Yiddish

In Yiddish, fire is "פייער" pronounced as "feir."

In Yiddish, the word for autumn is "פּאָזשען" (pronounced: pozhn).

The Yiddish word "shachan" refers to a matchmaker, someone who arranges marriages within the Jewish community. This role involves making introductions between potential partners and assisting in the process of finding a suitable match.

In Yiddish, "surprised" can be translated to "פּלאָטשירט" (plotshert).

A sheynem dank

A sheynem dank

Yes, Yiddish is still in use today, primarily in Orthodox Jewish communities and among Hasidic Jews. It is also used in certain cultural and academic contexts, particularly in the United States, Israel, and parts of Europe.

Yiddish originated in Germany and Eastern Europe, where it was spoken by Ashkenazi Jews from Northern France to Russia. Following widespread immigration to the UK, the USA and other countries, at first to escape localised pogroms and persecution and later to flee from the Nazis, younger Jews began to speak increasingly in the language native to the nations within which they resided. As an example, Yiddish was common amongst British Jews right up until the 1930s but was replaced by English - Hebrew was preserved due to being a holy language, but Yiddish does not have this distinction and since Jews strive to live according to the laws and customs of the land they live in, it soon began to die out. Following the Holocaust, Yiddish was widely discouraged in Israel due in part to its similarity to German and due to the new nation's attempts to unite the many people who migrated there under one tongue - Hebrew. And as the Yiddish secular culture of Central Europe had been essentially destroyed, Yiddish saw massively decreased use, except among conservative groups like the Chasidim, who had little use for the secular elements of the Yiddish culture.

In recent years, Yiddish has undergone something of a revival. This is partly because Chasid and Charedi communities, which tend to be composed of large families, have become the predominant Jewish sects in Western countries - whereas the Jewish population in the UK has been falling for some years, the Charedim are increasing in number. Both of these groups will often speak Yiddish at home, and many children now speak it as their first language. As the world becomes more tolerant, some young Jews from other sects have become keen on displaying the pride they feel in their Jewish culture and roots which has led many to learn Yiddish both in Israel and in the Diaspora - a number of universities now offer Yiddish language courses and many "teach yourself Yiddish" programmes are available. So, although widely thought to be threatened, it seems that Yiddish isn't going to vanish completely just yet.

In Yiddish, the word for "relax" is "רוהן" (rochn).

snitch (noun) = Provokator (פראָוואָקאַטאָר)

The Yiddish word for a clumsy awkward person is "shlemazel." It is often used to describe someone who is unlucky or accident-prone.

Haida is not a Yiddish word or a Hebrew word.

In Yiddish, you can say "ikh stim tsu" to mean "I agree."

Yiddish is spelled as Y-I-D-D-I-S-H.

The Yiddish word for granddaughter is "eynshtayn" (איינשטיין).

In Yiddish, you can say "tsayt a gezunt" to say goodbye, which means "stay healthy".

Thank you = a sheynem Dank (א שיינעם דאנק)

It all starts with the German "jene", "jener", "jenem", meaning roughly "that one", "that person",

"that thing", with various endings for genders and cases. (Those cause me to shudder.)

Adding the 's' on the end puts a dab of possession on the word, and makes it "that person's ..." .

There's also a hint of derision, as the speaker is unwilling to use "that person" 's name.

So an example of usage might be: "YEN-em's ah HOYZ" = "that guy's house" .

In Yiddish, the word for "trouble" is "טראָבל" (trouble).

The Yiddish word for wife is "פּאַרטנערין" (pronounced: parnterín) or "פּאַרטסן" (pronounced: partsn).

"Happy" in Yiddish is "פֿריילעך" (fraylekh).

Shaina (שיינה) is a Yiddish word, meaning 'pretty'. It is related to the German word "Schön". It's mainly used within the Orthodox community, but you do find it in non-Orthodox communities as well. Other Jewish communities will use the Hebrew equivalent Yaffa (יפה) or Yafit (יפית) when naming their daughter after a 'Shaina'

dear, like a term of endearment? like what you'd call your love?

I'd use

האַרץע- hartse
or
ליבלינג- libling


or generically add עלע- ele (-eh-leh) or ל- (-l) to the end of a name...

"Schvartzes!" ("Blacks!")

"Nein, nein. Zeist est meshuggah" ("No, no. That's crazy.")

"Loyzem Gayne!" ("Let them go!")

"A bei gezunt" ("As long as you're healthy" - a Yiddish farewell like "Be well.")

"Hus du gezen in deine leben?" ("Have you ever seen anything like it in your life?")