Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish

By: Benjamin Blech

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Paperback | 9 January 2000 | Edition Number 1

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You're not idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s'il vous plait in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara! after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish! Don't throw your hands in a helpless "Oy, vey" just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish is your guide to this unique tongue, whether you're tackling rules of grammar or just throwing around some key phrases so you sound a little less goyish. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get a fascinating explanation of how and why Yiddish developed, an easy introduction to the Yiddish alphabet, as well as the distinctive sound of Yiddish, and all the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side. This book contains a treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for every occasion.

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Getting to Know Yiddish	p. 1
So What Do You Think, Yiddish Is Dead?	p. 3
Those Were the Days, My Friend	p. 4
The Three Giants of Yiddish Literature	p. 5
Laughing Through Tears	p. 6
Universal Yiddish	p. 7
Richer Than Rothschild	p. 7
The Play's the Thing	p. 8
Oy Vey--Why Yiddish Almost Died	p. 10
L'Chayim--To Life: The Modern Rebirth	p. 12
The Top Ten Reasons to Learn Yiddish	p. 13
So Where Does Yiddish Come From?	p. 15
What's in a Name?	p. 16
Yiddish Is Older Than You Think	p. 17
Why Not Hebrew?	p. 18
Mame-loshen--A Language Spoken by Mothers	p. 19
What a Mishmash!	p. 19
My Yiddish, Your Yiddish	p. 21
I Don't Understand You	p. 21
Hold the Back Page	p. 22
So Who Says You Don't Know Yiddish Already?	p. 25
Some of My Best Friends Are Yiddish	p. 26
And Then There's Yinglish	p. 26
And Don't Forget the Grammar	p. 28
Almost Identical Twins	p. 29
So How Come?	p. 30
So Now You Can Kvel	p. 31
So Let's Get Started Already	p. 33
It's as Easy as ABC--That's Easy?	p. 35
Try It with Honey	p. 36
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words	p. 38
The Sound of Music	p. 39
Show Me You're Finished	p. 43
Here's How to Say It	p. 43
Try Speaking a Bisel (Little)	p. 44
The Basic Words	p. 47
The Ten Most Popular Words in Yiddish	p. 48
The Sexy Words	p. 50
Asking Questions in Yiddish	p. 51
Getting Personal in Yiddish	p. 52
Here's Looking at You	p. 53
Let's Be Objective	p. 53
Short and Sweet	p. 54
Time for Some Exercise	p. 56
Meeting People and Making Friends	p. 57
Saying Hello	p. 58
Opening Questions	p. 59
A Little More About "You"	p. 60
Giving the Right Answers	p. 61
Infinitives and Introductions	p. 62
Did You Notice?	p. 62
Be Polite	p. 63
Asking a Question	p. 63
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow	p. 64
The Days of Our Lives	p. 65
Is It Shabes Yet?	p. 65
The Months and the Seasons	p. 66
Side By Side	p. 67
An Ode to Potatoes	p. 68
Units of Time	p. 68
Timely Words and Expressions	p. 69
Wise Idioms	p. 70
So How Old Are You?	p. 72
Combining Numbers	p. 72
What Time Is It?	p. 73
Home, Sweet Heym	p. 75
All in the Family	p. 77
The Mamas and the Papas	p. 78
A Yiddish Mama	p. 78
A Lid far der Mamen	p. 79
Der Tate: The Father	p. 79
The Members of the Wedding	p. 80
It's a Zun	p. 82
The Rest of the Mishpokhe	p. 84
Welcoming the "Green" Cousin	p. 84
So What Are They Like?	p. 86
Time for Some Exercise	p. 89
Turning Adjectives into People	p. 89
Kum Areyn--Come in, Please	p. 91
Such Nice Rooms!	p. 92
Looking All Around You	p. 93
Help Me Find It	p. 94
When "Men" Are Not "Men"	p. 95
Wear It in Good Health	p. 96
Such Beautiful Colors	p. 97
Try the House "Specials"	p. 98
Baked Stuffed Gefilte Fish--a la Ita	p. 98
Light-as-a-Feather Matza Balls	p. 100
What's a Meal Without Cake?	p. 101
Your Handy Cooking and Baking Guide	p. 102
Let's Eat--Esen, Esen, Esen	p. 105
Don't Forget Breakfast	p. 106
When Do We Eat?	p. 107
The I'll-Do-It-Now Words	p. 107
The I'll-Do-It-Later Words	p. 108
So What's for Dinner?	p. 109
Start with an Appetizer	p. 110
Jewish Penicillin	p. 110
Ready for the Entree?	p. 111
You're Entitled to Two Sides	p. 112
A Little Dessert?	p. 112
On the Town	p. 115
How Should We Go?	p. 117
Let's Take the Car	p. 118
Travel Tips by Car	p. 118
Oy Vey, I'm in Trouble	p. 119
Better by Teksi	p. 120
... or Public Transportation	p. 122
Did You Sing on the Trip?	p. 122
Living in the Past	p. 122
There's Always an Exception	p. 123
A Table for Ten	p. 125
Pick a Restaurant	p. 126
Two Sets of Silverware	p. 127
The Yiddish Pocahontas	p. 128
Words to Remember	p. 129
At the Restaurant	p. 130
Constructive Criticism	p. 131
L'Khayim	p. 132
Let Me Entertain You	p. 135
How About a Movie?	p. 136
Let's Go to the Theater Instead	p. 137
Agreeable Adjectives	p. 137
Who Says It's Not Nice to Compare?	p. 138
Where Else Can We Go?	p. 139
Let's Have a Ball	p. 140
Life's a Gamble	p. 140
Other Diversions	p. 140
Hooray, It's on Sale	p. 141
Where Did You Buy It?	p. 142
Look for a Metsiye	p. 143
It's Time for a Makeover	p. 143
A Sheyner Yid	p. 144
Let's Go on Vacation	p. 147
Tell Me, Where Shall I Go?	p. 148
Getting There Is Half the Fun	p. 149
Thank God, It's Past Tense	p. 151
Going All the Way	p. 152
Milk and Honey	p. 153
Room and Board	p. 154
The Air Raid Siren	p. 155
That's Life	p. 157
Don't Get Sick!	p. 159
Discussing Body Parts	p. 160
S'tut Vey--It Hurts	p. 161
And That's the Truth	p. 162
I'm Not a Hypochondriac	p. 164
If You Don't Know, Ask	p. 165
Gevalt!	p. 166
Don't Make Me Younger	p. 167
The Expensive Funeral	p. 167
Get a Good Job	p. 169
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief?	p. 170
What Should I Become?	p. 170
So Many Choices	p. 171
Call Me	p. 172
Happiness Is	p. 172
Show Me the Money	p. 173
Lots and Lots	p. 174
The -en Ending	p. 174
Ten Dollars, Lots of Dollars	p. 175
Move Your -s	p. 176
To -er Is Human	p. 177
Leave Me Alone	p. 178
God Bless You	p. 179
What Should We Call You, God?	p. 180
Thou Shalt Not Take My Name in Vain	p. 180
"Kosher" Nicknames	p. 181
The Respectful Son-in-Law	p. 183
God Talk	p. 184
Spiritual Words	p. 186
You Gotta Follow the Rules	p. 193
Let's Be Definite	p. 194
Being Accusative	p. 195
Making a Dative	p. 195
Please Cut It Short	p. 197
The Ingenious Genitive	p. 197
Learn to Be More Possessive	p. 198
When Yiddish Is Hebrew	p. 199
As Long as You're Well	p. 200
The Popular, the Powerful, and the Profound	p. 203
Comparisons, Curses, and Blessings	p. 205
Biblical Similes	p. 206
Descriptive Expressions	p. 208
Rewarding the Philanthropist	p. 210
It's Imperative	p. 212
Put-Downs and Perfect Squelches	p. 212
Curses for All Seasons	p. 214
Blessings and Good Wishes	p. 215
Morons and Misfits	p. 219
Mentshen and Meyvinim	p. 235
When the Saints Come Marching In	p. 236
Meeting Mentshen	p. 236
The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful	p. 238
The Terrible "D" Word	p. 240
Say It Ain't So	p. 241
Yiddish Selections	p. 243
The Wisdom of Proverbs	p. 245
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	p. 246
Es, Es--Eat, Eat	p. 248
All in the Family	p. 249
Good Advice	p. 250
Friends and Enemies	p. 252
Grow Old Along with Me	p. 253
Thinking About It	p. 254
"Velvel" Shakespeare--and Other Classics	p. 257
Romeo, Shmoeo--What's in a Name?	p. 258
Ham Is Bad, but Hamlet's Great	p. 260
"Avrohom" Lincoln	p. 263
The Gettysburg Address (Original Version)	p. 263
And Now for the Yiddish	p. 264
Some Phrases to Remember	p. 264
The Ten Commandments	p. 265
The First Commandment	p. 266
The Second Commandment	p. 266
The Third Commandment	p. 266
The Fourth Commandment	p. 266
The Fifth Commandment	p. 267
The Sixth Commandment	p. 267
The Seventh Commandment	p. 267
The Eighth Commandment	p. 267
The Ninth Commandment	p. 267
The Tenth Commandment	p. 267
Exercising Your Mind	p. 268
From Shakespeare	p. 268
From Abraham Lincoln	p. 268
From God	p. 269
Pop Culture in Yiddish Clothing	p. 271
The Top Ten Movie Quotes	p. 272
Slogans and Famous Sayings	p. 273
Guess Who Said It?	p. 276
The Envelope, Please	p. 278
What Did They Say?	p. 279
The Man and the Message	p. 280
Take Note of These	p. 283
Voices of the Masters	p. 285
Hello, Sholom Aleichem	p. 286
The Treasure	p. 286
Try This Test	p. 287
The Popular Peretz	p. 288
The Head or the Heart?	p. 288
Introducing the Cast	p. 289
How High Is High?	p. 289
Fill in the Missing Word	p. 291
A Nobel Singer	p. 292
The Washer Woman	p. 292
Try to Write Like a Singer	p. 294
With a Song in My Heart	p. 294
Out of the Depths of Despair	p. 296
Song of the Partisans	p. 296
Now That's Funny	p. 299
The Punch Line Is Yiddish	p. 300
Say It Again, Sarah	p. 300
The First Jewish President	p. 300
The Yid-English Dictionary	p. 302
Yiddish Types	p. 304
Oy, Vey, the Rabbi	p. 305
Listen to Your Rabbi	p. 306
Some Words to Remember	p. 308
Fill in the Missing Word	p. 308
Only in America	p. 309
Can You Figure It Out?	p. 310
You Figure Out the Punch Line	p. 311
The Jewish Atheist	p. 311
How Moses Won	p. 312
Taking No Chances	p. 312
Getting the Last Laugh	p. 312
Why Always Jews?	p. 313
A Little Exercise Wouldn't Hurt You	p. 315
It Sounds Just Like It (Chapter 3)	p. 315
That's a Good Idea (Chapter 4)	p. 316
I Do Declare (Chapter 5)	p. 317
Let's Have Sex Again (Chapter 5)	p. 317
Living in the Present (Chapter 5)	p. 318
Objectively Speaking (Chapter 5)	p. 319
I Can't Live Without You (Chapter 5)	p. 319
Meet and Greet (Chapter 6)	p. 319
Infinitives Aren't Infinite (Chapter 6)	p. 320
Got the Time? (Chapter 7)	p. 320
Countdown (Chapter 7)	p. 321
You Can't Choose Your Relatives (Chapter 8)	p. 321
Clothes Make the Man and Woman (Chapter 9)	p. 322
A Rainbow Coalition (Chapter 9)	p. 322
Coming Right Up (Chapter 10)	p. 323
I'll Get to It (Chapter 10)	p. 323
What's the Problem? (Chapter 11)	p. 324
What's Past Is Past (Chapter 11)	p. 325
Let's Compare (Chapter 13)	p. 325
You'll Find It At ... (Chapter 13)	p. 326
What Hurts? (Chapter 15)	p. 328
So What Do You Do for a Living? (Chapter 16)	p. 328
Tell Me More (Chapter 16)	p. 329
Wise as King Solomon (Chapter 22)	p. 330
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow	p. 331
Appendixes
Suggested Reading	p. 333
Take Me to the Movies	p. 337
Music to My Ears	p. 341
Answer Key	p. 345
Index	p. 353
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