Lesson 1b – Common Yiddish Words

The first words we will learn in your second Yiddish lesson are very common Yiddish words. In fact, if you saw Fiddler on the Roof, you probably know some of the already! Just add a few more basic words and you can pretend you speak Yiddish, even if you don't.

That isn't our goal here, of course. We want to learn Yiddish, not just to pretend we know it... but obviously you want to know these common Yiddish words well. They are a great basis to a working vocabulary.

As in the first lesson, listen to the audio by clicking the play button on the player under the word.

Go through the list of words, and pronounce them for yourself. Get a feel for them. Repeat as necessary. "Repetition is the mother of skill," as my zeyde used to say.

Yes

Definitely, for sure

Avade (Aramaic derivative)

Certainly

Not

(The Lithuanian pronunciation for this word, which is the pronunciation we are mainly teaching here, is actually "nit." But nisht has really crept in into our useage, as it has for many “Yerushalmers” (Jerusalemites), so that’s what you’ll hear from us in the recordings.)

Very

Beautiful, handsome, nice, or fine

Same

Thing

All

Gornisht

Gornit

Nothing

(See the above disclaimer regarding the word “nit.” Same applies here.)

Good

Excuse me

Thank you

For

The, sometimes “this”

From

And

A lot

A little

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