03-09-2019, 06:58 PM
(03-08-2019, 09:42 PM)squee100 Wrote: What about ei as in gesundheit (like you mentioned before)? Can you also please answer my question about bys/vys/fy vs. bies/vies/fie?
In German (not Yiddish), ei represents /ɑɪ/ and ie represents /iː/. Yiddish is written in Hebrew characters. Therefore, English letters are merely approximants. The problem here is caused by blurring lines between these four languages (Hebrew, Yiddish, German, and English).
(03-09-2019, 03:42 AM)squee100 Wrote: Can you please at least tell me which of bies/vies/fie, bys/vys/fy, and beis/veis/fei works best for the sound of "ei" in gesundheit (not "ey" in prey) in your opinion?
The names of the letters, as far as I'm aware, possess the "ey" as in prey sound. That is, [beɪs] et cetera. Is this really such an important issue for you?