Yiddish

Probably "Zei Matzliach" (lit. be successful)

Kumshaw

Contraband - Sometimes related to "bribery". From the Chinese "Kam-hsia". In the Navy 'kumshaw' is slang for a gift or bribe to get something. Usually a 5 pound can of coffee will get your job moved to the head of the line so that it got done faster.

Irving: "Beautiful, handsome, fair" - Hebrew Equivalent: Shefer

1. A VORT (וואָרט) is an engagement party or pre-marriage ceremony known as "The Breaking of the Plate." The literal meaning of "vort" is "word," whereby the prospective bride and groom give their formal commitment-- i.e, their "word"-- to marry. A ceramic plate is traditionally broken-- customarily by the couple's mothers-- to signify the seriousness (and finality) of the couple's commitment to each other, similar to the groom's breaking of a glass under the chupah.
2. A second meaning is a short, 15-minute or so, discourse on a topic of Torah, Talmud, or Midrash.
3. A third meaning is an epigrammatic statement, usually in the name of a Hassidic Rabbi, distinguished by its cleverness, wittiness or philosophical uniqueness.

"Anna" is typically transliterated into Yiddish as "ענע" (Ena).

Filick: "Unable to find information"

Philip or Phillip: "Lover of horses" - Hebrew Equivalent: Peresh

Actually, Brina is Slavic-derived and means: defender.

The most common one is still "shalom aleichem", from Hebrew (and Arabic).

You would say "A dank" in 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."