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Yiddish vocabulary
Yiddish vocabulary in YIVO transliteration.
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Term
Geht in ale shvartse yorn!
 Definition
"Go to hell!", literally "Go in all black years."
Term
imyirtse
 Definition
God willing
Term
a por
 Definition
a few
Term
(der) ayroplan
 Definition
airplane
Term
shoyn
 Definition
already
Term
oykh
 Definition
also
Term
omeyn
 Definition
amen
Term
beyz
 Definition
angry, bad
Term
(der) yortog
 Definition
anniversary
Term
(der) entfer
 Definition
answer
Term
als
 Definition
as
Term
az
 Definition
as, when, if, that
Term
(dos) beibi
 Definition
baby
Term
kveln
 Definition
beam with pride, be delighted with, revel in
Term
(der) shnorer
 Definition
beggar; sponger, moocher, parasite
Term
(der) gloybn
 Definition
belief, conviction
Term
(dos) pas
 Definition
belt
Term
(di) brokhe
 Definition
blessing
Term
(dos) bukh
 Definition
book
Term
geboyrn
 Definition
born
Term
(der) balebos
 Definition
boss
Term
tsebrekhn
 Definition
break
Term
(der) patser
 Definition
bungler, poor chess player
Term
forzikhtik
 Definition
careful
Term
(der) pisher
 Definition
child (humorous, lit. "little pisser")
Term
(der) kloyster, (di) kirkh
 Definition
church
Term
reyn
 Definition
clean, pure, blank
Term
(dos) onton, (di) kleyder
 Definition
clothes
Term
kalt
 Definition
cold
Term
(di) medine
 Definition
country
Term
(di) ku
 Definition
cow
Term
(di) kroyn
 Definition
crown
Term
geferlekh
 Definition
dangerous
Term
(der) tog
 Definition
day
Term
farklempt
 Definition
depressed, distraught; choked up, extremely emotional, on the verge of tears; grieving
Term
(der) tayvl
 Definition
devil
Term
(der) untersheyd
 Definition
difference
Term
(der) doctor
 Definition
doctor (PhD)
Term
(der) dokter
 Definition
doctor (physician)
Term
(der) hunt
 Definition
dog
Term
gring, laykht
 Definition
easy
Term
(der) sof
 Definition
end, close, conclusion
Term
alts
 Definition
everything
Term
(dos) oyg
 Definition
eye
Term
(dos) ponem
 Definition
face
Term
gikh, shnel
 Definition
fast, quick
Term
(di, der) shrek
 Definition
fear, dread, awe
Term
pasn
 Definition
fit tightly, be appropriate
Term
farrikhtn
 Definition
fix, repair, correct
Term
das esn
 Definition
food
Term
(der) fus
 Definition
foot or leg
Term
fray
 Definition
free
Term
(der) fraynd, (der) khaver
 Definition
friend
Term
(di) tsukunft
 Definition
future
Term
(di) khutspe
 Definition
gall, audacity, nerve, brazenness
Term
ekht
 Definition
genuine, authentic
Term
bakumen
 Definition
get, receive, acquire
Term
in der erd arayn
 Definition
go to hell
Term
hashem
 Definition
god (familiar)
Term
(di) mekhaye
 Definition
great pleasure, delight
Term
gezunt
 Definition
healthy
Term
do
 Definition
here
Term
(der) yontef
 Definition
holiday
Term
(der) ferd
 Definition
horse
Term
(der) shpitol
 Definition
hospital
Term
heys
 Definition
hot
Term
(di) shtub, (dos) hoyz
 Definition
house
Term
(dos) hoyz
 Definition
house
Term
tsi
 Definition
if, whether, (introduces a question)
Term
(der) meylekh, (der) kinig
 Definition
king
Term
foyl
 Definition
lazy
Term
lernen zikh
 Definition
learn
Term
(der) ligner
 Definition
liar
Term
(dos) khayes
 Definition
life
Term
oyfheybn
 Definition
lift
Term
(dos) onbaysn
 Definition
lunch, main meal
Term
bataytn
 Definition
mean, signify, denote
Term
(di) zitsung
 Definition
meeting
Term
(der) feler
 Definition
mistake
Term
(der) toes, (der) feler
 Definition
mistake
Term
(der) khoydesh, (di) monate
 Definition
month
Term
(der) muziker
 Definition
musician
Term
darfn
 Definition
must, ought, have to, require, need
Term
(der) dreml
 Definition
nap
Term
naturlikh
 Definition
natural
Term
(der) shokhn
 Definition
neighbor
Term
(der) plimenik
 Definition
nephew
Term
nay
 Definition
new
Term
(di) plimenitse
 Definition
niece
Term
(di) noz
 Definition
nose
Term
nito
 Definition
not here, absent, gone, away
Term
gornisht
 Definition
nothing
Term
itst, yetst
 Definition
now
Term
(di) krankshvester
 Definition
nurse
Term
gotenyu
 Definition
oh, my God!
Term
alter kaker
 Definition
old fart
Term
afn
 Definition
on the
Term
(di) tsibele
 Definition
onion
Term
di tsibele
 Definition
onion
Term
nor
 Definition
only, just, merely, but
Term
(der) oyvn
 Definition
oven, furnace
Term
(di) por
 Definition
pair, couple; match, mate
Term
(di) hoizen
 Definition
pants
Term
(der) blayer
 Definition
pencil
Term
(di?) layt
 Definition
people
Term
(der) khazer
 Definition
pig, piggish person
Term
(der) tsadek
 Definition
pious man, saintly man
Term
(der) nakhes
 Definition
pleasure
Term
orem
 Definition
poor
Term
di bulbe, di kartofl
 Definition
potato
Term
der prayz
 Definition
price
Term
(di) kashe, (di) frage
 Definition
question
Term
(der) rov
 Definition
rabbi
Term
(der) geyeg
 Definition
race, chase, hunt
Term
take
 Definition
really
Term
frum
 Definition
religious, pious
Term
tsurikumen
 Definition
return
Term
raykh
 Definition
rich
Term
rizikantish
 Definition
risky
Term
troyerik
 Definition
sad
Term
shepn
 Definition
scoop up; draw; derive
Term
(di) megile
 Definition
scroll, long story
Term
(der) shoyt
 Definition
seed pod (endearment), fool
Term
zeltn
 Definition
seldom
Term
(dos) hemd
 Definition
shirt
Term
(der) shukh
 Definition
shoe
Term
zoln
 Definition
should
Term
enlekh
 Definition
similar
Term
bubkes
 Definition
something very trivial
Term
bald
 Definition
soon
Term
spetsiel
 Definition
special
Term
(der) shtekn
 Definition
stick, cane
Term
(di) krom
 Definition
store
Term
(di) mayse
 Definition
story
Term
fremd
 Definition
strange
Term
(di) gas
 Definition
street
Term
farbisn
 Definition
stubborn, truculent; grim; dogged; bitter, embittered
Term
laydn
 Definition
suffer
Term
(di) vetshere
 Definition
supper, dinner
Term
zis
 Definition
sweet
Term
(der) shmues
 Definition
talk, conversation, chat, shmooze
Term
dos heyst gelebt
 Definition
that's what I call living
Term
di gantse megile
 Definition
the whole story
Term
(di) teologye
 Definition
theology
Term
es iz do
 Definition
there is
Term
es iz nito keyn
 Definition
there is not
Term
es iz nito
 Definition
there isn't
Term
(der) ganef
 Definition
thief
Term
(di) zakhe
 Definition
thing
Term
lekhaim!
 Definition
to (long) life
Term
zayn maskem
 Definition
to agree with
Term
shrekn zikh, moyre hobn, forkhtn zikh
 Definition
to be afraid
Term
bentshn
 Definition
to bless
Term
shepn nakhes
 Definition
to derive pleasure (always used with respect to family)
Term
shepn hanoe
 Definition
to enjoy
Term
oysgemutshen
 Definition
to exhaust, to wear out, to run down
Term
rizikirn
 Definition
to gamble, to risk
Term
gebn
 Definition
to give
Term
hargenen
 Definition
to kill
Term
aroysforn
 Definition
to leave
Term
batsoln
 Definition
to pay
Term
shpiln
 Definition
to play
Term
davnen
 Definition
to pray
Term
leynen
 Definition
to read
Term
loyfn
 Definition
to run
Term
ganven
 Definition
to steal
Term
telefonir
 Definition
to telephone
Term
forn
 Definition
to travel
Term
arbetn
 Definition
to work
Term
haynt
 Definition
today
Term
(di) tsung
 Definition
tongue
Term
(dos) shpilekhl
 Definition
toy
Term
for(t) gezunterheyt
 Definition
travel in good health
Term
(di) tsores
 Definition
troubles
Term
(der) emes
 Definition
truth
Term
umgeveyntlekh
 Definition
unusual
Term
(der) yoshish
 Definition
very old man
Term
(dos) kol, (di) shtim
 Definition
voice
Term
varem
 Definition
warm
Term
(der) veyg
 Definition
way, path, road
Term
shvakh
 Definition
weak
Term
trogen
 Definition
wear
Term
(di) khasene
 Definition
wedding
Term
(di) almone
 Definition
widow
Term
(der) vint
 Definition
wind
Term
(der) fentster
 Definition
window
Term
on
 Definition
without
Term
halevay
 Definition
would that, hopefully
Term
nekhtn
 Definition
yesterday
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