If You Can't Say Anything Nice, Say It In Yiddish by Lita Epstein

Author:Lita Epstein
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2011-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

Yiddish to English Glossary

Yiddish How You Say It English

A beyn zol dir in haldz blayben shtekn. A beyn zol dir in haldz blayb-en shtek-en. May a bone remain stuck in your throat.

A biter mazel oyf dir. A bi-ter maz-el oyf dir. May you have a long bout of bad luck.

A brand dir in dee kishkes. A brand dir in dee keesh-kes. May a fire burn in your guts.

A broch! Ah brooch! Oh, hell! or Damn it!

A brod oyf dir un oyf dyn. A brod oyf dir un oyf dyn. May calamity strike you and your filthy family.

A brod tsu dayn kop. A brod tsu dayn kop. May trouble come upon your head.

A brod zol in nod dir hobn. A brod zol in nod dir. May I grieve after you.

A cholere dir in dee beyner. A chol-er-e dir in dee beyn-er. May cholera rot your bones.

A choleryeh oyf dir. A cho-ley-er-yeh oyf dir. A plague on you.

A churbn oyf dir. A churb-en oyf dir. May destruction strike you.

A chvarobe dir in dee gehern. A chvar-ob-e dir in dee ge-her-en. May illness strike your brain.

A duner dir in dee zaytn arayn. A dun-er dir in dee zayt-en a-rhine. May a thunder shake your body.

A feshkneydh zol zid dir shtelnin haldz. A fesh-kneyd-eh zol zid dir shtel-nin haldz. May you choke on a fish dumpling.

A finsteren sof. A fin-ster-en sof. A horrible end should befall you.

Also can mean: May there be a dark ending for you.

A finsteren yor. A fin-ster-en yor. A plague on you.

Literally means: A year (for dark on you).

A freint bekamt men umzist; a soineh muz men zich koifn. A freint bek-amt men um-zist; a soi-neh muz men zich koif-en. A friend you can get for nothing; an enemy has to be bought.

A freint darf men zich koifn; sonem kright men umzist. A freint darf men zich koif-en; son-em kright men um-zist. A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.

A fyer dir in boyd. A fy-er dir in boyd. May a fire burn in your stomach.

A fyer in doyn leber. A fy-er in doyn leb-er. May a fire inflame your liver.

A fyer oyf dir. A fy-er oyf dir. May a fire catch hold of you.

A fyer zol did farbrenen. A fy-er zol did far-bren- en. May you be consumed by fire.

A fyer zol did trefn vee du redst. A fy-er did tref-en vee du redst. A fire should strike you while you are speaking now.

A fyer zol im trefn. A fy-er zol im tref-en. He should burn up.

A fyer zucht din. A fy-er zucht din. May a fire consume you.

Literally means: A fire is seeking you.

A gehenem oif im. A geh-hen-em oyf im. He should go to hell.

A geshvir iz a gutch zach bei yenem unhern orem. A gesh-vir iz a gutch zach bei yen-em un- hern o-rem. A boil is fine as long as it’s under someone else’s arm.

A groys gesheft zol er hobn mit shroyre: vus er hot, zol men bay im nit fregn, un vos men fregt zol er nisht hobn.

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