This is just a rough guide to what I use in loosely transliterating when writing blog posts.
Note: The names of the letters and markings in this table are themselves given using loose transliteration.
Hebrew Letter | Precise | Loose/Pronunciation |
Aleph | ‘ | (not represented) |
Beth (with dagesh) | b | b |
Beth (no dagesh) | b | v |
Gimel (with dagesh) | g | g |
Gimel (without dagesh) | g | g |
Daleth (with dagesh) | d | d |
Daleth (without dagesh) | d | d |
He | h | h |
Waw/Vav | w | w |
Zayin | z | z |
Cheth | h | ch |
Teth | T | t |
Yod | y | y |
Kaf | k | k |
Lamed | l | l |
Mem | m | m |
Nun | n | n |
Samek | S | S |
Ayin | ; | ; |
Pe (with dagesh) | p | p |
Pe (without dagesh) | f | f |
Tsade | T | ts |
Qof | q | q |
Resh | r | r |
Shin | s | sh |
Sin | s | s |
Tav (with dagesh) | t | t |
Tav (without dagesh) | t | th |
Pathach | a | a |
Qamets-a | A | a |
Qamets-hatuf | o | a |
Segol | e | e |
Tsere | E | e |
Shureq | U | u |
Qibbuts | u | u |
Holem | O | o |
Vav or Yod as vowel letters | w or y following the vowel | not represented |
He as vowel letter | h following the vowel | h following the vowel |
Shewa (combined with any vowel) | e a u o | superscripted if represented |