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Ladino phrasebook
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Ladino (Djudezmo or Judeo-Espanyol) is a Jewish language spoken by the Sephardic

Jews.

It is also spoken by the minor Jewish communities in Turkey, Israel, Netherlands,

Greece and the United States. For the most of its speakers, today, Ladino is the second
language.

A Western Romance language, Ladino is closely related to and mutually intelligible

with Spanish. However, there are many loan words from Hebrew, Portuguese, Arabic,
and Turkish.

Contents Pronunciation Guide

1 Pronunciation Guide
1.1 Vowels Ladino spelling, as Spanish does, has the
1.2 Consonants pleasant characteristic of being very
1.3 Accents and stress phonetic, with only a few clearly-defined
2 Phrase list exceptions. This means that if you know
2.1 Basics how to pronounce the letters of a word, it's
2.2 Problems relatively easy to sound out the word itself.
2.3 Numbers
Vowels

a
like 'a' in "father".
e
like 'e' in "met", although often taught as 'a' in "spain". Final e is sometimes
pronounced as in i [see following].98.248.196.179 13:29, 9 December 2015
(EST)
i
like 'ee' in "see".
o
like 'o' in "score", especially when stressed, except final 'O,' which is
pronounced as u [see following].
u
like 'oo' in "hoop".
y
like 'ee' in "see". Very rarely used at the middle or ending of words.

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Consonants

b
like 'b' in "bed"
c
'c' is solely used in combination as 'ch'.
ch
like 'ch' in "touch": muncho
d
like 'd' in "dog"
dj
like 'j' in John. Djudezmo
f
like 'f' in "fine": faro
g
like 'g' in "good": ganyar
h
like 'h' in "hit": haham
j
like 's' in the "pleasure":judyo
k
like 'k' in "kid": kilo
l
like 'l' in "love": malo
m
like 'm' in "mother": mano
n
like 'n' in "nice": noche, ancla
p
like 'p' in "pig": Pesah
r
is pronunced as 'r' in Spanish: persona
s
like 'ss' in "hiss": sopa
sh
like 'sh' in "shining": yanashear
t
like 't' in "top": Tora
v
like 'v' in "valid": bever
y
like 'y' in "yes": yuvyar.
z
like 'z' in "zoo"

Accents and stress

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Phrase list
Basics

Hello/Hi
Shalom (Shah-lom)
What's new?
Ke haber? (KEH HA-bear)
How are you?
Komo estash? (KOH-mo ehs-TASH?)
Very well, thank you
Muy byen, grasyas. (MOOEY BYEHN, GRAH-syahs)
What is your name? (informal)
Komo te yamas? (KOH-moh TEH YAH-mahs?)
What is your name? (formal)
Komo vos yamash? (KOH-moh VOS YAH-mash)
Who are you? (informal)
Ken [eres/sos]? (KEN EH-rehs?)
My name is ______
Me yamo ______ (MEH YAH-moh _____ )
I am ______
Yo so ______ (YO SO ______)
Nice to meet you
Enkantado/a (ehn-kahn-TAH-doh/ehn-kahn-TAH-dah)
It's a pleasure to meet you
Muncho plazer. (MOON-choh plah-zehr)
Please
Por favor (POHR fah-vOHR)
Thank you
Grasyas (GRAH-syahs)
You're welcome
De nada (DEH NAH-dhah)
Yes
Si (SEE)
No
No (NOH)
Excuse me! (begging pardon)
[Pardon/Perdon]! (pahr-DOHN/per-DOHN)
I'm sorry
Lo syento (LOH SYEHN-toh)
Goodbye
Adyo (ah-DYOH)
I can't speak Ladino (well)
No (f)avlo (byen) ladino. (NOH (F)AV-loh (BYEHN) la-dee-noh)
Do you speak English? (informal)
(F)Avlas inglez? ((F)AH-vlahs een-GLEHZ?)
Do you speak English? (formal)

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(F)Avlates inglez? ((F)AH-blah-tes oos-TEHD een-GLEHZ?)

Is there someone here who speaks English?
Ay alguno ke (f)avla inglez? (I AHL-goo-noh KEH (F)AH-Vlah een-GLEHZ?)
Help!
Ayuda! (ah-YOO-dah!)
Good morning
Buenos diyas (BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs)
Good afternoon / Good evening
Buenas tardes (BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs)
Good evening / Good night
Buenas noches (BWEH-nahss NOH-chehss)
I don't understand
No entyendo (NOH ehn-TYEHN-doh)
Where is the toilet?
Ande esta el banyo? (AHN-deh ehss-TAH EHL BAH-nyoh?)

Problems

Leave me alone.
Deshame en paz. (DEH-shah-meh ehn PAHS)
Don't touch me!
No me tokes! (noh meh TOH-kehs!)
Police!
Polis! (poh-lees!)

Numbers

- medio

0 - zero

1 - uno

2 - dos

3 - trez

4 - kuatro

5 - sinko

6 - sesh

7 - syete

8 - ocho

9 - mueve

10 - dyez

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