Yiddish text to speech

Hear any Yiddish text read aloud — in a heimish voice

Type or paste Yiddish, pick one of about 20 heimish voices, and listen. Download the audio for a phone greeting, a shul announcement or a WhatsApp message.

שרייבט אויף אידיש — און הערט עס פארגעליינט.

Open text to speech Try a sample sentence 30 days free, then $4 a month · no card

How it works

  1. Type or paste your textIn Yiddish letters (the Hebrew alphabet). Any length works — a long text simply takes longer.
  2. Pick a voice and a speedAbout 20 heimish voices, and four speeds from 0.75× to 1.5×. The page remembers your choice.
  3. Press הערן (“hear”)A short sentence usually plays within a few seconds. For a long text, keep the page open while it is made.
  4. Share or download itSend it on WhatsApp with the Share button, or save the audio as a WAV file for your phone system.

Try it with one click

Press Hear it and the text opens in the text-to-speech tool, ready to play. Change any word before you press הערן.

א גוטן מארגן! ווי גייט עס אייך היינט? איך האף אז איר האט א שיינעם טאג.

“Good morning! How are you today? I hope you're having a nice day.”

א שיינעם דאנק פאר אייער רוף. מיר קענען יעצט נישט ענטפערן, אבער מיר וועלן אייך צוריקרופן וואס גיכער.

“Thank you for calling. We can't answer right now, but we'll call you back as soon as we can.”

What people use it for

Business phone greetingsA voicemail message or a phone menu in Yiddish for your office, store or mosad. Example scripts →
Shul and Shabbos announcementsZmanim, kiddush, mazel tov and shiur announcements for the shul phone line or WhatsApp group. Templates →
WhatsApp voice messagesA greeting for family or customers, read in a heimish voice. Chanukah greetings →
Hearing your own writingListen to a letter or article before you send it — mistakes are easier to hear. Fix the grammar too →
Learning YiddishHear any Yiddish text at a slower speed, as often as you like. For learners →
Reading a transcript backDictate or upload a recording, then have the text read back to check it. Speech to text →

The voices

The voices are made for heimish Yiddish, and several of them come from recordings that people in the community donated. Text to speech is still marked beta: most sentences come out clearly, but now and then a word can sound off. Each new recording makes it better — donate your voice by reading a short passage aloud.

Hebrew and English work too: choose עברית or English above the text box. The choice of voices is for Yiddish; Hebrew and English are read in one standard voice each.

Tips for the best result

  • Use Yiddish letters. Romanized Yiddish (“a gutn tog”) isn't converted yet.
  • Punctuate. Periods and commas help the voice pause in the right places.
  • Numbers, times and dates: if one is read in a way you don't like, write it out in words.
  • A word sounds wrong? Try spelling it the way it is said, or try another voice.
  • Long texts (a page or more) take longer to make. Keep the page open; the progress box shows it is working.

Price

Free for 30 days — no credit card and no limit on how much you use it. After that, $4 a month or $30 a year. The same account also gives you Yiddish speech to text, the grammar tool, the phone line, email-in and the apps. Business use of the voices (phone greetings, ads, announcements) is included.

Questions

Is there a Yiddish text to speech I can try for free?

Yes — it is free for 30 days with no credit card and no usage limit. After that it is $4 a month or $30 a year, and the same plan includes everything else on the site.

What kind of Yiddish do the voices speak?

Heimish Yiddish. The voices are made for the way Yiddish is spoken in heimish communities today (several come from recordings people in the community donated), rather than the standard (YIVO) pronunciation taught in many courses.

Can I download the audio?

Yes. After it plays, press דאונלאוד (download) to save a WAV file, or שיקט עס (Share) to send it on WhatsApp.

Is it finished?

It is marked beta. Most sentences are clear, but some words can still sound off. The voices improve as more people donate recordings.

Does it read Hebrew and English?

Yes — choose עברית or English above the text box. Hebrew and English are read in one standard voice each.

More questions

See the full FAQ, or write to us.

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Heimish Geredt in brief

  • Yiddish speech to text (microphone, upload, phone line, email), Yiddish text to speech with about 20 heimish voices (beta), and Yiddish grammar correction in Hasidic spelling.
  • Phone line 845-599-0895 (US) works from any phone, including kosher flip phones.
  • Apps for Windows, Chrome, Android and Kyocera flip phones.
  • 30 days free with no card, then $4 a month or $30 a year for everything.
  • The whole site runs on one address, heimishgeredt.com — that is the only thing a filter needs to allow.

Facts as of October 2026.