How many people grew up in a Yiddish speaking household when their Parents or Grandparents came from the “Haime” and only Yiddish was spoken?
Many of us have been discussing this recently so I thought I would put a few words together and see how many you can remember?
Glossary of Yiddish Words – Alan Gaus
There is a variation of spellings between the translation from Yiddish to English
Part 1
FAMILY
Grandmother Bubba
Grandfather Zaida
Father Tata
Mother Mama
Sister Shvester
Brother Brieder
Children Kindelich
Wife Balabusta
Husband Shtiller
Mother in Law Shviga
Father in Law Shtummer
Grandchildren Eingliach
IN THE KITCHEN
Cooking pots Shissel – Teppel
Knife Messer
Fork Guppel
Garlic Knobble
Onions Tibblers
Potatoes K’toppel
Plums Flummen
Spoon Leffel
EVERY DAY EXPRESSIONS
Like this or that! Azoy
Thats how it goes! Azoy Gait-us
Yes..You’re right! Tak ki
Sweet G-d in Heaven Sizza g-t in himmel
Maybe Eppes or Efshar
Try to be funny! Macht a galachter
A nice person Mensch or Aidelich or Gutten Nershoma
To pinch someone K’neppe
In business G’shech
Someone bankrupt Mach u lach
Someone in trouble In stoch
General dogs body Shlepper
Oh Dear!! O’gevalt …or… O’vayzmir …or …O’ a broch
To be proud of someone Qvelle
Someone who complains Qvech
Someone who sighs! Geb – a – kresst
Someone who gets drunk Shicka (Shickaru)
To fall down G’Falon anidar
To fall over G’Falon arup
How are you doing? Ve macht a yid
Later Shpater
Now Yetz
Did this Test your Memory?
Look out for Part 2!