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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.”.
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13 Basic Hebrew Words to Know and Use All the Time. By Menachem Posner. Art by Sefira Lightstone. 1. Shalom (shah-LOME) שלום. Perhaps the best-known Hebrew word today is shalom, which means “peace” or “wellbeing.” It also can be used for both “hello” and “goodbye.” Explore shalom. 2. Todah (toe-DAH) תודה.
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.” Real, earthy Yiddish speakers, however, will much more commonly say zei azoy gut, which means “be so good.” So next time you want to ask for something nicely, zei azoy gut and use this phrase. 2. Thank You.
In Yiddish, mentsh roughly means "a good person". [4] The word has migrated as a loanword into American English, where a mensch is a particularly good person, similar to a "stand-up guy", a person with the qualities one would hope for in a friend or trusted colleague. [5]
18 kwi 2019 · With these Yiddish words and phrases in your repertoire, you'll easily be able to impress every Jewish person you meet (and their bubbe, too).
15 sty 2008 · Often the ‘Grubbe Yungem’ [low class coarse individuals] would come into the Shtetl and Beat Up or even Murder a few Jews to feel good about things. Hence the Jews were understandably wary of Gentiles.
Jewish texts and source sheets about Being a Good Person from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library.
