Yiddish Adjectives
Welcome to the second Yiddish lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Yiddish to help you practice your daily phrases.
black שוואַרץ | grey גרוי | white ווייַס | blue בלוי |
green גרין | yellow געל | red רויט | brown ברוין |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | מיין הויז איז ווייַס |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | דיין לאַנד איז גרויס |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | נייע ביכער זענענ טייער |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | מיר זענען צופרידן דאָ |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | זי האט דרייַ קליינע הינט |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | די שפראך איז זייער לייכט |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | איך הָָאב אַ קליינע אראַנזשעריע |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold קאַלט | hot הייס | cloudy וואָלֹקנדיק | rainy רעגענדיק |
snowy שניייק | sunny רעגענדיק | windy ווינטיק | warm וואַרעם |
Conversation in Yiddish
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| hi | הי |
| how are you? | וואָס מאַכט איר? |
| I'm good, thank you | גוט. אַ דאַנק. |
| and you? | און איר? |
| what is your name? | וואָס איז אייער נאָמען? |
| my name is Maya | מיין נאָמען איז מייַאַ |
| nice to meet you | פייַן צו טרעפן איר |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Yiddish. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Yiddish Nouns |
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