Transliteration of weekday Shmone Esre.

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In this transliteration we used “CH” combination for sounds “כ” and ”ח”. The pronunciation of these sounds is not similar at all to the usual pronunciation of CH. Rather, it is similar to strong H a sound somewhere between H and K. For this reason, some use “KH” to represent this sound, and others simply use “H.” Compare for example the various spellings of the name Chaim – Khaim – Hayim. In our transliteration, we used the letter “E” for its sound in word “red”, and the letter “I” for its sound in the word “sit”. We also used in most cases ‘ (apostrophe) for the vowel “Shva Na”. Its’ sound is like a very short “E”.

Translation of first brocha:

Blessed are You, A-DONOY our G-d, and G-d of our forefathers, G-d of Avraham, G-d of Yitzchak and G-d of Ya'akov, the Great, Mighty, and Awesome G-d, the Most High, Who bestows beneficial kindnesses and creates everything, and brings a redeemer to their children's children for His Name's sake, with love. O King, Helper, Savior, and Shield. Blessed are You A-DONOY, Shield of Avraham.

Transliteration of Shmone Esre:

A-DONOY S'FOSAY TIFTOCH UFI YAGID T'HILOSECHO

First Brocha (this is the most important blessing, if pronounced without concentration the whole Shmone Esre may be considered invalid):

BORUCH ATOH A-DONOY ELOHEYNU VE-ELOHEY AVOSEYNU. ELOHEY AVROHOM ELOHEY YITZCHOK VE-ELOHEY YAAKOV. HOEL HAGODOL HAGIBOR V'HANORO EL ELYON. GOMEL CHASODIM TOVIM V'KONEH HAKOL V'ZOCHER CHASDEY OVOS. UMEVI GOEL LIVNEY V'NEYHEM L'MAAN SH'MO B'AHAVOH

During ten days of repentance add: ZOCHRENU L'CHAYIM. MELECH CHOFETZ BACHAYIM. V'CHOSVENU B'SEFER HACHAYIM. L'MAANCHO ELOHIM CHAYIM

MELECH AOZER UMOSHIA UMOGEN BORUCH ATOH A-DONOY MOGEN AVROHOM.

Second Brocha (we praise Hashem for giving life and resurrecting the dead in the future):

ATOH GIBOR L'OLOM A-DONOY. M'CHAYEY MESIM ATOH RAV L'HOSHIA

In the summer say: MORID HATOL

In the winter say: MASHIV HORUACH UMORID HAGESHEM

MECHALKEL CHAYIM B'CHESED. M'CHAYEH MESIM B'RACHAMIM RABIM. SOMECH NOFLIM V'ROFE CHOLIM UMATIR ASURIM UM'KAYEYM EMUNOSO LISHENEY OFOR MI CHOMOCHO BAAL G'VUROS UMI DOMEH LOCH MELECH MEMIS UMCHAYEH UMATZMICHA YESHUOH

During ten days of repentance add: MI CHOMOCHO AV HORACHAMIM. ZOCHER YETZUROV L'CHAYIM B'RACHAMIM

VENEEMON ATOH L'HACHAYOS MESIM BORUCH ATOH A-DONOY M'CHAYEH HAMESIM.

During repetition of Shmone Esre the congregation says with Chazan:

NAKDIYSHOCH V'NAARITZOCH K'NOAM SHIYACH SOD SARFEY KODESH HAM'SHAL'SHIYM L'CHO K'DUSHOH KAKOSUV AL YAD N'VIECHO V'KORO ZEH EL ZEH V'OMAR:

KODOSH KODOSH KODOSH A-DONOY TZ'VOOS M'LO CHOL HOORETZ K'VODO

L'UMOSOM M'SHAB'CHIM V'OMRIM:

BORUCH K'VOD A-DONOY MIM'KOMO

UVDIVREY KODSH'CHO KOSUV LEMOR:

YIMLOCH A-DONOY L'OLOM ELOHAYICH TZION L'DOR VODOR HAL'LUYOH

Third Brocha (praising holiness of Almighty:

ATOH KODOSH V'SHIMCHO KODOSH UKDOSHIYM B'CHOL YOM Y'HAL'LUCHO SELOH BORUCH ATO A-DONOY HOEL HAKODOSH (During ten days of repentance: HAMELECH HAKODOSH)

Fourth Brocha (middle brochos start where we ask for wisdom, heath and sustenance, as well as redemption and rebuilding of Jerusalem and coming of Moshiach):

ATOH CHONEN L'ODOM DAAS UMLAMED LEENOSH BIYNOH CHONENU MEIT'CHO CHOCHMOH BIYNOH VODOAS BORUCH ATO A-DONOY CHONEN HADOAS

Fifth Brocha:

HASHIYVENU OVINU L'SOROSECHO V'KORVENU MALKENU LAAVODOSECHO V'HACHAZIRENU BIS’SHUVOH SH'LEMOH L'FONECHO BORUCH ATO A-DONOY HOROTZEH BISSHUVOH

Sixth Brocha:

S'LACH LONU OVINU KI CHOTONU M'CHAL LONU MALKENU KIY FOSHONU KI EL TOV V'SALOCH OTOH BORUCH ATO A-DONOY CHANUN HAMARBEH LISLOACH

Seventh Brocha:

R'EH NO V'ONYENU V'RIVOH RIVENU UGOLENU M'HEROH L'MAAN SH'MECHO KI GOEL CHOZOK OTOH BORUCH ATO A-DONOY GOEL YIS'ROEL

Eighth Brocha:

R'FOENU A-DONOY V'NEROFE HOSHIYENU V'NIUSHEOH KI S'HILOSENU OTOH V'HAALEH R'FUOH SH'LEMOH L'CHOL MAKOSEYNU KIY EL MELECH ROFE NEEMON V'RACHAMON OTOH BORUCH ATO A-DONOY ROFE CHOLEY AMO YIS'ROEL

Ninth Brocha:

BORECH OLEYNU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU ES HASHONOH HAZOS V'ES KOL MINEY S'VUOSOH L'TOVOH

(from Pesach till the 4^th of December say) V'SEN B'ROCHOH

(after the 4^th of December until Pesach say) V'SEN TAL UMOTOR LIVROCHOH

AL P'NEY HOADOMOH V'SAB'ENU MITUVECHO UVORECH SH'NOSEYNU KASHONIM HATOVOS

BORUCH ATO A-DONOY M'VORECH HASHONIM

Tenth Brocha:

T'KA B'SHOFOR GODOL L'CHERUSENU V'SO NES L'KABETZ GOLUYOSEYNU V'KAB'TZENU YACHAD MEARBA KANFOS HOORETZ BORUCH ATO A-DONOY M'KABETZ NIDCHEY AMO YIS'ROEL

Eleventh Brocha:

HOSHIVOH SHOFTEYNU K'VORISHONOH V'YOATZEYNU K'VAT'CHILOH V'CHOSER MIMENU YOGON VAANOCHOH UMLOCH OLEYNU ATO A-DONOY L'VAD'CHO B'CHESED UVRACHAMIM B'TZEDEK UVMISH'POT BORUCH ATO A-DONOY MELECH OHEV TZ'DOKOH UMISH'POT

(During ten days of repentance HAMELECH HAMISH'POT)

Twelfth Brocha:

V'LAMALSHIYNIM AL T'HI SIKVOH V'CHOL HAMINIM K'REGA YOVEDU V'CHOL OYVEY AM'CHO M'HEROH YIKORESU UMALCHUS ZODON M'HEROH S'AKER USSHABER USMAGER V'SACHNIYA BIMHEROH V'YOMEYNU BORUCH ATO A-DONOY SHOVER OYVIM UMACHNIYA ZEDIM

Thirteenth Brocha:

AL HATZADIKIM V'AL HACHASIDIM V'AL ZIKNEY AM'CHO BEYS YIS'ROEL V'AL P'LEYTAS SOFREYHEM V'AL GEREY HATZEDEK V'OLEYNU YEHEMU RACHAMEYCHO A-DONOY ELOHEYNU V'SEN SOCHOR TOV L'CHOL HABOTCHIM B'SHIMCHO BEEMES V'SIM CHELKENU IMOHEM ULOLOM LO NEVOSH KIY V'CHO VOTOCH'NU BORUCH ATO A-DONOY MISH'ON UMIVTOCH LATZADIYKIM

Fourteenth Brocha:

V'LIRUSHOLAYIM IRCHO B'RACHAMIM TOSHUV V'SISH'KON B'SOCHOH KAASHER DIBAR'TO UVNEH OSOH B'KOROV B'YOMEYNU BINYAN OLOM V'CHISE DOVID M'HEROH L'SOCHOH TOCHIN BORUCH ATO A-DONOY BONEH Y'RUSHOLOYIM

Fifteenth Brocha:

ES TZEMACH DOVID AVD'CHO M'HEROH SATZMIYACH V'KARNO TORUM BIYSHUOSECHO KI LISHUOSCHO KIVINU KOL HAYOM BORUCH ATO A-DONOY MATZMIACH KEREN Y'SHUOH

Sixteenth Brocha:

SH'MA KOLENU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU OV HORACHAMON RACHEM OLEYNU V'KABEL B'RACHAMIM UVROTZON ES T'FILOSENU KIY EL SHOMEA T'FILOS V'SACHANUNIM OTOH UMIL'FONECHO MALKENU REYKOM AL T'SHIYVENU KI ATO SHOMEA T'FILAS KOL PEH BORUCH ATO A-DONOY SHOMEA T'FILOH

Seventeenth Brocha:

R'TZEH A-DONOY ELOHEYNU B'IM'CHO UVISFILOSOM V'HOSHEV ES HOAVODOH LIDVIR BEYSECHO V'ISHEY YIS'ROEL USFILOSOM B'AHAVOH S'KABEL B'ROTZON USHI L'ROTZON TOMID AVODAS YIS'ROEL AMECHO

On Rosh Chodesh and Chol Hamoed add:

ELOHEYNU VELOHEY AVOSEYNU YAALEH V'YOVO V'YAGIA V'YEROEH V'YEROTZEH V'YISHOMA V'YIPOKED V'YIZOCHER ZICHRONENU UFIKDONENU L'TOVOH V'ZICHRON AVOSEYNU V'ZICHRON MOSHIYACH BEN DOVID AVDECHO V'ZICHRON Y'RUSHOLAYIM IR KODSHECHO V'ZICHRON KOL AM'CHO BEYS YIS'ROEL L'FONEYCHO LIFLEYTOH L'TOVOH L'CHEN ULCHESED ULRACHAMIM L'CHAYIYM ULSHOLOM B'YOM:

On Rosh Chodesh say: ROSH HACHODESH HAZEH

On Pesach say: CHAG HAMATZOS HAZEH

On Sukkos say: CHAG HASUKOS HAZEH

ZOCHRENU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU BO L'TOVOH UFOKDENU VO LIVROCHOH V'HOSHIYENU VO L'CHAYIYM UVIDVAR Y'SHUOH V'RACHAMIM CHUS V'CHONENU V'RACHEM OLEYNU V'HOSHIYENU KI ELECHO EYNEYNU KIY EL MELECH CHANUN V'RACHUM OTOH

V'SECHEZEYNOH EYNEYNU B'SHUVCHO L'TZION B'RACHAMIM BORUCH ATO A-DONOY HAMACHAZIR SH'CHINOSO L'TZION

During repletion of Shmone Esre when the Chazan starts the eighteenth brocha, the congregation quietly says:

MODIM ANACH'NU LOCH SHOATOH HU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU VELOHEY AVOSEYNU ELOHEY CHOL BOSOR YOTZRENU YOTZER B'RESHIS B'ROCHOS V'HODOOS L'SHIMCHO HAGODOL V'HAKODOSH AL SHEHECHEYISONU V'KIAMTONU KEN T'CHAYENU USKAY'MENU V'SEESOF GOLUYOSEYNU L'CHATZROS KODSHECHO LISH'MOR CHUKECHO V'LAASOS R'TZONECHO ULOVD'CHO B'LEVOV SHOLEM AL SHEONU MODIM LOCH BORUCH EL HAHODOOS

Eighteenth Brocha (we thank Hashem for everything He has done for us):

MODIM ANACH'NU LOCH SHOATOH HU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU VELOHEY AVOSEYNU L'OLOM VOED TZUR CHAYEYNV MOGEN YISH'ENU ATO HU L'DOR VODOR NODEH L'CHO UNSAPER T'HILOSECHO AL CHAYEYNV HAM'SURIM B'YODECHO V'AL NISH'MOSEYNU HAP'KUDOS LOCH V'AL NISECHO SHEB'CHOL YOM IMONU V'AL NIFLOSECHO V'TOVOSECHO SHEB'CHOL ES EREV VOVOKER V'TZOHOROYIM HATOV KI LO CHOLU RACHAMECHO V'HAMRACHEM KI LO SAMU CHASODECHO MEOLOM KIVINU LOCH

During Hanuka and Purim add:

V'AL HANISIYM V'AL HAPURKON V'AL HAG'VUROS V'AL HAT'SHUOS V'AL HAMILCHOMOS SHEOSHIYSO LAAVOSEYNU BAYOMIM HOHEM BIZMAN HAZEH

Hanuka:

BIYMEY MATISYOHU BEN YOCHONON KOHEN GODOL CHASH'MONOI UVONOYV K'SHEOMDOH MALCHUS YOVON HORSHOOH AL AM'CHO YIS'ROEL L'HASH'KIYCHOM TOROSECHO ULHAAVIROM MECHUKEY R'TZONECHO V'ATOH B'RACHAMEYCHO HORABIYM OMAD'TO LOHEM B'ES TZOROSOM RAV'TO ES RIVOM DAN'TO ES DIYNOM NOKAM'TO ES NIKMOSOM MOSAR'TO GIBORIM B'YAD CHALOSHIYM V'RABIYM B'YAD M'ATIYM UTMEIM B'YAD T'HORIM URSHOIM B'YAD TZADIYKIM V'ZEDIM B'YAD OSKEY SOROSECHO ULCHO OSHIYSO SHEM GODOL V'KODOSH B'OLOMECHO ULAM'CHO YIS'ROEL OSHIYSO T'SHUOH G'DOLOH UFURKON K'HAYOM HAZEH V'ACHAR KEN BOU VONEYCHO LIDVIR BEYSECHO UFINU ES HEYCHOLECHO V'TIHARU ES MIKDOSHECHO V'HIDLIYKU NEROS B'CHATZROS KODSHECHO V'KOVU SH'MONAS Y'MEY CHANUKOH ELU L'HODOS ULHALEL L'SHIMCHO HAGODOL

Purim:

BIYMEY MORD'CHAY V'ESTER B'SHUSHAN HABIYROH K'SHEOMAD ALEYHEM HOMON HOROSHO BIKESH L'HASH'MID LAHAROG ULABED ES KOL HAY'HUDIM MINAAR V'AD ZOKEN TAF V'NOSHIYM B'YOM ECHOD BISH'LOSHOH OSOR L'CHODESH SH'NEYM OSOR HU CHODESH ADOR USH'LOLOM LOVOZ V'ATOH B'RACHAMEYCHO HORABIYM HEFAR'TO ES ATZOSO V'KILKAL'TO ES MACHASHAVTO VAHASHEVOSO LO G'MULO V'ROSHO V'SOLU OSO V'ES BONOV AL HOETZ

V'AL KULOM YISBORACH V'YISROMAM V'YISNASE SHIMCHO HAGODOL MALKENU TOMID L'OLOM VOED

(During ten days of repentance add: UCHSOV L'CHAYIYM TOVIM KOL B'NEY V'RISECHO)

V'CHOL HACHAYIYM YODUCHO SELOH VIHAL'LU VIVORCHU ES SHIMCHO HAGODOL SELOH BEEMES L'OLOM KIY TOV HOEL Y'SHUOSENU V'EZROSENU SELOH HOEL HATOV BORUCH ATO A-DONOY HATOV SHIMCHO ULCHO NOEH L'HODOS

Chazan says: ELOHEYNU VELOHEY AVOSEYNU BORCHENU VAB'ROCHOH HAMSHULESHES BATOROH HAK'SUVOH AL Y'DEY MOSHEH AVDECHO HOAMUROH MIPIY AHARON UVONOYV KOHANIM AM K'DOSHECHO KOOMUR: Y'VORECHCHO A-DONOY V'YISH'MRECHO. YOER A-DONOY PONOYV ELEYCHO VICHUNEKO. YISO A-DONOY PONOYV ELEYCHO V'YOSEM L'CHO SHOLOM

Nineteenth Brocha:

SIM SHOLOM TOVOH UVROCHOH CHEN VOCHESED V'RACHAMIM OLEYNU V'AL KOL YIS'ROEL AMECHO BORCHENU OVINU KULONU K'ECHOD B'OR PONEYCHO KIY V'OR PONECHO NOSATO LONU A-DONOY ELOHEYNU TORAS CHAYIYM AHAVOH VOCHESED UTZDOKOH UVROCHOH V'RACHAMIM V'CHAYIYM V'SHOLOM V'TOV B'EYNEYCHO L'VORECH ES AM'CHO YIS'ROEL B'CHOL ES UVCHOL SHOOH BISH'LOMECHO

(During ten days of repentance add: B'SEFER CHAYIYM B'ROCHOH V'SHOLOM UFARNOSOH TOVOH UGZEROS TOVOS Y'SHUOS V'NECHOMOS NIZOCHER V'NIKOSEV L'FONEYCHO ANACH'NU V'CHOL AM'CHO BEYS YIS'ROEL L'CHAYIYM TOVIM ULSHOLOM)

BORUCH ATO A-DONOY HAMVORECH ES AMO YIS'ROEL BASHOLOM

YIHYU L'ROTZON IMREY FI V'HEGYON LIBIY L'FONEYCHO A-DONOY TZURI VGOALI

ELOHAY N'TZOR L'SHONI MERO US'FOSAY MIDABER MIRMOH V'LIMKAL'LAY NAFSHIY SIDOM V'NAFSHIY KEOFOR LAKOL TIHYEH P'SACH LIBIY B'SOROSECHO V'ACHAREY MITZVOSEYCHO TIRDOF NAFSHIY V'CHOL HAKOMIM V'HACHOSH'VIM OLAY ROOH M'HEROH HOFER ATZOSOM V'KALKEL MACHASHAVTOM. ASEH L'MAAN SH'MECHO ASEH L'MAAN Y'MINECHO ASEH L'MAAN TOROSECHO ASEH L'MAAN K'DUSHOSECHO L'MAAN YECHOLTZUN Y'DIDEYCHO HOSHIYOH Y'MINCHO VAANENI YIHYU L'ROTZON IMREY FI V'HEGYON LIBIY L'FONEYCHO A-DONOY TZURI V'GOALI

Walk three steps backwards, and bowing down say: OSEH SHOLOM BIMROMOYV HU YAASEH SHOLOM OLEYNU V'AL KOL YIS'ROEL V'IMRU. OMEN

Y'HI ROTZON MIL'FONEYCHO A-DONOY ELOHEYNU VELOHEY AVOSEYNU SHEYIBONEH BEYS HAMIKDOSH BIMHEROH V'YOMEYNU V'SEN CHELKENU B'SOROSECHO V'SHOM NAAVODCHO B'YIROH KIYMEY OLOM UCHSHONIM KADMONIOS V'ORVOH LAA-DONOY MINCHAS Y'HUDOH VIRUSHOLOYIM KIYMEY OLOM UCHSHONIM KADMONIOS