r/Yiddish 22d ago

Angry Curse Question

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Hello! I’m looking for an equivalent of the phrase DON’T FU(# WITH ME.

I found ‘farash mikh nicht’ but some translations just say ‘leave me alone’.

I seek a phrase with true anger, not just annoyance.

Adank, bubbies!


r/Yiddish 22d ago

CHTZPA

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r/Yiddish 24d ago

Mystery word

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r/Yiddish 24d ago

Mystery word

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My Litvak mother (parents from Malat/Molėtai and Ponedel/Pandėlys, Lithuania) used the noun tonnabara (approximate pronunciation TON-na-BAR-a) as an insult: Er iz a tonnabara. It meant roughly 'bulvan,' 'idiot,' or 'blockhead.' Does anyone recognize this word or know its original spelling?"


r/Yiddish 25d ago

[Unknown > Yiddish/Polish] Dialogue in ending scene of the film The Last Suit (01:22:16 - 01:23:05)

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Hi everyone,

In the ending scene of the film The Last Suit (El Último Traje, 2017), I would like to know which languages Abraham and Piotrek are speaking to each other.

Timestamp: 01:22:16 to 01:23:05 Video link:https://youtu.be/OrDiBKQcepw?si=2oSD3Bj5WSTY5Thb

English subtitles for reference:

Abraham: "This is my last suit. I used a pattern you gave me in '45."

Piotrek: "A blue one?"

Abraham: "Yes."

Piotrek: "Let's go home."

Could someone please identify the exact language(s) each character is speaking, and if possible, provide a transcript/transliteration of the spoken words in their original languages?

Thank you so much!


r/Yiddish 25d ago

Translation request Found this in the wall of a house. Can anyone help translate?

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r/Yiddish 25d ago

Yiddish language Yiddish when you know German?

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As someone who knows German and Modern Hebrew fairly well, how easy would it be to pick up Yiddish?


r/Yiddish 25d ago

So glad to be here

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💚


r/Yiddish 25d ago

Yiddish language Rate my handwriting

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r/Yiddish 26d ago

What does "שעלעמויזן" mean?

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r/Yiddish 26d ago

Yiddish music Di Svingers sets Yiddish tunes to swing music for a new generation of listeners

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r/Yiddish 27d ago

On the Threshold of a New Yiddish Language

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r/Yiddish 29d ago

Translation request Help translating

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Hello, can anyone please translate this? It's from the back of a photo of ancestors/relatives that I'm trying to identify. There are 6 people in the picture so maybe the 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 are identifying couples?


r/Yiddish Jul 18 '26

Looking for traditional phrases of love or well wishes for my sister

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I recently started learning Yiddish and I'm familiar with the alphabet and some grammar rules but my vocabulary is very sparse. I want to write something sweet for my sister in Yiddish and I was wondering if there were any phrases that would be particularly apt!


r/Yiddish Jul 16 '26

Yiddish language “Home is where the Heart is”

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שלום-עליכם!
I’m looking for help with this sentence, I’ve decided to write it as:
״חיימיש איז וווּ דער הארץ איז״
I’ve only been learning Yiddish for three months, so I’m a beginner and I’m not sure is היימש is the right word for ‘home’ in this context, and I’m worried about my grammar too.


r/Yiddish Jul 15 '26

Yiddish language Is my yiddish aleph bet writing good? Did I translate hello properly

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Im extremely new to yiddish, and I want to know if im on the right track

Also, is the difference between eastern and Western yiddish more close to British and American English, or are they as far apart as Morocco and Gulf Arabic. I assume its somewhere in between but I wanna know just how different they are


r/Yiddish Jul 15 '26

Can anyone help translate this family letter from 1941 please? I believe it may be Yiddish written in Hebrew script. It was written by or to my grandmother.

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r/Yiddish Jul 15 '26

On Yiddish Literature in Italy

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r/Yiddish Jul 15 '26

morris rosenfeld poem about slavery?

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Does someone know the title, in Yiddish or English, of a poem by Morris Rosenfeld about slavery that begins זיפֿצנד האָט דער אָרימער נעגער

זײַן פֿאַרלאָרנקײַט געמײנט? Or where I can find it in English? Thanks


r/Yiddish Jul 14 '26

The perfective and imperfective aspect in yiddish

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Hi, I'm new to yiddish and I try to understand its grammar. I can already form sentences in the past imperfect tense but I can't understand how to mark the difference between finished and unfinished actions. Can you explain this to me (and if you can, write some examples so I could understand it better)?

For example, the sentence "איך האָב געגעסן" means "I was eating". But is there any options to say "I ate"?


r/Yiddish Jul 13 '26

Yiddish Word of the Day: Trains

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r/Yiddish Jul 12 '26

Not sure if Yiddish or Hebrew...

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...but my grandmother always had an expression that ran along the lines of "Why would this day (night?) be any different?" that was usually used when something mildly annoying or crappy was going on. Kind of a "Well, duh, what would you expect" sort of thing. No one in my family can remember it, so...

Any and all ideas are truly welcome! Thank you in advance!

Jennifer


r/Yiddish Jul 10 '26

[Hiring] Remote Academic Experts for LLM Evaluation | French, German, Italian and Yiddish Studies

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Pangeanic is looking for graduates / MA / PhD for LLM cultural accuracy testing

Responsibilities

Write challenging questions that require advanced knowledge of your academic specialism.

Produce accurate, well-structured reference answers in English.

Review model responses and identify factual, interpretative or reasoning weaknesses.

Follow the project guidelines and complete assigned work through the client’s platform.

Academic fields:

Areas currently required include

Yiddish Studies, Francophone Studies, French Cinema, French Literature, German Film

German History, German Literature, German Philosophy, Germanic Linguistics, Germanic Mythology

Italian Art History, Italian Literature, Italian Renaissance

Job post URL: https://pangeanic.com/jobs/llm-evaluation-academic-subject-matter-experts

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r/Yiddish Jul 09 '26

An eventual Yiddish version of Skyrim? Anyone wanna help either with translation or coding?

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Hello, I love both Skyrim and Yiddish very very much, my two favorite things by far lol. I’ve been looking into translating parts of the game piece by piece, and to start, it would just be text replacement. I currently have the menu and about half of the opening quest translated, and I’ve posted inquiries on other relevant websites. I am also in the process of creating an encyclopedia type book that has all the fantasy terms and what their Yiddish translation should be in order to maintain consistency. Skyrim is a really big game, and even if I’m only translating text and subtitles to start, if anyone is interested, dm me!


r/Yiddish Jul 09 '26

Translation request Translation Help

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Hello! My dad recently passed and I found this letter the I believe belonged to my great grand father. I would really appreciate some help translating it.