Recent questions tagged yiddish

Description : Do any Yiddish speakers know a word that sounds like "lakadavit"?

Last Answer : Nothing that even looks close to it in “The Joy of Yiddish.”

Description : Is "mensch" a commonly understood word?

Last Answer : answer:When I see “mensch” I think of the German word for “Human.” I’m not Jewish, for the record. I had to look it up to find the Yiddish meaning. Interesting.

Description : Do you use Yiddishisms in your daily speech?

Last Answer : no

Description : How do you say great-grandmother in Yiddish?

Last Answer : elter bubbe, i think…I would have to consult my own bubbe

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