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* ''r'' is most commonly an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r). The sequences /rn rl rth rt= rtsh rts rs/ are realized as retroflex [N Th T= TSh TS S], even across word boundaries: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?' It may also be a flap or trill.

* In most modern accents ''ŗ'' /ʒ/ is postalveolar and merges with ''ș'' when devoiced. It is pronounced as Czech ''ř'' (devoiced after voiceless fricatives and aspirated stops) in conservative dialects and merges with ''ș'' or becomes a sound similar to Spanish ''y'' in ''yendo'' in some dialects.

* ~~''ģ c̦ ș''~~ may be alveolopalatal like Mandarin ''j q x''.

* /tʃ tʃʰ ʃ/ may be alveolopalatal like Mandarin ''j q x''.

* Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר׳עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג׳עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר׳י ''tŗi'' '3' and כּ׳י ''c̦i'' 'at her'.

* ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/.

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 * ''r'' is most commonly an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r). The sequences /rn rl rth rt= rtsh rts rs/ are realized as retroflex [N Th T= TSh TS S], even across word boundaries: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?' It may also be a flap or trill.
 * In most modern accents ''ŗ'' /ʒ/ is postalveolar and merges with ''ș'' when devoiced. It is pronounced as Czech ''ř'' (devoiced after voiceless fricatives and aspirated stops) in conservative dialects and merges with ''ș'' or becomes a sound similar to Spanish ''y'' in ''yendo'' in some dialects.
-* ''ģ c&#x326; ș'' may be alveolopalatal like Mandarin ''j q x''.
+* /tʃ tʃʰ ʃ/ may be alveolopalatal like Mandarin ''j q x''.
 * Stop + fricative clusters are distinct from affricates: some minimal pairs are דר&#1523;עבאר ''dŗevăr'' 'sister' and ג&#1523;עבאר ''ģevăr'' 'winter'; תּר&#1523;י ''tŗi'' '3' and כּ&#1523;י ''c&#x326;i'' 'at her'.
 * ''t d s'' are dental and may be slightly velarized. In some dialects ''t'' may be a fricative /θ/.