Yiddish Nouns
Welcome to the third Yiddish lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Yiddish to help you practice your daily phrases.
potatoes קאַרטאָפלז | tomatoes פּאָמידאָרן | onions ציבּעלעס | carrots מערען |
fruits פרוכטן | apples עפּל | bananas בּאַנאַנעס | oranges מאַראַחצן |
Nouns Grammar Rules
In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar + Rules | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| do you have milk? [verb + noun] | האַט איר מילך? |
| I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] | איך האָב מילך און קאַווע |
| he has three apples [number + plural noun] | ער האָט דריי עפּל |
| she only has one apple [number + singular noun] | זי האָט בלויז איינער עפּל |
| we live in a small house [adjective + noun] | מיר לעבן אין אַ קליין הויז |
| I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] | מיר געפֿעלט אונדזער פרישטיק |
The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.
bread ברויט | milk מילך | butter פּוטער | cheese קעז |
coffee קאַווע | sandwich שניטקע | meat פלייש | chicken הינדל |
fish פיש | breakfast פרישטיק | lunch מיטאָג–עסן | dinner וואַרעמעס |
Conversation in Yiddish
Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| Do you speak (English/ Yiddish)? | רעד איר יידיש? |
| Just a little | נאָר אַ ביסל |
| I like Yiddish | מיר געפעלט יידיש |
| Can I practice with you? | קען איך מיט דיר לערנען? |
| How old are you? | וֹוֹײַ אַלט זייד יאר? |
| I'm thirty three years old | איך בין 33 יאר אַלט |
| It was nice talking to you | עס איז געווען פיין צו רעדען מיט דיר |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Yiddish. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Yiddish Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |