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Yiddish is such a beautiful language, replete with compliments, terms of endearment, and gentle wisdom. Here are our top 13 Yiddish words to use when you want to be nice. 1. Please. Official Yiddish uses the German word bitte for “please.”
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15 sty 2008 · The Yiddish language is a wonderful source of rich expressions, especially terms of endearment (and of course, complaints and insults). This article is a follow up on Ten Yiddish Expressions You Should Know .
I like קרױנעלע מײנס (little crown of mine) or פֿילאָזאָף meaning philosopher, often ironically when somebody messes up. I have heard others like שפּילפֿײגעלע מײנס (little songbird of mine) as well. When I was a kid, one of our religious school teachers was an old rabbi from NYC.
Kvetch — To complain, whine or fret, as in “He likes to kvetch at me when we serve kasha varniskes, because he doesn’t like it.”. Mensch (mentsch)— Literally “man,” an honorable, decent, stand-up person, as in, “I don’t care who you marry, as long as he’s a mensch.”.
15 maj 2008 · Neshama, could you make me some coffee? A beautiful and spiritual word, you'll often hear both men and women using it as a term of endearment with each other, with children and with friends.
3 lip 2020 · Yiddish terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person. The following label generates this category: endearing (alias affectionate) edit. To generate this category using one of these labels, use {{lb |yi| label}}.
Yiddish is a beautiful language, replete with compliments, terms of endearment, and gentle wisdom. Here are our top 13 Yiddish words to use when you want to be nice.
