is the word yiddish pronounced as it sounds?
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Every word is pronounced as it sounds!! Do you mean pronounced as it's spelt?
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It has one syllable.\n\nAre you a native speaker?  You should be able to hear how many syllables there are when you pronounce the word, because speakers of any language have a feeling for the timing of that language.  Try tapping your hand, clapping, or snapping your fingers in time with the word, and count the taps.
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prob ger ick eh accent 1st syllable
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Jewelry - not Joolery\nAsterisk - not a$$-trick (and oddly enough, I had to use dollar signs to avoid asterisks!)\nCavalry - not Calvery (unless you're talking about the mountain) \n\nI have an aunt who cannot say "breakfast" - she says "breftuss". It drives me absolutely bonkers.\n\nJust a note regarding the pronunciation of the word "the" - both pronunciations are correct. Generally, the schwa sound  "thuh" is used before words beginning with consonants (the building), and the long E "thee" is used before words beginning with vowels (the outdoors). "Thee" is also used to emphasize the importance of the following word. See the Wikipedia article below.\n\nI'll also add one more word - Been. I admit, I have a tendency to get sloppy and say "bin" or "ben" although the correct pronunciation is "bee-n". (long E like seen).\n(Update - my "bin" pronunciation is acceptable! Check out the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary with the audio pronunciation. Whew - I'm not an illiterate idiot after all.)\n\nOkay, back with a couple more.\n\nMoot (moo like a cow, not mew like a kitten)\nSpecific (not pacific)\nProbably (this has 3 syllables, not 2 - it is pro bab ly not prob ly)
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Wow..now that you mention it. That's crazy . Yeah I get it. It should sound like "cater" not "matter". Maybe it was named after a Paterson dude with this pronounciation!
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colorado got it almost.  Actually "ge" and "gi" are pronounced with the same sound as the "j" in Spanish, and "ga", "go", "gu" are pronounced with the "hard" sound.  In addition, "gue" and "gui" are pronounced with the "hard" sound.  It makes more sense if you think of it this way: individual letters in Spanish might have more than one possible sound, but the same syllables are always spelled the same way.
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Yiddish is, unfortunately, not one of the more commonly offered languages today (I wouldn't mind taking it either).\n\nI would try to contact a Jewish center or synagogue in your area - they might know of a place, or even offer lessons themselves.  A university might offer a course, but it's more unlikely.  If you don't want a formal classroom, per se, you could also try visiting a retirement home with Jewish members, and seeing if anyone there will be willing to teach you.  Good luck!
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Listen to the final sound in the singular form of the word.  If the last sound vibrates (put your hand against your throat to feel this!)the sound of the plural will also vibrate, hence it will sound like a /z/.\nIf the last sound does not vibrate, the plural will not vibrate and it will sound like an /s/.
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According to the rhyming dictionary, no.\n\nIt does have some suggestions for similar sounds.
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Oh No, in yiddish (rough transaltion, carries a sense of giving up with it)
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There are two possible woeds:\n\n*"Cheyrut" (חירות, pronounced: che-rOOt, with a German "ch" sound).\n*"Chofesh", which is more commonly used in Modern Hebrew (חופש, pronounced: chO-fesh, with a German "ch" sound).
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u know that upside down e in phonetics?\nits called a shwa!
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Probably in order to preserve the correct pronunciation. The letter 'Y' tends to elide with vowels which follow it. Thus the superlative of 'hardy' ('hardiest' e.g. perrennials) would be pronounced as in 'yes' or 'yeast' if spelt with a 'Y' - hardYEST.
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No.\nSome Jews changed their surname when they immigrated somewhere, but generally speaking it is not a Jewish name.
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This name doesn't sound Turkish. Are you sure you spelt it right?
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actually in Hebrew Abraham is pronounced Avraham \n\nMoses is Moshe \n\nJacob is Yacov\n\nIssac is Yitzach\n\nthose are the simple ones
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Yes, but you need to get into the Hebrew.\n\nhttp://www.jewfaq.org/alephbet.htm