| Sound | Modern Israeli (Based on Sephardic pronounciation) | Ashkenazi Chabad (inc. other non-Oberland / Unterland Chassidim. | Ashkenazi Chassidic (Oberlander, Unterlander and Galitzer, e.g. Satmar) | Ashkenazi Litvish | Ashkenazi Yekkish | Yemenite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ | A | O, E.g. יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisroel | Open: OO E.g. עָמַד Oomad Closed: O E.g. עָמְדָה Omdoo | O | O | O |
| אַ | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| אֲ | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| בֵ | EH | EY (as in may) E.g. אַחֵינוּ Acheynoo . Sometimes EH | AY (sounds like eye) E.g. אַחֵינוּ Achaynee | |||
| אֶ | EH | EY Open: EY E.g. חֶסֶד Cheysed Closed: EH E.g. Ibid. | EY E.g. חֶסֶד Cheysed Closed: EH E.g. Ibid. | E | A (at end?) | |
| בְּ | “Stop sign” / EH | “Stop sign” /EE? | “Stop sign” /EE | |||
| אֱ | EH | EY | EH | ? | E | E |
| אִ | EE | EE | EE | EE | EE | EE |
| אֹ | O | OY As in boy | OY E.g. Oylom If last syllable and emphasis on first: EH E.g. סוכות sikkes | EY, as in may Eylom If last syllable,Ibid.: E.g. סוכות sukkes | OW As in no E.g. Owlom | OU As in Bonjour |
| וּ | OO (like food) E.g. ברוכים broochim | OO | Open: EE (like seek) Closed: i (like sit) E.g. Avoyseynee, brichim | OO Avoysaynoo | OO Avowsaynoo | OO |
| אֻ | OO (like food) | OO | Open: EE (like seek) Closed: i (like sit) | OO | OO | OO |
| ת | T | S | S | S | S | TH |
I would greatly appreciate any additions or corrections. I have not managed to include examples for everything yet. I am also no expert on this by any means.
By "open" and "closed", I refer to whether there is an open or closed syllable. In other words, whether the syllable ends with a vowel sound (open) or a consonant (closed).
If I have omitted anything, it is not to diminish the importance of any community, but rather a result of my ignorance!
All help is appreciated.
