Hebrew/English Transliteration Alphabet
Name of Letter or Vowel Equivalent in English
Alef Silent
Bet B
Vet V
Gimel G (as in get)
Dalet D
Hay H (mostly silent)
Vav V (sometimes it is used as a vowel)
Zayin Z
Khet Kh (used to be written as "ch" or "h" this is NOT "K")
Tet T
Yod Y (sometimes it is used as a vowel)
Kaf K
Khaf kh
Lamed L
Mem M
Nun N
Samekh S
Ayin Silent
Pay P
Fay F
Tzadik Tz (Same as the two "ZZ" in the word Pizza)
Kuf K
Re'yish R
Shin Sh
Sin S
Taf T
As for the vowels, in translitration you need to read them
phonetically. For example:
Sha' lom = Peace and Hi
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