Yiddish is primarily a dialect of German spelled out in Hebrew letters. But there are a lot of words that have Hebrew origins, and origins in other languages like Polish, Russian, etc. You might find it of some interest to know there is a similar kind of language -- "Ladeeno" which is a Spanish version.
It is estimated that about 2 million people speak Yiddish as their native language, while 11 million people speak it as a second language.
Hebrew = tapu'akh adamah (תפוח אדמה) Spanish = papa Yiddish = bulba (בולבע)
Yiddish is a Germanic Language. It is a Jewish dialect of Low German, that also includes many borrowed words from Slavic languages and Hebrew.
The most widely spoken languages of Chełm, Poland were Yiddish, Polish, and Russian.Today, the majority of Yiddish speakers live in Israel, the Americas, and South Africa.
Yiddish is the only language spoken in Yiddish. Just like English is the only language spoken in English.
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
Shmuel can speak English, Yiddish, and a little bit of German.
Many, but the more important are English, Dutch, Afrikaans, German, Frisian and Yiddish.
No, "kopel" is not a Yiddish name. It is a Polish and Ukrainian surname that means "little horse" in those languages.
Several languages developed, but the most popular by far was the language of Yiddish, which was very widely used in the Pale of Settlement in Poland as well as other parts of Eastern Europe. It was estimated that 17% of the Polish population of 1939 spoke Yiddish as their mother tongue. Answer 2 The language that developed in the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe is called Yiddish. Since the Jews from many different countries needed a way to effectively communicate, they took parts of their native languages and combined them to form Yiddish. The largest population spoke German, so the majority of the Yiddish words are German. There is also a mix of French, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian and several other languages.
6 languges (3 major): Danish, Norwegian, Sami, Kven, Swedish, Modern Gutnish4 minority languages: German, Romani, Finnish, Yiddish
English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.