The complete idiot's guide to learning Yiddish:
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Contents at a Glance
Part 1: Getting to Know Yiddish 1
1 So What Do You Think, Yiddish Is Dead? 3
Find out how Yiddish went from its Golden Age at the
beginning of the twentieth century to a period of decline
, that threatened its very survival—only to almost miracu
lously find renewed vigor, respect, as well as a great meas
ure of love in modern times
2 So Where Does Yiddish Come From? 15
Learn a little about the fascinating history of Yiddish—its
origins, its creators, and its reasons for coming into being
Discover why Jews who already knew Hebrew in addition
; to the language of the land in which they lived felt it nec
essary to have a common everyday tongue
3 So Who Says You Don t Know Yiddish Already? 25
Be amazed at how much Yiddish you already know even
though you thought you don t speak a word because of the
many ways in which Yiddish has infiltrated modern
English
Part 2: So Let s Get Started Already 33
4 It s as Easy as ABC—That s Easy? 35
j It s time to learn the alphabet, become acquainted with
the special sounds of Yiddish, and get a feel for the lan-
guage
5 The Basic Words 47
You re going to need every one of these short, pungent
, words and phrases—to ask questions, to get immediate
: help, and to make yourself understood in the most com
mon everyday situations
6 Meeting People and Making Friends 57
Why should you be alone? You have to know how to talk
to other people, to be polite, and to make interesting con
versation, and this chapter will help you make fnends
7 The Days of Our Liveis 65
Time is the greatest gift we have, and this chapter will
teach you how to count it, describe it, and treasure it
Part 3: Home, Sweet Heym 75
8 All in the Family 77
You wouldn t be much of a Yiddish conversationalist if
you couldn t talk about your family Here you ll be intro
duced to all of them and learn how to talk about them
with pride and nakhes (you ll find out all about that
later) to every stranger you meet
9 Kum Areyn—Come in, Please 91
There s so much to talk about in your house—the rooms,
the clothes, where you bought everything (wholesale, of
course) Find just the right words and expressions to make
your surroundings come alive
10 Let s Eat—Esen, Eseh, Esen 105
This is the food chapter, so make sure you study it care
fully—after all, you wouldn t want to go hungry? (What
would your mother say?)
Part 4: On the Town 115
11 How Should We Go? 117
Nobody wants to stay home all the time, so you d better
learn how to get around in Yiddish
12 A Table for Ten 125
Restaurants give Momma a break from cooking and offer
you a chance to show off your newly acquired Yiddish in
the ambiance of one of the favorite social settings for Jews
13 Let Me Entertain You , 135
Movies, sports, shopping, sightseeing—they all have such
great words and expressions you shouldn t miss out on,
making these experiences even more memorable
14 Let s Go on Vacation 147
For a well-deserved rest, you ll need not just your luggage,
but this invaluable guide to getting around, finding a
room, asking for help, and making your way in strange
surroundings
Part 5: That s Life ,157
15 Don t Get Sick! 159
Health is wealth, as every Jewish mother knows, and
without words to describe how we feel, we lack the most
important currency of life You shouldn t know from sick
ness, but if—God forbid—it happens, this is the chapter
you can t do without •• i
The Complete Idiot s Guide to Learning Yiddish
16 Get a Good Job 169
Education, education, education are the three most impor
tant ideals of the Jewish people, and every person should
learn a profession to become, at the very least, a doctor or
a lawyer Schooling and employment have vocabularies
you can t afford to be without
17 God Bless You 179
So even if you re not religious, you have to know the
Yiddish words for the most important spiritual moments
of life and the ways in which Yiddish helps you to talk to
and about God
18 You Gotta Follow the Rules 193
The nominative, the dative, and the accusative, sound
- somewhat frightening, but they re some of the really
important grammatical rules you have to learn—together
with contractions, possessives, and plurals—if you re
going to become proficient Yiddish speakers
Pairft 6: UTh© (PopiuDair, ftlfo© (PowerlRuiD, amd ftlh© Profinxuiinid 203
19 Comparisons, Curses, and Blessings 205
Yiddish has descriptive expressions and metaphors that
will make you smile, curses that will make you laugh,
and blessings that will make you feel like you ve been
given a gift worth millions of dollars
20 Morons and Misfits 219
From the Yiddish description of a dirty old man to the
special words that beautifully capture a talkative blabber
mouth and a really gauche, ill-mannered person, you ll
learn the words for every type of character and social mis-,
fit from A to Z •
21 Mentshen and Meyvinim 235
Meet the good people, the pious, the holy, the learned, and
the exceptional—the heroes and heroines of the Jewish
world whose very names summon visions of godliness and
who serve as role models for the masses J
Pairft Hi Yodldoslh) SeDodtffoms
22 The Wisdom of Proverbs 245
Yiddish took the wisdom of a very scholarly people, the
humor of a naturally optimistic and joyous faith, and the
history Of a suffering nation and poured it into the pro
found insight of proverbs you will treasure and, hopefully,,
repeat for the rest of your life
Contents at a Glance
23 Velvel Shakespeare—and Other Classics 257
Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, and God didn t
write their masterpieces in Yiddish, but if they
would have, this is what the works would have
sounded like—and you be the judge as to which ver
sion sounds better
24 Pop Culture in Yiddish Clothing 271
A fanciful flight of the imagination allows us to
conjure up how famous movie lines, popular slo
gans, and contemporary sayings would sound if they
would be translated from English into Yiddish
25 Voices of the Masters 285
The geniuses of Yiddish literature as well as musical
lyrics get a chance to talk to you personally with
excerpts from some of their finest work
26 Now That s Funny , 299
Yiddish humor has a well-deserved reputation for
being hilarious, and this chapter will give you a
chance to see why that s true
11 A Little Exercise Wouldn t Hurt You 315
Finish the book with a self-administered test that
lets you see how much you (really learned as you try
, to give correct answers for questions that review
much of the material from the entire book
Appendixes
A Suggested Reading 333
B Take Me to the Movies 337
C Music to My Ears 341
D Answer Key 345
Index 353
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