Exercise 1e- That’s called old?!

Transalation Station for the Yiddish Nation. On the lines below translate the schmooze into English or any other language.

 

 

שמעלקע: דו ווייסט יוסף (יויסעף), מײַן זיידע איז שוין אַלט פֿינף און אַכציג יאָר!

 

Shmelke: Du veyst Yoysef, mayn zeyde iz shoyn alt finf un akhtzig yor!

 

יוסף: דאָס רופֿט אַלט?!  אויב מײַן זיידע וואָלט געלעבט, וואָלט ער שוין אַלט געווען אַ הונדרעט און דרײַ יאָר !

 

Yoysef: Dos ruft alt!? Oyb mayn zeyde volt gelebt, volt er shoyn alt geven a hundret un dray yor!

 

Shmelke: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

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Yoysef: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Hey there, let’s see if you can answer the following questions………….

 

1.  How old is Shmelke’s grandpa? _______________________________________

 

2.  How old would Yoysef’s grandpa if was still around today? __________________

 

3.  How do you say Grandfather in Yiddish? ________________________________

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