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    Ladino (גֿודֿיאו-איספאנייול / judeo-español / Ђудео-Еспањол in the Hebrew, Latin and Cyrillic scripts) is a Romance language spoken by the Sephardic Jews.

    It is also spoken by minor Jewish communities in Turkey, Israel, the Netherlands, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For 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.

    Pronunciation guide

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    Ladino spelling, like Spanish, has the pleasant characteristic of being very phonetic, with only a few clearly-defined exceptions. This means that if you know how to pronounce the letters of a word, it's relatively easy to sound out the word itself.

    Vowels

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    a
    like 'a' in "father".
    e
    like 'e' in "met", although often taught as 'a' in "spain".
    i
    like 'ee' in "see".
    o
    like 'o' in "score", especially when stressed.
    u
    like 'oo' in "hoop".
    y
    like 'ee' in "see". Very rarely used at the middle or ending of words.

    Consonants

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    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 pronounced 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

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    Basics

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    Hello/Hi
    Shalom (Shah-lom)
    How are you? (informal)
    Ke haber? (KEH HA-bear)
    How are you? (formal)
    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)
    (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

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    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

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    ½ - 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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