Please note: there are multiple ways to correctly pronounce some of these names as well as many ways to incorrectly pronounce these names. The dialect coach who created the audio as a resource details some different ways to pronounce the names due to being pronounced differently in Yiddish vs Hebrew as well as sounding different depending on the amount of German, Polish and Russian influence on the dialect. Please listen to the full audio for more information.
(ANA-tev-kuh) (Beginning like Anna from Frozen)
Another place to listen to many names spoken is in the song "The Rumor" which speaks the following names: Tzeitel, Chava, Fyedka, Hodel, Perchik, Rifka, Motel, Tevye, Shaindel, Golde, Shprintze and Bielke. Links to several albums can be found here.
(TEV-yuh)
(GOAL-duh)
(SCI-tul) (SCI like science)
(HUH-dul)
(HAH-vuh), (HAV-vuh-luh)
(SHPRINTZ-uh) (Beginning is like sprinkles but with the H sound)
(Bee-ELL-kuh)
(YENT-uh, YENT-uhl)
(MUH-tul)
(PUR-chick)
(AH-vur-ahm)
(NAHH-um)
(LAY-zer VULF)
(MORE-duh-HI)
(MEN-dell)
(FED-ka)
(FROOH-ma Sarah)
(YUH-suhl)
(SHAYNE-dul)
(SAH-sha)
(REEF-ka)
These clips are portions of the audio found at the following website by Ben Sayevich. For a more detailed description of pronunciation of these names, please visit this website for the full audio.
Sayevich, B. (n.d.) Fiddler on the Roof. IDEA: International Dialects of English Archive. Retrieved from: https://www.dialectsarchive.com/fiddler-on-the-roof