Yiddish Words of The Week

Yiddish Words of The Week: Electricity

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January 17, 2020

Electricity // די עלעקטרע // DI ELÉKTRE ——- bulb: דאָס לעמפּל, ־⁠עך [DOS LEMPL, -EKh] electric current: דער עלע֜קטרישער שטראָם, ־⁠ען [DER ELÉKTRIShER ShTROM, -EN] energy-saving: ענע֜רגיע־⁠שפּאָ֜ר(עװד)יק [ENÉRGYE-ShPÓR(EVD)IK] fluorescent: פֿלואָרעסצע֜נטן־……

Yiddish Words of The Week: Fire

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By: Mameloshn

January 9, 2020

fire // שׂרפֿה // SREYFE —– brush fire: די געקו֜סט־שׂרפֿה, ־ות [DI GEKÚST-SRÉYFE, -S] bunker gear/personal protective equipment: שיץ־מלבושים, ל״ר; די שי֜צקלײדונג [ShÍTS-MALBÚShIM (pl.); DI ShÍTSKLEYDUNG] bush fire: דאָס/דער ווי֜לדפֿײַער,…

Yiddish Words of The Week: New Year’s Eve

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January 3, 2020

New Year’s Eve // דער סילווע֜סטער־אָוונט // der silvester-ovnt —— auld lang syne: די צײַטן פֿון אַ מאָ֜ל [DI TSAYTN FUN A MOL] champagne: דער שאַמפּאַ֜ניער [DER ShAMPÁNYER] champagne bubbles:…

Words of The Week: Glasses

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By: League for Yiddish

December 17, 2019

bifocals: ביפֿאָקאַ֜לע ברילן; ביפֿאָקאַ֜לן [BIFOKÁLE BRILN; BIFOKÁLN] contact lens: דאָס קאָנטאַ֜קטל, ־⁠עך; די קאָנטאַ֜קטלינדז, ־⁠ן [DOS KONTÁKTL, -⁠EKh; DI KONTÁKTLINDZ, -⁠N] contact lens case: דאָס קאָנטאַ֜קטלעך־שיידל, ־עך [DOS KONTÁKTLEKh-ShEYDL, -EKh] contact lens…

Words of The Week: Thanksgiving

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November 28, 2019

carve the turkey: צע)שנײַ֜דן <אױ֜פֿשנײַדן> דעם אי֜נדיק) [(TSE)ShNÁYDN <ÚFShNAYDN> DEM ÍNDIK] cranberry sauce: דער זשורעכלי֜נע־סאָס [DER ZhUREKhLÍNE-SOS] feast: די סעודה, ־ות [DI SÚDE, -S] give thanks for: זאָגן אַ דאַנק פֿאַר [ZOGN A DANK…

Words of the Week: Impeachment // אימפּי֜טשמענט

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November 19, 2019

abuse of power: דאָס אױ֜סניצן די מאַכט לרעה; דער קרו֜מבאַניץ פֿון דער מאַכט [DOS ÓYSNITSN DI MAKhT LERÓE; DER KRÚMBANITS FUN DER MAKhT] article of impeachment: דער אײַ֜נשולדיק־⁠פּאַראַגראַ֜ף, ־ן [DER…

Yiddish Words of The Week: Apple

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By: League for Yiddish

November 18, 2019

Adam’s apple: דער (גאָרגל)קנאָפּ, …קנעפּ [DER (GORGL)KNOP, (…)KNEP] apple: דער עפּל, -׳ [DER EPL, -] apple blossom: דער ע֜פּלצוויט, -׳ [DER ÉPLTSVIT, -] apple butter: דער ע֜פּלשמיר [DER ÉPLShMIR] apple…

Words of the Week: Ball

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October 18, 2019

ball (of your foot): דאָס פֿו֜סקישעלע, ־ך; דער פֿו֜סבאַל, ־ן [DOS FÚSKIShELE, -Kh; DER FÚSBAL, -N] ballroom dancing: באַ֜לטענץ (ל״ר) [BÁLTENTS (pl.)] go ballroom dancing: טאַנצן באַ֜לטענץ [TANTSN BÁLTENTS] dance…

Words of the Week: Catastrophic flooding: דאָס קאַטאַסטראָפֿאַ֜לע ‘קאַטאַסטראָ֜פֿישע’ פֿלייצן

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By: League for Yiddish

October 14, 2019

catastrophic flooding: דאָס קאַטאַסטראָפֿאַ֜לע ‘קאַטאַסטראָ֜פֿישע’ פֿלייצן [DOS KATASTROFÁLE <KATASTRÓFIShE> FLEYTSN] climate change: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט [DER KLIMÁTN-BAYT] drown: דערטרו֜נקען ‘דערטראָ֜נקען’ װערן [DERTRÚNKEN <DERTRÓNKEN> VERN] evacuate by boat (vt./vi.): עװאַקויִ֜רן (זיך) מיט…

Words of The Week: Rosh Hashanah

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By: League for Yiddish

September 30, 2019

blow the shofar: בלאָזן שופֿר [BLOZN ShÓYFER] cast off one’s sins: גיין צו תּשליך; אָ֜פּטרייסלען די עבֿירות [GEYN TSU TÁShLEKh; ÓPTREYSLEN DI AVÉYRES] confess one’s sins: <מתװדה זײַן זיך אין די זינד <עבֿירות…