My best friend in high school was Jewish, and her parents and grandma taught me a lot of Yiddish without even realizing it, because they sprinkled a lot of it throughout the English they spoke. "Vey is mir" - woe is me. I vaguely remember being told that mush meant face, but her grandma would also tell me I had a shayna punim. It's such an expressive language!
Well it was nice watching this video. Me and my husband speak Yiddish. My parents came from South Africa . Their parents came from Lithuania so the spike Yiddish. My husband spoke Yiddish with his parents who came to Israel from Poland. We like the language and its songs as well. In Rehovot where we live there is a big religious community who speaks Yiddish. So you can hear it on the street. Have a wonderful week. Shavuah tov from Irit in Israel. Good night.
Interesting video :-) I'm a native German speaker. Mensch means "human" in German. Bissel is also sometimes used here in Baverian dialect to say a little :-) Yiddish sounds like a great language. I'm interested in both Yiddish and Hebrew words.
Some words & phrases are actually the same in Yiddish & German; it's just their pronunciation that is different... eg: Vus Iz Dus- Yiddish / Was Ist Das- German.
I'd love to see a video of you going through "My Name Is Asher Lev" and "The Gift of Asher Lev" and "The Chosen" and "The Promise" (all authored by Chaim Potok) and pull out Hebrew and Yiddish words and give us the correct pronunciations.
My grandparents spoke Yiddish in the house, but my mom learned English and always answered them in English. They ended up speaking Yiddish when they didn't want the kids to know what they were saying. So my mom (may she rest in peace) could understand quite a bit but could not speak it. I learned a small number of words but would love to learn more. I just subscribed to your channel and hope to watch more Yiddish videos. Thanks!!!
Oh I loved this video so much. Thank you for sharing the Yiddish language with us. I recognized a few of the words from my mother tongue German, but I was particularly surprised about the word 'bissel' which we use only here in the South of the country :-)
Yiddish is based on Medieval High German, more accurately UPPER German. So like Swiss, Austrian, Bavarian. It began in the Rhineland region. Ikh farshteyn a bissl Yiddish, ober ken nisht red gut. So old grammar, old fashioned words too. Blaybn gezunt, un shtark ;)
Awww... this video made me remember an old lady I used to take care of (bless her soul). She had Alzheimer’s, hardly spoke, had the sweeeetest smile but every time I help her move from her bed to her chair she always says “Oy Vey!”. I never thought it’s Yiddish. I just thought it’s a Jewish expression of annoyance hehe. You learn something new everyday! Nice video!
Thank you…loved your 5 Yiddish words…I don’t know why, but I just love the Yiddish language and I’m French. I’m learning basic words and yours are good to know.
Ok I learned A LOT in this video. First off you are the prime example of a sweet putim (sweet cute face). Lol I started learning Yiddish from the Duolingo app thinking this is pretty easy 🤣. 2nd. I thought Bissel was a vacuum cleaner 🤣🤣 3rd. I thought khotsba was a sanctuary for where you pray. This video overall was very fascinating to watch and learn first thing this new year 2022!
Such a fun video! Those words are fun to listen to. I always thought a grandmother being called bubbie was so cute too! By the way, I love your lip color. It really looks polished. 👍❤️
Both, but a tad more towards the Yiddish! There is a charming teen read called Gideon's People about a Jewish boy hurt in an accident who must live with an Amish family while he mends. He speaks Yiddish and they speak the German dialect the Amish speak. They communicate well enough; however, this isn't a "we're all much the same" kind of story. Rather there are a lot of differences they must overcome, not least of which is food! It takes place at the turn-of-the-century, but was written in 1996. The author's name is Meyer. It really is charming!
@@contact3604 What part of England do you live? I am an avowed Anglophile. I was into the Tudors long before it was cool--as in Keith Mitchel's The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The first one I can't find but the second, with Dorothy Tutin as Anne, I loved--and I was in third grade! Victorian and Edwardian history mesmerize me. My apartment, and much of my clothing, are turn=of-the century. When I had my friends over, pre-pandemic, it was most often for afternoon tea. I am a librarian and I went to a story telling concert given by a woman from Shropshire. Yes I LOVE England and her Majesty the queen. She has a lot to deal with regarding her children and grandchildren; however, if you put it into historical perspective, it is nothing new.
I worked for two Jewish men for 20 years and I learned all these words. My boss always said these words worked better than any other English word…and it’s sooo true. Another word he used was “smuck” 😅
I also like (and use) the word meshuge ;-) I love your channel, It´s great for me to improve my english and also to know more about jewish life in the US. I´m from Prague, Europe.
Thanks for the great video! I actually knew all of the words. The word "Mensch" means human in german and we say "ein bissel" in some regions and it's short for "ein bisschen" which also means "a little " :) Keep up the good work!
You know those identification letter/number combinations aircraft have painted on their outside? Different countries/regions have different formats for these idents. In Denmark, it's "OY-", followed by three letters. Maybe there's a jewish "wingnut" buzzing around the Danish skies in an aircraft with "OY-VEY" painted in really large letters on it! :-D
This has made me smile so much, my mother in law used these all the time so i had to learn them and find myself using them too even though I'm not jewish ❤️❤️ xx
Interested in both Hebrew and Yiddish because they are both part of the living Jewish culture. You are wise to start in both languages with words people are most likely to have heard or that relate similarly to English words or phrases. You chose great words to begin introducing folks to Yiddish. Chutzpah is gumption, maybe also moxie or even brazenness. Thanks for sharing.
I would love to learn more Yiddish words. I go to a Chassidishe shul and they speak mostly Yiddish. Sometimes they tolerate it when I speak English but I know they preferred if I spoke Yiddish
Here in Austria, especially in Vienna we use many Yiddish words and sayings in our daily lives. When O first moved to Austria from Scotland I thought it was the local dialect. Which it kind of is now. Children at school get told that many of our words are Yiddish.
You are bright sunshine in a world that needs it so much these days. My question: Are you familiar with Jewish haiku? I ran across great examples years ago that were so hilarious that I would literally cry with laughter. I haven’t been able to find them again.
Yiddish! I love listening to Barry Sister's records. I know the translation of some of the songs, but not all of them. I worked with a lady from Munich. When she would get angry she would speak in German. Inevitably she would pass by me while doing so,& I would always say, "I heard that". She would reply, "I keep forgetting that", & we would laugh.
I like both - a broader vocabulary is always a good thing and I'm not saying that just because I'm a writer! ;-D You've taught me two words I'd never heard before and reminded me of an old professor who told me I had both moxie and chutzpah - I guess it's kind of the same thing? LOL Thanks, as always for the great edutainment!
To me, Moxie means Nerves Of Steel. It's a little more assertive than just having Chutzpah. Also, Moxie is used more as a compliment than Chutzpah. At least that's what I always thought them to mean. What do you think?
Chutzpah means more than moxie or nerves of steel / courage. It means having “some nerve” in the sense of being a bit outrageous. The definition is often jokingly described as someone accused of murdering their parents and asking for the mercy of the court because they are an orphan.
I guess punim comes from hebrew? Because all the others are used in german as well: oy vey = oh weh /oh jeh, Mensch = Mensch but it means just human, chutzpah = chuzpe, bissel = bisschen (chen is always the small version just like ...el in yiddish) but bissl/bissel is also used... great video
HI, Marion! Thanks for this video. Was wondering if words like schlmiel/schlmazel (sp?) might be included in your list. (I'm assuming that they are Yiddish words.)
Wonderful video! I enjoy all the videos on your channel! I was wondering if you'll make videos about Ladino, Judeo-Malayalam, or other languages spoken by Jews around the world. (:
Oh! My goodness, my family have been using these words for years! Especially my Grandparent on my father's side😊 And l didn't even know it was Yiddish! ( who knew) Thank you so much♥🤗 Please can you do another video with more👍 Shalom, shalom. Moira From England.
Chutzpa, in my experience, always had a negative connotation - something like someone who was offensively rude or behaved arrogantly would be considered as having the chutzpa to say or do such a thing.
I can't remember- were we in the same kindergarten class? Either way, in my kindergarten class our class pet was named Mr. Punim :) And I have definitely been telling my daughter she has an adorable punim! Also if you have ever had Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, the name comes from mensch.
I would like to learn more Yiddish words. My great grandparents and parents used to speak it when they didn’t want us kids to know what they were talking about. I never learned much Hebrew, and like you, I feel uncomfortable using Hebrew outside of temple. It’s like writing G-d. I don’t feel worthy., Yiddish feels more natural. I would truly appreciate any help you can give. Also, please pronounce the words with the real Yiddish accent. My surname often incorrectly makes people think my family is German, not Bavarian Jew. I would be most appreciative. Thank you my friend.
Greetings from (north) Germany 😊 I would agree, because of some words that are from hebrew or aramaic. If there are too many of those in a sentence, I can not understand it. But a sentence with just yiddish really sounds just like german with a strange old dialect. I can understand it better than the bavarian dialect from south Germany 😅
@kaydixie5727 You're correct. Yiddish also has Slavic and even some Romance language words in addition to words taken from Hebrew but pronounced differently.
The first time I heard Yiddish it seemed like an old friend.. My father had me christened in to the English church but I later found out that both sides of my family were Jews, I believe that Jesus Christ was the one that God sent to Israel.... I believe on Him but feel Jewish and think about Israel and the Jews everyday
My best friend in high school was Jewish, and her parents and grandma taught me a lot of Yiddish without even realizing it, because they sprinkled a lot of it throughout the English they spoke. "Vey is mir" - woe is me. I vaguely remember being told that mush meant face, but her grandma would also tell me I had a shayna punim. It's such an expressive language!
Aww I love that, it's amazing how much culture lives in language!
Love this
@Claud Rodarmel You should stop with the copy pasta garbage. Also, I don't watch movies, you wasted your time. Reported.
What I love about Yiddish is that so many of the words just sound like their meaning. Like there's no way to not sound dismayed while saying 'oy,'
Lol yes, totally agree!!
While I was familiar with these Yiddish words, I LOVED your description of them. Please do MORE Yiddish words! 🤗
Thank you so much ☺️
I’m a Mizrahi Jew living in Israel and I often use these yiddish words 😊
So glad to hear it 😍
growing up watching the Nanny religiously I have learned and loved yiddish since I was a kid!
OMG that's too funny, loved that show!
Well it was nice watching this video. Me and my husband speak Yiddish.
My parents came from South Africa . Their parents came from Lithuania so the spike Yiddish. My husband spoke Yiddish with his parents who came to Israel from Poland. We like the language and its songs as well. In Rehovot where we live there is a big religious community who speaks Yiddish. So you can hear it on the street. Have a wonderful week.
Shavuah tov from Irit in Israel.
Good night.
That’s amazing!! My family is from South Africa by way of Lithuania and Poland as well, do you still have family in South Africa?
@@MyJewishMommyLife yes I have a big family in Capetown.
Interesting video :-) I'm a native German speaker. Mensch means "human" in German. Bissel is also sometimes used here in Baverian dialect to say a little :-) Yiddish sounds like a great language.
I'm interested in both Yiddish and Hebrew words.
I love that, thank you for sharing!!
Some words & phrases are actually the same in Yiddish & German; it's just their pronunciation that is different... eg: Vus Iz Dus- Yiddish / Was Ist Das- German.
I LOVE this video! Some of my other favorites are kvetch and schlep. Also, I second the request for a video about Ladino words!
Yes to Ladino words 👍
I'd love to see a video of you going through "My Name Is Asher Lev" and "The Gift of Asher Lev" and "The Chosen" and "The Promise" (all authored by Chaim Potok) and pull out Hebrew and Yiddish words and give us the correct pronunciations.
I grew up in Borough Park, so yes, I know plenty of Yiddish! It may be on the decline elsewhere, but not in Jewish areas of NYC.
Marion, you have the cutest punim ever!
I love watching your videos !
Aww thank you 😍🥰😍
Thank you for explaining the difference! I love Yiddish words. They are so perfectly descriptive. I enjoy your videos so much!
So true! Thank you for watching!!
I love the Yiddish language and speak it with my sister and parent’s.
That's so cool!!
My grandparents spoke Yiddish in the house, but my mom learned English and always answered them in English. They ended up speaking Yiddish when they didn't want the kids to know what they were saying. So my mom (may she rest in peace) could understand quite a bit but could not speak it. I learned a small number of words but would love to learn more. I just subscribed to your channel and hope to watch more Yiddish videos. Thanks!!!
So very helpful to this Southern Texan. I love to learn this!!
Yay, thank you!
Oh I loved this video so much. Thank you for sharing the Yiddish language with us. I recognized a few of the words from my mother tongue German, but I was particularly surprised about the word 'bissel' which we use only here in the South of the country :-)
Yiddish is based on Medieval High German, more accurately UPPER German. So like Swiss, Austrian, Bavarian. It began in the Rhineland region. Ikh farshteyn a bissl Yiddish, ober ken nisht red gut. So old grammar, old fashioned words too.
Blaybn gezunt, un shtark ;)
I live in a Hasidic Jew neighborhood in NYC and always wanted to converse even a little bit with them lol
That's so awesome!! How kind of you to learn a little but of Yiddish.
Awww... this video made me remember an old lady I used to take care of (bless her soul). She had Alzheimer’s, hardly spoke, had the sweeeetest smile but every time I help her move from her bed to her chair she always says “Oy Vey!”. I never thought it’s Yiddish. I just thought it’s a Jewish expression of annoyance hehe. You learn something new everyday! Nice video!
Aww that's so sweet, thank you for sharing that!
Thank you…loved your 5 Yiddish words…I don’t know why, but I just love the Yiddish language and I’m French. I’m learning basic words and yours are good to know.
Hi I’m jewish and I’m an actress and for a role i need to have the accent and this has really helped thank u so much💗
Yes love the language videos and Jewish culture videos!! ❤️ hope you’re taking care of yourself during these tough times
Thank you 🙏 you too!!
Necro the rapper has a good Yiddish track called for the streets..that what brought me hear
Ok I learned A LOT in this video. First off you are the prime example of a sweet putim (sweet cute face). Lol I started learning Yiddish from the Duolingo app thinking this is pretty easy 🤣. 2nd. I thought Bissel was a vacuum cleaner 🤣🤣 3rd. I thought khotsba was a sanctuary for where you pray. This video overall was very fascinating to watch and learn first thing this new year 2022!
This was really fun! Looking forward to both Yiddish and Hebrew =)
Such a fun video! Those words are fun to listen to. I always thought a grandmother being called bubbie was so cute too! By the way, I love your lip color. It really looks polished. 👍❤️
Aww I love that, thank you so much!
Both, but a tad more towards the Yiddish! There is a charming teen read called Gideon's People about a Jewish boy hurt in an accident who must live with an Amish family while he mends. He speaks Yiddish and they speak the German dialect the Amish speak. They communicate well enough; however, this isn't a "we're all much the same" kind of story. Rather there are a lot of differences they must overcome, not least of which is food! It takes place at the turn-of-the-century, but was written in 1996. The author's name is Meyer. It really is charming!
Wow that sounds so interesting thank you for sharing!
What is the title, of this book or movie?, sounds interesting🤔
Thank you.
Moira
From England.
@@contact3604 Gideon's People by Carolyn Meyer. It is a book and to the best of my knowledge, it has not been made into a movie.
@@jacquiethebibliophil
Thank you so much for your quick response, much appreciated.
Please stay safe and have a nice day!
Moira
From England.
@@contact3604 What part of England do you live? I am an avowed Anglophile. I was into the Tudors long before it was cool--as in Keith Mitchel's The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The first one I can't find but the second, with Dorothy Tutin as Anne, I loved--and I was in third grade! Victorian and Edwardian history mesmerize me. My apartment, and much of my clothing, are turn=of-the century. When I had my friends over, pre-pandemic, it was most often for afternoon tea. I am a librarian and I went to a story telling concert given by a woman from Shropshire. Yes I LOVE England and her Majesty the queen. She has a lot to deal with regarding her children and grandchildren; however, if you put it into historical perspective, it is nothing new.
I worked for two Jewish men for 20 years and I learned all these words. My boss always said these words worked better than any other English word…and it’s sooo true. Another word he used was “smuck” 😅
I would love to learn both Yiddish and Hebrew words! So interesting! Love your videos!💞
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
Yiddish, please. Loved this fun and interesting video!
I also like (and use) the word meshuge ;-) I love your channel, It´s great for me to improve my english and also to know more about jewish life in the US. I´m from Prague, Europe.
Same! And thank you!!
Thanks Yiddish is my first language I ❤️ ur videos
That’s amazing!
My Jewish Mommy Life yes as an Orthodox Jew it is spoken around my house and thanks so much for sharing my language ❤️
My Jewish Mommy Life yes as an Orthodox Jew it is spoken around my house and thanks so much for sharing my language ❤️
Punim is my favorite Yiddish word!!
Hebrew and Yiddish. But Yiddish is so much fun.
Given the context of your channel, Balaboosta would be a good Yiddish word to cover.
Loved it . Could really get the facial expressions for chutzpah 😂. More of both please. I'm fascinated 👍.
Lol sometimes the facial expression and delivery is more important than the word itself!
Thanks for the great video! I actually knew all of the words. The word "Mensch" means human in german and we say "ein bissel" in some regions and it's short for "ein bisschen" which also means "a little " :)
Keep up the good work!
Love that! Thanks for watching!
You know those identification letter/number combinations aircraft have painted on their outside? Different countries/regions have different formats for these idents. In Denmark, it's "OY-", followed by three letters.
Maybe there's a jewish "wingnut" buzzing around the Danish skies in an aircraft with "OY-VEY" painted in really large letters on it! :-D
I'm so interested in both yiddish and hebrew words :D :D I love these!
Thank you so much! So glad to hear it!!
Oh Vey = oh my goodness
Mench = good person
Chutzpah = take a stand
Bissel = a little bit
Punim= adorable for kids , sweet and kind.
This has made me smile so much, my mother in law used these all the time so i had to learn them and find myself using them too even though I'm not jewish ❤️❤️ xx
Interested in both Hebrew and Yiddish because they are both part of the living Jewish culture. You are wise to start in both languages with words people are most likely to have heard or that relate similarly to English words or phrases. You chose great words to begin introducing folks to Yiddish. Chutzpah is gumption, maybe also moxie or even brazenness. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much I’m glad you liked this one too!
Thank You Jewish Mommy. Sucha punim! Great stuff.
I would love to learn more Yiddish words. I go to a Chassidishe shul and they speak mostly Yiddish. Sometimes they tolerate it when I speak English but I know they preferred if I spoke Yiddish
Wow! I wish I knew Yiddish fluently but I will share more!
Here in Austria, especially in Vienna we use many Yiddish words and sayings in our daily lives. When O first moved to Austria from Scotland I thought it was the local dialect. Which it kind of is now. Children at school get told that many of our words are Yiddish.
Thank you. I enjoy the language.
I loved your description of these words! Most definitely Yiddish words! Ty ❤️
Bring Latino with a Jewish wife and Jewish in laws I love learning Yiddish words especially the bad words. You should do a video on bad words.
I didn't know you speakyiddish that's so cool it's actually my first language lol
גיי לייגן אין דער ערד און באַקן בייגל
@@whitemailprivilege2830 you just typed allyiddish words you know lol
it's me נישט אמת
@@whitemailprivilege2830 iznisht
That’s so cool!! I don’t speak Yiddish I only know a few words and many songs!
Please, more Yiddish 🙏🏻
You are bright sunshine in a world that needs it so much these days.
My question: Are you familiar with Jewish haiku? I ran across great examples years ago that were so hilarious that I would literally cry with laughter. I haven’t been able to find them again.
Thank you! I don't think I am familiar, sorry!!
I moved to Israel recently so I would like to learn both Hebrew and Yiddish!
Yiddish! I love listening to Barry Sister's records. I know the translation of some of the songs, but not all of them. I worked with a lady from Munich. When she would get angry she would speak in German. Inevitably she would pass by me while doing so,& I would always say, "I heard that". She would reply, "I keep forgetting that", & we would laugh.
Lol love that!!
Yiddish is such a beautiful language!
Hebrew and Yiddish are both so interesting, what about Ladino though?
Ladino is another beautiful one to me💕
Yes!! I don’t know much more than a few songs in Ladino but have always loved it
@@MyJewishMommyLife Oh, same! I only know a few songs and some phrases in Ladino
So true!
Both ! My favorite British word is ovoid
I like both! But after this video, I think my vote is for Yiddish. It's more fun.
I like both - a broader vocabulary is always a good thing and I'm not saying that just because I'm a writer! ;-D
You've taught me two words I'd never heard before and reminded me of an old professor who told me I had both moxie and chutzpah - I guess it's kind of the same thing? LOL
Thanks, as always for the great edutainment!
Both Hebrew and Yiddish. Moxie would maybe also be a good word for Chutzpah?
Yes!! Good one!
To me, Moxie means Nerves Of Steel. It's a little more assertive than just having Chutzpah. Also, Moxie is used more as a compliment than Chutzpah. At least that's what I always thought them to mean. What do you think?
Chutzpah means more than moxie or nerves of steel / courage. It means having “some nerve” in the sense of being a bit outrageous. The definition is often jokingly described as someone accused of murdering their parents and asking for the mercy of the court because they are an orphan.
I guess punim comes from hebrew? Because all the others are used in german as well: oy vey = oh weh /oh jeh, Mensch = Mensch but it means just human, chutzpah = chuzpe, bissel = bisschen (chen is always the small version just like ...el in yiddish) but bissl/bissel is also used... great video
More Yiddish please ❤️ Unfortunately, my father liked to insult people in Yiddish LOL . Yiddish insults are HILARIOUS
Lol oh yes I'm sure!!
HI, Marion! Thanks for this video. Was wondering if words like schlmiel/schlmazel (sp?) might be included in your list. (I'm assuming that they are Yiddish words.)
What happens to tuches?This another favorite word.
I would love more Yiddish but I would also LOVE more Hebrew!
Lol you got it!
I’m subscribing. My name is Miryam, too.
People have tried to speak Yiddish to me but my family are Sefardim and we're Ladino speakers.
Fun fact:
"Oy vey" is short for the phrase, "Oy vey iz (ist) mir", which means "oh woe is me"
yay! I know 4 out of 5.
I love Yiddish
Jump back and forth...I love both flavors!!! May Hashem bless you.
Thank you, and you!
How informative! I knew some of these but definitely not all... Thanks Marian! So... Yiddish/Hebrew or both: both wins, please! :)
So glad! Thank you for watching!
Wonderful video! I enjoy all the videos on your channel! I was wondering if you'll make videos about Ladino, Judeo-Malayalam, or other languages spoken by Jews around the world. (:
I've gotten some requests for this, I'll definitely try!
According to philology this is a branch of the Teutonic tree Germanic languages you can see some words are almost identical to German
Oh! My goodness, my family have been using these words for years! Especially my Grandparent on my father's side😊 And l didn't even know it was Yiddish! ( who knew)
Thank you so much♥🤗
Please can you do another video with more👍
Shalom, shalom.
Moira
From England.
That's so funny but not surprising to me lol!!
@@MyJewishMommyLife
Thank you for your kind reply! 😊
Im glad, my comment made you laugh👍
Have a good day!
Keep smiling.
Moira
From England.
Would you please teach us the Yiddish phrase "I love you" ? Like you would say to a family member or dear friend.
Balibusta is what my father-in-law would call me when I’d cook and clean for him while he was ill before he passed
Aww I love that!
Ohy, thank you!
You're welcome!
Ladino and Yiddish are two jewish cultural heritages for Spanish and German. They must be kept for the coming generations. Keep on speaking them.
Chutzpa, in my experience, always had a negative connotation - something like someone who was offensively rude or behaved arrogantly would be considered as having the chutzpa to say or do such a thing.
I like the Yiddish
Yiddish! My grandparents used to argue in Yiddish.
Lol
Lol love that!
Hence, I can only think of Schmata as an appropriate word to put here.
BTW My Nanny would pinch your cheeks very hard while saying Shania Punim! 🤣🤣🤣
I am very interested in Yiddish
It's such a fun and meaningful language!
I can't remember- were we in the same kindergarten class? Either way, in my kindergarten class our class pet was named Mr. Punim :) And I have definitely been telling my daughter she has an adorable punim! Also if you have ever had Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, the name comes from mensch.
Did you have Mrs. Pet?! OMG I haven't had Menchies in months and i missssss it!
Thank you so much. Can you please make more of it?
Will do!!
I speak yiddish all my life.
I would like to learn more Yiddish words. My great grandparents and parents used to speak it when they didn’t want us kids to know what they were talking about. I never learned much Hebrew, and like you, I feel uncomfortable using Hebrew outside of temple. It’s like writing G-d. I don’t feel worthy., Yiddish feels more natural. I would truly appreciate any help you can give. Also, please pronounce the words with the real Yiddish accent. My surname often incorrectly makes people think my family is German, not Bavarian Jew. I would be most appreciative. Thank you my friend.
Cool
Both
Definetly both languages!
OY VEY current equivalent: OMG
Mensch (german = human being), Bisserl (bavarian = a little bit) ,Schmock (north-german "Schmocke" =greasy crumbly dirt)
A gizint of dan kapale.
My husband made me watch "Hebrew Hammer" to learn some Yiddish phrases 😂😂 not a family friendly movie though
😂 that’s awesome!
Oy ha ma? Ha kleiner mensch❤ ezeh yoveh😂😊 danke
Read that Yiddish was influenced by an archaic version of German, but would not call it a dialect of German.
Greetings from (north) Germany 😊
I would agree, because of some words that are from hebrew or aramaic. If there are too many of those in a sentence, I can not understand it. But a sentence with just yiddish really sounds just like german with a strange old dialect. I can understand it better than the bavarian dialect from south Germany 😅
@kaydixie5727 You're correct. Yiddish also has Slavic and even some Romance language words in addition to words taken from Hebrew but pronounced differently.
I am familiar with a lot Yiddish. I rather speak Yiddish instead of Hebrew
Lochshen kopf - handsome
I was surprised when I was watching unorthodox that a grown man kept referring to his mother as mommy.
Lol yes it throws you off but it’s almost like the Yiddish pronunciation!
I would say gutsy is the closest English word to Chutzpa
True!!
The first time I heard Yiddish it seemed like an old friend.. My father had me christened in to the English church but I later found out that both sides of my family were Jews, I believe that Jesus Christ was the one that God sent to Israel.... I believe on Him but feel Jewish and think about Israel and the Jews everyday
Wow it sounds like you have an amazing ability to sense the history within you, very cool!
My Jewish Mommy Life
A dank, you are so nice.... love your videos, bless you
Are you fluent in Yiddish? It's such an interesting language.
I wish I was no I’m not!
Mishpochah