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Hi Polyglots! 😃
Welcome to the Ladino/Pronunciation learning page!
Ladino Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
| Latin Letter | Hebrew/Rashi Letter(s) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| A a | א, ה | /a/ |
| B b | ב | /b~β/ |
| Ch ch | גﬞ | /t͡ʃ/ |
| D d | ד | /d̪~ð/ |
| Dj dj | גﬞ | /d͡ʒ/ |
| E e | י, אי | /e/ |
| F f | פﬞ | /f/ |
| G g | ג | /g~ɣ/ |
| H h | ח, כ/-ך | /x/ |
| I i | י | /i~j/ |
| J j | זﬞ | /ʒ/ |
| K k | ק, כ/-ך | /k/ |
| L l | ל | /l/ |
| M m | מ/-ם | /m/ |
| N n | נ/-ן | /n/ |
| Ny ny | ניי | /ɲ/ |
| O o | ו | /o/ |
| P p | פ | /p/ |
| R r | ר | /ɾ/, /r/ |
| S s | ס, ש, צ/-ץ | /s/ |
| Sh sh | ש | /ʃ/ |
| T t | ט, ת | /t̪/ |
| U u | ו | /u~w/ |
| V v | בﬞ | /v/ |
| X x | גז | /gz/ |
| Y y | יי | /j/ |
| Z z | ז | /z/ |
Examples
Here are words that use these letters, with their IPA pronunications and translations.
- Alhad ﭏחאד /alˈxad̪/, /alˈxat̪/ - Sunday
- Biskocho ביסקוגﬞו /bisˈkot͡ʃo/ - sesame ring cookie
- Chanta גﬞאנטה /ˈt͡ʃant̪a/ - bag, purse
- Demanyana דימאנייאנה /d̪emaˈɲana/ - morning
- Djudío גﬞודﬞייו /d͡ʒuˈðio/ - Jewish
- Egzempyo/exempyo איגזימפייו /eˈgzempjo/ or enshemplo אינשימפלו /enˈʃemplo/ - example
- Fuyir פﬞויייר /fuˈjiɾ/ - to flee, escape
- Gizar גיזאר /giˈzaɾ/ - to cook
- Hazino חאזינו /xaˈzino/ - sick, ill
- Ijo, ija איזﬞו, איזﬞה /ˈiʒo/, /ˈiʒa/ or fijo, fija פﬞיזﬞו, פﬞיזﬞה /ˈfiʒo/, /ˈfiʒa/ - son, daughter
- Jurnal זﬞורנאל /ʒuɾˈnal/ - newspaper, periodical
- Kaleja קאליזﬞה /kaˈleʒa/ - street
- Lashon לשון /laˈʃon/ - language, tongue
- Mazal מזל /maˈzal/ - luck, destiny
- Nono, nona נונו, נונה /ˈnono/, /ˈnona/ - grandfather, grandmother
- Orozo אורוזו /oˈrozo/ - happy
- Pasharo פאשארו /ˈpaʃaɾo/ - bird
- Raki ראקי /ɾaˈki/ - arak (Levantine anise liquor)
- Sefaradí ספרדי /sefaɾaˈði/ - Sephardi(c)
- Shaka שאקה /ʃaˈka/ - joke
- Tuerto טואירטו /ˈt̪weɾt̪o/ or tuguerto טוגואירטו /t̪uˈɣ̞weɾt̪o/ - crooked, distorted, twisted
- Untar אונטאר /unˈt̪aɾ/ - to dip (in a drink, sauce, etc.)
- Validja בﬞאליגﬞה /vaˈlid͡ʒa/ - suitcase
- Yerrar(se) יייראר(סי) /jeˈraɾ(se)/ - to be wrong, make a mistake
- Zarzavat זארזאבﬞאט /zaɾzaˈvat̪/ - vegetables
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