Are you interested in learning Yiddish? Come discover this list of the language’s most common words and phrases. Feel free to try out these sentences with native Yiddish speakers or use them to help you translate some Yiddish literature.
שלום־עליכם (Sholem-aleykhem) - Hello
װאָס מאַכסטו? (Vos makhstu?) - How are you? (informal)
װאָס מאַכט איר? (Vos makht ir?) - How are you? (formal)
גוט, אַ דאַנק (Gut, a dank) - Fine, thank you
װי הײסטו? (Vi heystu?) - What is your name? (informal)
װי הײסט איר? (Vi heyst ir? - What is your name? (formal)
איך הײס (Ikh heys ...) - My name is…
עס פֿרײַט מיר זיך צו קענען אײַך (Es frayt mir zikh tsu kenen aykh - Nice to meet you
זײַט אַזױ גוט (Zayt azoy gut) - Please
אַ דאַנק (A dank) - Thank you
נישטאָ פֿאַרװאָס (Nishto farvos) - You’re welcome
יאָ (Yo) - Yes
נײן (Neyn) - No
ענטשולדיק (Entshuldik) - Excuse me
זײַ געזונט (Zay gezunt) - Goodbye
איך רעד נישט קײן אידיש (גוט (Ikh red nisht keyn Yidish gut) - I can't speak Yiddish well
רעדסטו ענגליש (Redstu English?) - Do you speak English?
איז עס דאָ עמעץ װאָס רעדט ענגליש (Iz es do emetz vos redt english?) - Is there someone here who speaks English?
הילף Hilf - Help
איך פֿאַרשטײ נישט (Ikh farshtey nisht) - I don't understand
װוּ איז דער באָדצימער/דער װאַנעצימער (Vu iz der bodtsimer?/ der vanetsimer?) - Where is the toilet?