Yiddish Words - German with a bit of Hebrew

 Yiddish is mainly German vocabulary. A few words of Hebrew. Written in Hebrew.

Carried around the world. Dropped into the local language in New York, London, and worldwide.

Yiddish - English

ganif - thief

machataynim - in-laws

mishpocha - family

oy veh - oh dear/goodness gracious/well, I never

kaput - broken, not working

l'chaim - to life (used repeatedly in song in Fiddler on the roof)

shlemiel - idiot?

shnorrer - beggar, person looking for a freebie, hustler?

shobbas - sabbath, Saturday, shabbat(Hebrew)

shpiel - game

tuchus - bottom, behind, fanny

yomtov - religious festival day, holiday (Hebrew day-good)

English - Yiddish

god willing

good health

cheers/(literally to life) - la-chaim

oh dear - oy veh

Please God by you

I wish you well to wear it 

On Amazon books, and in big bookshops, you will find several amusing books on Amazon the Uk version ending co.uk and the US version.com,, as well as straightforward dictionaries, and phrase books, and teach yourself books.

Duolingo has Yiddish.

Useful Resources - Books

Oy Vey

The Joys of Yiddish

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