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Apr 18, 2019 · With these Yiddish words and phrases in your repertoire, you'll easily be able to impress every Jewish person you meet (and their bubbe, too).
Jan 3, 2019 · Many of these Yiddish words have no direct equivalents in English. They capture the warmth, strong family connections and expectations, hardship, and an irony distinct to the Eastern European Jewish culture from which the language arose.
A collection of useful phrases in Yiddish, a Jewish language that developed from Medieval German with influences from Hebrew, Aramaic, and various Slavic languages.
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1. Shmitchik is somewhat like doodad, a good word to describe something small whose name is unknown. So if you are cleaning your sink for Passover and wish to store the aerator safely, you can put it in an envelope and label it “faucet shmitchik.”
The 22 Best Yiddish Words to Know A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases. Igniting journeys of Jewish discovery Donate
Native name: ייִדיש (yidish) [ˈ (j)ɪdɪʃ] Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Elbe Germanic, High German, Yiddish. Number of speakers: c. 1.5 million. Spoken in: Europe, Israel, North America, South America. First written: 11th century. Writing system: Hebrew alphabet, Latin alphabet.
• Yiddish is spoken chiefly by Jews of East European (Ashkenazi) origin or descent. Hebrew is spoken chiefly by Israeli Jews or Jews of Middle Eastern origin or descent. • In Yiddish, words of more than one syllable are generally stressed on the penultimate (or next-to-the-last) syllable.
