Eh, why not...Yiddish Lessons

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 10:36pm

Yiddish Lessons!
Yes-Yoh

No-Neyn

What's up?-Vos hert zich?

What's your name?-Vi heystu? (Literally, how are you called...)

How old are you?-Vi alt bistu?

Go away!-Gay avek!

I hate you!-Ich hob dich faynt!

Updated On: 2/8/05 at 10:36 PM

[shira467]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 12:27am

YAY! Thanks!

[Plum]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 12:41am

Alter kaker- old fart

Fedreinesch meine kop- Stop bothering me (approximately)

Or at least that's what my dad tells me. The Yiddish and Ladino speaking kind of ends with my parents' generation in my family.

[musical_il]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 7:17am

Thanks! I don't know Yiddish "Begrush"! (begrush is like "at all" in Hebrew.. LOL)

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 5:54pm

More...

Mensch- man, but used to mean a person of good standing & morals.

Why?-Farvos?

You are so cute!-Do bist azoy cheynefdik!

Please-Zay azoy gut.

Thank you-Adank

You're Welcome- Nisht do farvos.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 6:06pm

Thanks!

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 6:26pm

Nope!- Adank!

[Jon]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 6:41pm

Schlemiel - guy who spills a bowl of soup
Schlamazel - the guy he spills it on

Farbissineh punim - sour face / crabby expression - thus the character "Frau Farbissineh" in the Austin Powers movies

Goyishe punim - Non-Jewish-looking face

"Don't hock a chinek" - literally, "don't throw a teapot" - in other words, don't cause a ruckus.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 6:48pm

I'm plotzing! Lokshen kugel-Noodle pudding, shul-synagogue, rebbe-rabbi, chazzan-cantor, hoch-to chop, fleisch-meat, pupik-belly button, tante-aunt, bubbe-grandma, zeyde-grandpa, mameh-mom, tateh-dad, . I will be back!

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 2/9/05 at 7:31pm

Shayn-beautiful (my sister's name is Shayna)