שפּריכוואָרט Shprikhvort Proverb “קינדער מיט פּרנסה (פּאַרנאָסאָ) איז די בעסטע ברכה (בראָכאָ)” “Kinder mit parnoso iz di beste brokho” “Children (together) with livelihood is the best blessing.” Meaning: Having both children and a steady income is the best blessing a person can have. (A little tongue and cheek… kids cost money!)

פּראָנאָמען Pronomen   Pronouns Pronouns are key! You can’t conjugate “nothin'” if you don’t “know from” pronouns! Past, present and future tense change according to which person you are talking to, and you have to know how to refer to that type of person. And they are obviously very common words. Learn them well! Singular…

לאָמיר שמועסן 2# Lomir Shmuesn Let’s Schmooze #2 These words should all look pretty familiar. Hey if these store guys can schmooze in Yiddish, maybe you can too! קליענט: אַ גוט מאָרגן. Customer: A gut morgn.                  Good morning!   סוחר (סויכער): אַ גוט מאָרגן און אַ גוט יאָר Merchant:…

ווערטער-אוצר (אויצער) Verter-oytser Vocabulary   It’s worthwhile knowing what day it is, no? די טעג פון די וואָך Di teg fun di vokh The days of the week   זונטאָג Zuntog Sunday   מאָנטאָג Montog Monday   דינסטאָג Dinstog Tuesday   מיטוואָך Mitvokh Wednesday   דאָנערשטאָג Donershtog Thursday   פרײַטאָג Fraytog Friday   שבת (שאַבעס)…

Your First Yiddish Grammar Lesson… Yay!!!!!  For your first introduction to Yiddish grammar, in this lesson we will learn how to use the definite and indefinite article. Don’t worry, it’s not that complicated! The definite article in English is word “the” as in “the lox,” and the indefinite article is “a”, as in “a bagel”.…

Here are some examples to help you remember this very important class of words, give you context and expand your vocabulary. Be sure and do the exercises! Get on a forum and ask a question. וואָס? Vos What?   וואָס איז דאָס? Vos iz dos? When?   ווען איז זײַן געבורצטאָג? Ven iz zayn gebortstog?…

  Paragraph- The Yiddish Language  דער יידישער שפראך Core of class – Question words Examples Rule- Indefinite/definite article  Vocab- Day’s of week Conversation Intro to pronouns Proverbקינדער מיט פרנסה  Kids and livelihood- Song The days of the week –די טעג פון די וואך (by cantor Seymour “Sing-More” Chernovitzevsky)

It looks like our paragraph is actually a paragraph now! Go through the paragraph and peace together it’s meaning, then test your comprehension with the exercise. This should be a challenge as there’s a lot more new vocabulary here… but we know you can do it! You’ll have the satisfaction of getting it yourself, and…