- You might be surprised to learn how much Yiddish you already speak, but also, how many familiar words actually mean something different in real Yiddish.
- Learn Yiddish online by practicing with a native speaker who is learning your language. Write or speak Yiddish online to improve grammar or conversation.
- Primarily spoken by Ashkenazi Jews, Yiddish dialects are divided into Western Yiddish and Eastern Yiddish which includes Litvish, Poylish and Ukrainish.
- As Yiddish spread throughout the world, it adapted to the language of the majority, both in terms of pronunciation and the addition of words.
- Yiddish has several dialects which differ in their vowel sounds and certain vocabulary items. Words of European origin are spelled out phonemically.
- Yiddish is a language used by some Jews. At first, it was a dialect of German that Jews began to use in Europe about 1000 years ago.
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- Old postcards and letters in Yiddish? I can help. Check out new Yiddish words I find on Twitter at #NotInTheDictionary. Tweets in and.
- Undergraduates reading for a degree in Modern Languages can offer Yiddish literature or Yiddish linguistics as a Special Subject (Paper XII).