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* Consonants: /ʔ b v g ɣ d ð h w z ħ tˁ j k x l m n s ʕ p f sˁ q r ʃ t θ/ = [(ʔ) p⁼ v k⁼ ɣ~ʁ t̪⁼~ð t̪⁼~ð h v z x~χ t̪ʰ j kʰ χ l m n s̪ (ʔ) pʰ f t̪s̪⁼ kʰ r~ɻ ʃ t̪ʰ s̪] | * Consonants: /ʔ b v g ɣ d ð h w z ħ tˁ j k x l m n s ʕ p f sˁ q r ʃ t θ/ = [(ʔ) p⁼ v k⁼ ɣ~ʁ t̪⁼~ð t̪⁼~ð h v z x~χ t̪ʰ j kʰ χ l m n s̪ (ʔ) pʰ f t̪s̪⁼ kʰ r~ɻ ʃ t̪ʰ s̪] | ||
* Vowels: /i e ɛ a QG QQ o u (shva na) ḤP ḤS ḤQ/ = [i e̞j e̞ | * Vowels: /i e ɛ a QG QQ o u (shva na) ḤP ḤS ḤQ/ = [i e̞j e̞ æ ɑ o̞ o̞ u Ø~ə ä~æ e̞ o̞] | ||
** Some, especially Irish or Ăn Yidiș speakers, pronounce qamatz gadol with the same quality as our Connemara Irish ''á'' [ɑː] and patach with the same quality as our Connemara Irish stressed ''a'' [a̟ː~æː]. | ** Some, especially Irish or Ăn Yidiș speakers, pronounce qamatz gadol with the same quality as our Connemara Irish ''á'' [ɑː] and patach with the same quality as our Connemara Irish stressed ''a'' [a̟ː~æː]. | ||
* /r/ is alveolar or retroflex and is often an approximant. | * /r/ is alveolar or retroflex and is often an approximant. | ||
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** אפשר איתי ''efšar iti'' 'I can' (''efșăr lum'') | ** אפשר איתי ''efšar iti'' 'I can' (''efșăr lum'') | ||
** You might hear ''yeš li [LANGUAGE]'' for 'I speak [LANGUAGE]': | ** You might hear ''yeš li [LANGUAGE]'' for 'I speak [LANGUAGE]': | ||
*** A: ''Kabėl es tėrutzi, him yėš lăxa | *** A: ''Kabėl es tėrutzi, him yėš lăxa Azelis?'' 'Excuse me, do you speak English?' | ||
*** B: ''Yėš./Ėn.'' 'I do./I do not.' | *** B: ''Yėš./Ėn.'' 'I do./I do not.' | ||
* Question particles (''ha2im'' pronounced ''him'', ''ha-'' in more formal contexts) are usually retained. Questions don't have a different intonation from declarative sentences. Question marks are not usually used. Yes-no questions are usually answered by repeating the verb in the affirmative/negative. Present-tense copular questions (which have no verb), e.g. ''haim šomėr axixa ata?'' 'Are you your brother's keeper?' can be answered in the following ways (This is also true of sentences with a present tense verb): | * Question particles (''ha2im'' pronounced ''him'', ''ha-'' in more formal contexts) are usually retained. Questions don't have a different intonation from declarative sentences. Question marks are not usually used. Yes-no questions are usually answered by repeating the verb in the affirmative/negative. Present-tense copular questions (which have no verb), e.g. ''haim šomėr axixa ata?'' 'Are you your brother's keeper?' can be answered in the following ways (This is also true of sentences with a present tense verb): | ||