Words Spelled Differently, Have Different Meanings,
but Pronounced the
Same in Yiddish and English.
| English |
Yiddish |
Yid. Meaning |
| |
|
|
| A |
ey |
egg |
| ail |
eyl |
oil |
| align |
alayn |
alone |
| awn |
on |
without |
| bench |
bentsh |
bless |
| board |
bord |
beard |
| build |
bild |
picture |
| buy, bye |
bay |
by, at |
| cane |
keyn |
going to |
| coo, coup |
ku |
cow |
| cook |
kuk |
look |
| court |
kort |
card |
| crook |
kruk |
hook |
| cumin |
kumen |
to come |
| cup |
kop |
head |
| cushion |
kushn |
kissing |
| D |
di |
the (f) |
| Dick |
dik |
thick |
| dine |
dayn |
your |
| dinner |
diner |
servant |
| do, dew, due |
du |
you |
| ear |
ir |
you |
| fear |
fir |
four |
| feel |
fil |
full |
| fell |
fel |
to miss |
| foil |
foyl |
lazy |
| free |
fri |
early |
| gain |
geyn |
to go |
| gate (gait) |
geyt |
goes |
| gay |
gey |
go |
| grate |
greyt |
prepare |
| gut |
got |
G-d |
| haste |
heyst |
known as |
| hell |
hel |
blonde |
| hemmed |
hemd |
shirt |
| hub |
hob |
have |
| hut |
hot |
has |
| Kate |
keyt |
chain |
| key |
ki |
cows |
| kick |
kik |
look |
| knew, new |
nu |
so, well |
| knit |
nit |
not |
| light |
layt |
people |
| mention |
mentshn |
people |
| mess |
mes |
corpse |
| mine |
mayn |
mine |
| mitt |
mit |
with |
| mitten |
mitn |
with them |
| moss |
mos |
measure |
| near |
nir |
kidney |
| nigh |
nay |
new |
| nine |
nayn |
no |
| pay |
pey |
letter P |
| rain |
reyn |
clean |
| riddle |
ridl |
shovel |
| S |
es |
eat |
| share |
sher |
scissors |
| shine |
shayn |
pretty |
| teller |
teler |
plate |
| tire |
tayer |
dear |
| vine |
vayn |
wine |
| your |
yor |
year |
| Z |
zi |
she |
| Zion |
zayen |
to filter |
Last Updated on 1/23/09
By PHIL Fishl KUTNER
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