Free Yiddish Lessons!

Gib a kook! Take a look below at the first lessons in the course in Unit 1 - your free Yiddish lessons.

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Below is a full content outline of the course, so you can know exactly what's in it before you subscribe to the course. By the time you finish the course you'll:

Have a basic vocabulary of at least 300 common Yiddish words
Know some important grammar rules
Be able to understand and conduct simple conversations read basic texts
Have the tools to start reading classic Yiddish literature like Bergelson, Perets, Singer, and Mendele Mocher Sforim
Know some good Yiddish jokes - in Yiddish!

So what are you waiting for! Your free Yiddish lessons are in Unit 1. :)

Unit 1

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Lesson A: Greetings – Exercise 1a Free!

You need to know your Yiddish greeting so you can be a mensch!

Lesson B: Common Words – Exercise 1b Free!

Teach yourself Yiddish with these common Yiddish words. You can use them right away to sound heymish, just like a native Yiddish speaker.

Lesson C: Schmooze 1 – Exercise 1c

Teach yourself Yiddish by listening to this short exchange between Moyshe and Shmelke and you’ll be ready to schmooze yourself.

Lesson D: Schmooze 2 – Exercise 1d

Hear Berl and Shmerl (Ok, it’s really us.) in another schmooze to reinforce what you have already learned.

Lesson E: Paragraph 1 – Exercise 1e

You’ll love this classic Yiddish joke. Who’s zeyde is older?

Lesson F: Paragraph 2 – Exercise 1f

Learn another joke about running a business. You’ll learn some great new Yiddish vocabulary.

Lesson G: Schmooze 3 – Exercise 1g

Moyshe and Shmelke talk about how business is going, to help you with the business of learning more Yiddish vocabulary, and reviewing what you already know.

Lesson H: Schmooze 4 – Exercise 1h

Tyrone and Fred celebrate Fred’s birthday together with you. Join in, you’re invited!

Lesson I: Proverb

This Yiddish Proverb will encourage you to keep having fun learning Yiddish!

Unit Word Match

Test your knowledge with this vocabulary exercise.

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Bonus Video! Hard Day's Night

Learn Yiddish with this Beatle's Tune. It's a Hard Day's Night in Yiddish. We've written out all the Yiddish for you, transcribed in YIVO transliteration, in Hebrew characters, and of course with the English. After you go through the course, revisit this. You'll see how much easier it is for you to follow!

Unit 2

Lesson A: The Yiddish Language – Exercise 2a

You’ll learn Yiddish history and improve your vocabulary with this lesson. Test your comprehension in the exercise.

Lesson B: Question Words

Lesson C: Question Word Examples – Exercise 2c

What did you say? A Jew answers a question with a question. You have to know these words!

Lesson D: Articles – Exercise 2d

Grammar!? We make it easy for you.

Lesson E: Days of the Week – Exercise 2e

You’ll expand your vocabulary with this lesson.

Lesson F: Schmooze 1 – Exercise 2f

You’ll learn directions when you listen to Sarah asking David how to get there.

Lesson G: Schmooze 2 – Exercise 2g

You’ll review your new vocabulary when you listen to this conversation with an easy-going salesman.

Lesson H: Pronouns - Exercise 2h

Him, her, them or you? You want to know how to refer to them in Yiddish. And You need to know your pronouns because you’ll need them to conjugate verbs in all different tenses.

Lesson I: Proverb

Kids are a blessing.

Unit 2 Wordmatch

Review your vocabulary. You already know tens of words.

Bonus Video ! The Dreydl song

Learn the original Dreydl song in Yiddish! Go on, make it out of clay!

Unit 3

Lesson A: The Postman - Exercise 3a

You’ll laugh when you hearthis classic Yiddish mailman joke. And you’ll learn more Yiddish too.

Lesson B: "to be" or not "to be"- Exercise 3b

Learn how to conjugate your first verb. Just do it. I mean, just be.

Lesson C: "Zeyn" Examples - Exercise 3c

Practice your new knowledge with full sentences.

Lesson D: "S'iz ok" - Exercise 3d

A very useful abbreviation. You’ll want to know this.

Lesson E: Around the House - Exercise 3e

Your vocabulary is really expanding. Now it’s all over the house.

Lesson F: Schmooze 1 - Exercise 3f

You’ll enjoy hearing Lilly and Mark talk Jewish geography and get to know each other.

Lesson G: Schmooze 2 - Exercise3g

Avreml and Isaac talk about gelt (money). You’ll want to hear what they have to say.

Lesson H: Proverb - Exercise 3h

Don’t be jealous of your friend’s Yiddish knowledge… Get to it!

Unit 3 Fill in the Blank

Now you know over a hundred Yiddish words now… Make sure you remember them!

Bonus Video! Kung-Fu Khanuka

This come from Shmelke's slightly warped sense of humour... It's a Yiddish spoof of an old Kung-fu classic.

Unit 4

Lesson A: Shabes (Shabbos) - Exercise 4a

You’ll expand your cultural knowledge and Yiddish vocabulary with this article. You'll listen to our special

guest reader- a native speaker from the Ukraine. Shabbos, Shabbat, or now in YIVO - Shabes. Everyone loves Shabbos.

Lesson B: Hoben- You got it! - Exercise 4b

You gotta have the auxillary verb hoben! It helps you conjugate past tense for most verbs.

Lesson C: "Hoben" Examples - Exercise 4c

Practice makes perfect!

Lesson D: Nokh a Grammar Rule - Exercise 4d

You’ll also need to learn this. The word has a number of usages, in addition.

Lesson E: Adjectives - Exercise 4e

Get colorful! An introduction to adjectives.

Lesson F: Lots of Adjectives -Exercise 4f

In this lesson you’ll expand your vocabulary with many common adjectives.

Lesson G: Schmooze 1 - Exercise 4g

Chap (lit. grab) a schmooze with Meyer and his Zeyde (grandpa)! They have a talk about life for the aged. Review and learn new.

Lesson H: Schmooze 2 - Exercise 4h

Mame and Getsel talk about chutzpah!

Lesson I: Proverb - Exercise 4i

Not everyone has the same qualities.

Unit 4 Fill in the Blank

Review your Yiddish vocabulary. You know over two hundred common words by now. Congratulations!

Unit 5

Lesson 5a: Another Pair - Exercise 5a

Hear a famous Yiddish joke/tale about the people of Chelm.

Lesson 5b: Present Tense! - Exercise 5b

Live in the now! Learn the Yiddish present tense.

Lesson 5c: Useful Verbs - Exercise 5c

Now that you know how to conjugate, here’s a nice list of verbs to work with!

Lesson 5d: Sentences with Verbs - Exercise 5d

Gain proficiency with your verbs, practice them in full sentences.

Lesson 5e: Men - Exercise 5e

Just another Jew…

Lesson 5f: Food Words - Exercise 5f

A Gastronomic cornucopia of vocabulary.

Lesson 5g: Schmooze 1 - Exercise 5g

Barry and Gary talk about where to learn Yiddish. Where do you think they say is the best place?

Lesson 5h: Schmooze 2 - Exercise 5h

Mama wants to feed her child. Hear what the child wants.

Lesson 5i: Proverb - Exercise 5i

With over 300 words, and useful grammar, and "conversational experience," you’re on your way to total fluency! Keep up the good work!

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Here's how you'll learn Yiddish in the YA Beginner's Course:

Audio for every word and phrase so you can talk like a native
Yiddish conversations to help you learn to speak Yiddish like a pro
You'll learn well over 300 common Yiddish words
Classic Yiddish proverbs to enrich your language usage (and give you a laugh)

Hebrew character spelling and standard transliteration so you'll read and write Yiddish
Reading comprehension paragraphs, so you can start reading Yiddish right away
Important basic Yiddish grammar rules
Self-tests for each lesson to help you track your progress and help you remember what you learned