Dictionary of popular yidish words, phrases and proverbs
Editorial CITADEL PRESS BOOK
Mainland Spain
- Publisher CITADEL PRESS BOOK
- ISBN13 9780806518855
- ISBN10 0806518855
- Type BOOK
- Pages 158
- Published 1995
- Bookbinding Rustic
Subjects
HebrewDictionary of popular yidish words, phrases and proverbs
Editorial CITADEL PRESS BOOK
Mainland Spain
Book details
Yiddish, born in the eleventh century, has been an international language of the Jewish people ever since. At least ten million people speak Yiddish, and the tongue is so universal that it has become a linguistic passport in much of the world.
Wish you could say classic Yiddish proverbs, such as:
- A falsheh matba'ieh farliert men nit: A bad penny always turns up.
- Nit kain entfer iz oich an entfler: No answer is also an answer.
- Az se brent, iz a fei'er: Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Ever wonder what people mean when they say words like k'vetsh, meshugeh, nebbish, and shnook? This fascinating, useful, sometimes riotously funny collection of colloquialisms, proverbs, curses, maxims, and ribald expressions will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about one of the world's most remarkable languages.