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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.
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I'm quite sure it's just an expression to express annoyance, kind of like "tch".
What does the name Zlata mean?
Zlata is a Slavic name that means "golden", a derivative of the Slavic word zlato "gold". In Yiddish, it's spelled צלאטע
Translate Eat eat my son into Yiddish?
"Ess, ess, mine kind !"
("kind" rhymes with "north wind", not "lemon rind".)
Chotchkies: a word derived from the Yiddish language derogatorily describing a little decorative 'thing' of little or no purpose we love to set around our house (source: http://oneartistjournal.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/spread-49-homage-to-chotchkies) . . . a thingy, or knick-knack, or souvenir.
What are some poignant idioms in Yiddish?
- Zolst ligen in drerd! - The literal translation is "You should lie in the earth," and the figurative translation is "Drop dead."
- A brokh tsu dayn lebn. - "Your life should be a disaster."
- A khalerye. - "A plague on you."
See the Related Links for a list of words and phrases in Yiddish.
Yiddish boys names one in particular kayem?
Abrashke is a Yiddish form of Abraham or Avraham.
Abraham or Avraham is Hebrew for "father of a mighty nation".
How do you say have fun in yiddish?
Mach a leben, (literally "make a life") its an idiom.
I have heard it used in a different context probably because of its similarity to the expression "make a living". It is used when one is employed at a job not worthy of one's own self. I think the equivalent in English is "you do what you have to do"
What is the origin of the name Chaia?
Chaia or Chaya is a popular name for Jewish girls; it's a Hebrew word meaning "alive" or "life".
What is Yiddish term for stirring spoon or one who likes to start trouble?
The questioner is referring to the term "KOCH lefl", literally "little cooking spoon". It's used to refer to a person who likes not so much to start trouble, but is in the habit of stirring things up by sticking his nose in where he has no business.
How do you say Happy Holidays in Yiddish?
It is colloquially pronounced "goot YON-tif," but stems from "goot YOME tove."
The first word is Yiddish (or German) for "good." The second and third words are Hebrew for "good day" ... the phrase used to refer to a holiday.
The Yiddish type of what language?
Yiddish is a Germanic Language. It is a Jewish dialect of Low German, that also includes many borrowed words from Slavic languages and Hebrew.
Where does klezmer and gypsy jazz come from?
Klezmer is a traditional Jewish genre that originated in Eastern Europe. Gypsy Jazz on the other hand is the style of Django Reinhardt, a french gypsy with a handicap in his right hand.
Klezmer is characterized by the clarinet, and gypsy jazz by the nylon-guitar.
