Lesson 1h- Schmooze 4
This conversation uses greetings and vocab introduced earlier, as well as adding new common Yiddish words and expressions.
Test yourself with Exercise 1h. As always, listen, and then pronounce the words for yourself!
טײַרון: וואָס מאַכסטו, פֿרעד?
Tyrone:Vos Makhstu, Fred?
How are you?
פֿרעד: אַלעס איז זייער גוט!
Fred:Ales iz zeyer gut!
Everything is great!
טײַרון: פֿאַרוואָס?
Tyrone:Farvos?
Why?
פֿרעד: היַינט איז מײַן געבורצטאָג!
Fred:Haynt iz mayn geburtztog!
Today is my birthday!
טיַירון: "מזל טוב" (מאַזעל טאָוו)! ווי אַלט ביסטו?
Tyrone:Mazel Tov! Vi alt bistu?
Congratulations! How old are you?
פֿרעד: אַכציג יאָר אַלט.
Fred:Akhtzig yor alt.
Eighty years old.
טײַרון: ביז אַ הונדערט און צוואַנציג!
Tyrone:Biz a hundert un tzvantzig!
Until 120!! (A blessing for long life)