Yiddish

There are two words in Yiddish for a friend. The first is "khaver", with the throat-clearing "ach" sound associated with German and Liverpudlian English. The plural is "khaveyrim". This word is rather broad, meaning anything from "comrade" to "boyfriend". The feminine equivalent is "khaverte". The other word is "fraynd", pronounced varyingly to rhyme with "mind", "pint", "conned", and British English "can't". There is no plural.

I'd say a close match for scoundrel would be "gonif".

"פריינד" (freind) is often used in Yiddish to refer to a friend.

Oysgematert or Oysgeshpilt

"Pomerantsen" in Yiddish refers to the act of gossiping or spreading rumors.

The Yiddish slang term for thieves is "gonifs."

The Yiddish translation for "It is what it is" is "Es iz vos es iz."

depends where you live. try college classes, or travel to one of the intensive summer programs like the YIVO program at NYU. if you're in college, i would apply for an internship at the national yiddish book center.

In Yiddish, you can say "oy vey" to express astonishment or disbelief, which is similar to saying "wow" in English.

Crook (as in criminal) = Farbrecher (פאַרברעכער)

The Yiddish name Leib means "lion" in English. It is a traditional Jewish name that conveys strength and courage.

A lot. Major Universities in the US that teach Yiddish include: Harvard, Columbia, Berkeley, Michigan, NYU, UPenn, JTS, Indiana, UColorado, Johns Hopkins, UMass, and UC Santa Barbara.

== == The word is Galitzianer, and it refers to a Jew from the south-eastern region of the Eastern-European Yiddish speaking world. It implies that a person speaks Yiddish with a certain dialect, and there are cultural differences as well. The "opposite" is a Litvak, a Jew from the north-eastern areas such as Lithuania.

The name originated as the Yiddish term referring to someone from Galicia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in modern-day Poland and Ukraine. As opposed to the Litvaks of Belarus, north-eastern Poland and Lithuania, Galitsyaners spoke a separate dialect of Yiddish. Eventually, the term referred to anyone who spoke a similar dialect, broadening the term to mean, basically, "anyone who isn't a Litvak".

The Yiddish word for being overcome by emotion is "kvell," which typically refers to bursting with pride, joy, or heartfelt emotion.

The Yiddish word for darkness is "dunkel."

The Yiddish word for little girl is "meidele" (מיידעלע).

In the days before Internet, and when international phone calls were rare and expensive, children who grew-up and left the house to live in a far away place were referred to as 'paper children', because the only way to communicate with them was through the letters they sent you. Perhaps there was also a hint of dissatisfaction with the fact that they didn't make the effort to travel and see their parents from time to time....

A nebbish is a Yiddish word used to describe a meek, timid, or ineffectual person, often lacking in confidence and assertiveness. It is typically used to describe someone who is unassuming and easily taken advantage of in social situations.

Some common names for God in Yiddish include "Got" or "Gott" (similar to German), "Ribono shel Olam" (Master of the World), and "Vayter" (Farther).

The Yiddish word for small prizes is "tchotchke" or "tchatchke."

Lang lebn zolt ir!

If the question refers to the widespread superstitious response to a sneeze,

the most common in Yiddish is some form of

"geh-ZOONT", "tzoom geh-ZOONT", or "geh-ZOONT-hite".

All have their origin in the German "gesundheit", meaning "health".

In our family, there was a complex, colorful ritual.

Those within earshot of the sneeze would acknowledge it with:

First sneeze: "geh-ZOONT" ("health")

Second sneeze: "tsum LAY-bn" ("to life")

Third sneeze: "tsu ZINE ah GOOT-air YING-gl" ("to be a good boy"),

while at the same time, the sneezor had the responsibility of tugging discreetly

at his earlobe after each sneeze ... a less widely practiced superstition tracing

back to the Russian side of the family. (This refinement is usually discarded

soon after age 5, although this contributor has worked more than ten times

that duration, so far without success. )

The Yiddish word for "stay straight" or "stand straight" is "steyben" (שטייבן).

One possibility is "TIPP-esh", from the Hebrew for "fool" or "simpleton".

Yiddish, a fusion of Hebrew and German, is considered endangered for several reasons. The Holocaust decimated the Yiddish-speaking population, leading to a decline in native speakers. Additionally, Yiddish-speaking communities assimilated into the dominant language of their new countries, resulting in reduced transmission to younger generations. Finally, globalization and technological advancements have increased the dominance of English in many parts of the world, displacing minority languages like Yiddish.