of done
ב	B	BEYS
בֿ	V	VEYS	same pronunciation as װ; w.h.o.* only
ג	G	GIML	as in go
ד	D	DALET
ה	H	HEY
ו	U	VOV	as in put
וּ	U	MELUPM-VOV	used in the combinations ‭װוּ VU, וּװ UV, וּו UU and וּי UY‬
װ	V	TSVEY VOVN
ױ	OY	VOV YUD
ז	Z	ZAYEN
זש	Zh	ZAYEN ShIN	like s in leisure
ח	Kh	KhES	same pronunciation as כ; w.h.o.* only
ט	T	TES
י	Y	YUD	consonant before or after a vowel
	y		mark of palatalization after the consonants ‭ד, ז, ט, ל, נ and ס‬
	I		vowel before or after a consonant
יִ	I	KhIREK-YUD	vowel before another vowel, or after י
ײ	EY	TSVEY YUDN	as in they
ײַ	AY	PASEKh TSVEY YUDN	as in aye-aye
כּ	K	KOF	same pronunciation as ק; w.h.o.* only
כ	Kh	KhOF	pronounced like ch in German ach or Scottish Loch
ך	Kh	LANGE(R) KhOF	form of כ used at the end of a word
ל	L	LAMED	sometimes syllabic
	Ly		“soft L”; see section A 2.2 a
מ	M	MEM	sometimes syllabic
ם	M	ShLOS-MEM	form of מ used at the end of a word
נ	N	NUN	sometimes syllabic
ן	N	LANGE(R) NUN	form of נ used at the end of a word
ס	S	SAMEKh	as in so
ע	E	AYEN	as in bed; various pronunciations in w.h.o.*
פּ	P	PEY
פֿ	F	FEY
ף	F	LANGE(R) FEY	form of פֿ used at the end of a word
צ	TS	TSADEK
ץ	TS	LANGE(R) TSADEK	form of צ used at the end of a word
ק	K	KUF
ר	R	REYSh
ש	Sh	ShIN
שׂ	S	SIN	same pronunciation as ס; w.h.o.* only
תּ	T	TOF	same pronunciation as ט; w.h.o.* only
ת	S	SOF	same pronunciation as ס; w.h.o.* only

*w.h.o. = words of Hebrew or Aramaic origin