We’ve started to add interactive on-line quizzes to the course for our subscribers, but we’ll never get rid of our original written exercises… so here’s the one that goes with the your second free Yiddish lesson… sound out loud, print and write it down.. or better, do both!
Either way, we promise not to laugh at your mistakes! You’ll already be able to have short Yiddish conversations with these common Yiddish words. Or at least be able to pretend what people are talking about! 🙂
Enjoy!
Translate the following Common Yiddish Words into English
יאָ
Yo
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נײַן
Nayn
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זיכער
Zikher
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אוודאי
Avade (Hebrew-Aramaic derivation)
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נישט (ניט)
Nisht (often pronounced “nit”)
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זײער
Zeyer
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שיין
Sheyn
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זעלבע
Zelbe
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זאַך
Zakh
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אַלעס
Ales
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גאָרנישט (גאָרניט)
Gornisht (often pronounced “gornit”)
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גוט
Gut
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אַנטשולדיקט
Antshuldikt (Often pronounced “anshuldiks”)
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אַדאַנק
A dank
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פֿאַר
Far
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דאָס
Dos
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פֿון
Fun
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און
Un
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אַ סאַך
A sakh
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אַ ביסעל
A bisel
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Hey waddaya say?
Answer the following questions with the Yiddish words you learned in this lesson. Optional: You can write the answer in either the Hebrew script or English script.
1. How much Hanakah Gelt do you want?______________________________________
2. How was your score on your calculus exam? _________________________________
3. Would you like to come with me to Six Flags?________________________________
4. Do you like to eat Matza on Passover?_______________________________________
5. What should you say to the waiter that brings you your meal?____________________
6.What should be said when you knock over your friend’s beer?____________________