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Yiddish
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English
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| a | a |
| an | an |
| abi | if only |
| ale, alts | all |
| alt | old |
| arayn | in, into |
| ariber | over |
| arop | down |
| aruf | up |
| arum | around, about |
| avek | away |
| az | if, that |
| aza | such a |
| azoy | thus, so, that is |
| bald | soon |
| bay | at, with |
| beyde | both |
| bin | am |
| bist | are |
| biz | until |
| bloyz | only |
| dar | thin |
| demolt | then |
| der (m.), | the |
| di (f.)(all pl.) | the |
| dos (n.) | the |
| do | here |
| dokh | yet, still, just |
| dort, dortn | there |
| efsher | perhaps |
| epes | something |
| erev | the eve of |
| er | he |
| es | eat, it |
| far | for |
| far vos | why |
| fray | free |
| fremd | strange |
| fri | early |
| frum | religious |
| fun | of, from |
| genug | enough |
| grob | fat |
| groys | large |
| gut | good |
| haynt | today |
| hob, hobn | have |
| hot | has |
| iber | above, over |
| im | him |
| ir | her, you |
| itst | now |
| iz | is |
| kegn | against, opposite |
| kimat | almost |
| kleyn | small |
| kurts | short |
| lang | long |
| lebn | at, near |
| links | left |
| mazl | luck |
| mer | more, a carrot |
| mit | with |
| nakht | night |
| nay | new |
| neyn | no |
| nit, nisht | not |
| nokh | after, still, another |
| nor | only, just |
| nu | well? |
| onton | put on |
| ober | but |
| oder | or |
| oyf | on |
| oykh | also |
| oys | over, through |
| reb | Mr. |
| rekhts | right (direction) |
| shlekht | bad |
| shoyn | already |
| take | indeed, really |
| tayer | dear |
| tog | day |
| tomer | if, perhaps |
| tsayt | time |
| tsu, tsum | to, toward |
| un | and |
| unter | under |
| untn | below |
| varum | why |
| vayl | because |
| ven | when |
| vi | how, as, like |
| vifl | how much, how many |
| vos | what |
| vu | where |
| vuhin | where to |
| yo | yes |
| yung | young |
| zi | she |
Last Updated on 5/7/2009
By PHIL Fishl KUTNER