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Yiddish
Yiddish is the "Patois" of languages of every eastern European country with any significant Jewish population during the past 600 years. Dormant for a while after the great Jewish migrations of the early 20th Century and the mass exterminations of the 1930s and 40s, it's experiencing a resurgence today.
879 Questions
How do you say rabbi in Yiddish?
In Yiddish, rabbi is said as "רבי" which is pronounced as "rah-bee".
How do you say Lisa in Yiddish?
Lisa: A pet form of Elizabeth
Elizabeth: "God's oath" - Hebrew Equivalent: Elisheva
What is the Yiddish word for Love?
"Lieb" or "liebe". Sounds like "leeb" or "leebuh". Straight from German.
What is the Yiddish word for cousin?
Same word as in English, but with a slightly different accent. In Yiddish, it sounds something like "kooZEEN".
male cousin = Kuzeen (קוזין)
female cousin = Kuzeena (קוזינה)
In person, most Yiddish speakers, religious or not, will greet with the familiar "Shalom Aleichem". Hopefully, another contributor will improve this answer, and add the telephone greeting.
How do you say I Love You in Yiddish?
I say "Ich LEEB dich." or "Ich hawb dich LEEB." (Literally, "I have [to] you love".) Straight from German.
How do you say grandma and grandpa in yiddish?
Yiddish from Eastern European or and Russian typically use "BOB-eh" (grandmother)
and "ZAY-deh" (grandfather). (Compare to Polish and Slovak.)
To my grandkids, I am Zaydie, but my wife is Grandma.
In modern times, the Hebrew "SA-bah" and "SAV-tah" are becoming more common,
even among Yiddish speakers.
To my same grandkids, their other grandparents are Saba and Savta.
This term is a derogatory term that implies a small penis.
What is the Yiddish word for great grandfather?
The Yiddish word for great grandfather is "זיסער דעיד" (zeeser deyd).
What are most common yiddish words?
Some common Yiddish words are "schlep" (to carry or haul), "kvetch" (to complain), "mensch" (a person of integrity and honor), and "schmooze" (to chat or gossip).
Do Yiddish and Hebrew use the same alphabet?
Yes, however the Yiddish alphabet is modified for vowels. The Hebrew alphabet has no vowels, and uses dots and dashes to represent vowels.
Yiddish vowels not found in Hebrew:
ah = אַ
aw = אָ
eh = ע
ih or ee = י
oy = וי
oo = ו
Hebrew vowels look like this (only the dots and dashes are vowels): אָ אַ אֲ אֵ אֶ אֱ אִ אִי אֹ אֻ אוּ אְ
What is the yiddish word for black?
The Yiddish term for the color 'black' is "SHVARTZ", exactly as in German.
What is the Yiddish word for greatgrandmother?
The Yiddish word for great-grandmother is "bobe" (באָבע).
