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.

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.

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