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Verter fun der Vokh: קי֜שעלעך – Pillows

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February 19, 2020

Pillows קי֜שעלעך body pillow: דער גו֜ף־קישן, ־ס [DER GÚF-KIShN, -S] feather/down pillow: דער פּו֜כקישן, ־ס; דער פּו֜כענער קישן, ־ס [DER PÚKhKIShN, -S; DER PÚKhENER KIShN, -S] fluff up the pillow:…

Verter fun der Vokh: די איי֜ער – Eggs

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January 30, 2020

candle the eggs: אוי֜סקלאָרן <אוי֜סקלערן> די איי֜ער [ÓYSKLORN <ÓYSKLERN> DI ÉYER] crack an egg: צעשפּאַ֜לטן <אָ֜נקלאַפּן> אַן אײ [TSEShPÁLTN <ÓNKLAPN> AN EY] cracked: צעשפּאָ֜לטן [TSEShPÓLTN] For the complete list, click here to go…

Verter fun der Vokh: די עלעקטרע – Electricity

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January 17, 2020

Electricity די עלעקטרע 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] For the complete list, click here to…

Verter fun der Vokh: שׂרפֿה – Fire

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January 9, 2020

Fire שׂרפֿה 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, ־ן; די װאַ֜לד־שׂרפֿה, ־ות…

Verter fun der Vokh: דער סילווע֜סטער־אָוונט – New Year’s Eve

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January 3, 2020

פֿון אַלטן אַוו‮עק, צום נײַעם פֿאָרויס! מיר ווינטשן אײַך אַלעמען אַ גוט יאָר, אַ ‮גליקלעך יאָר, און – צום סאַמע וויכטיקס‮טן – אַ געזונט יאָר! Out with the old, in with…

Verter fun der Vokh: ברילן – Glasses

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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] For the…

Verter fun der Vokh: דער דאַנקטאָג – Thanksgiving

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November 28, 2019

דאַנקטאָג איז אַ טאָג ווען אַמעריקאַנער שאַצן אָפּ אַלץ מיט וואָס זיי זענען געבענטשט, כאָטש באמת וואָלט מען יעדן טאָג געמעגט זאָגן אַ דאַנק דערפֿאַר. פֿאַר אַ יאָרן איז געווען גאָר…

Verter fun der Vokh: דער עפּל – Apple

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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, -] For the complete list, click here to…

Verter fun der Vokh: Dance

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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] For…

Verter fun der Vokh: די פֿאַרפֿלײ֜צונג – Flooding

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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] For the complete list, click here to…