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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.”
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Kvell — To experience pride in someone else, typically one’s children, as in “David decided to go into oncology, and I’m just kvelling.”. 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.”.
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 · Jewish scriptwriters introduced many Yiddish words into popular culture, which often changed the original meanings drastically. You might be surprised to learn how much Yiddish you already speak, but also, how many familiar words actually mean something different in real Yiddish.
The benefits of friendship are appreciated by Jewish tradition. Ecclesiastes wrote, “Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falls, for he has not another to help him up” (4:9-10).
Chaverim translates as "friends" and comes from the Hebrew root chet-vet-reish meaning "to be joined" or "to unite." The word dibbuk comes from the Hebrew root dalet-bet-kuf meaning "to cling, be attached, glued."
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.
