photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller  Click here to sign up to the Yiddish Word of the Week by email or RSS. Tir – טיר \TIR\ Noun \ Feminine \ Pl. Tirn: Definition: 1. A door, doorway. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation. Synonyms: matone (מתנה), prezent (פרעזענט). German…

                 photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller  Click here to sign up to the Yiddish Word of the Week by email or RSS. Shenken – שענקען \SHENK-en\ Verb Definition: To gift, give, grant, present, donate; pardon, forgive. Note on usage: Shenken is usually used in the sense of giving someone a handout; if one wants to…

   Click here to sign up to the Yiddish Word of the Week by email or RSS. Definition: 1. To wrap, swaddle. 2. To wind, spin (with the reflexive particle zikh [זיך]). Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation. Synonyms: gartlen (גארטלען), hiln (הילן), ringlen (רינגלען), roln (ראלן).…

Veynen – וויינען \VEYN-en\ Verb \ Past Participle: Geveynt:                       Click here to sign up to the Yiddish Word of the Week by email or RSS. photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller Definition: To cry, weep. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation. Synonyms: krekhtsn (קרעכצען), yenken (יענקען), yomern (יאמערן)…

Tretn – טרעטן \TRET-en\ Verb \ Past Participle: Getrotn photo by Shulamit Seidler-Feller Definition: To step, tread, trample. Pronunciation: Click here to hear a native Yiddish speaker use this word in conversation. Synonyms: doyres zayn (דורס זיין), toptshen (טאפטשען). German equivalents: schreiten, trampeln, treten. Yiddish Phrases: (טראט ביי טראט) – step-by-step oyf trit un shrit (אויף…