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College Yiddish - Weinraich Uriel
College Yiddish - Weinraich Uriel
ag ae
Toes oa «ween plese (erally: oo 0 B5 *
‘mal vogass | beso good)
‘by mall coast ans ame (shat) om #
“lor gp 24° cries oe
Ay opm tes + (ilerallyy a Jews 757
ner gyings (colloquy ae) aman,
cious yea 3 Peon
question ane boy cp) Sam orn
owe The > ©
conjugation srasvagy vet ea «|
Conjugates BF rated
climate ques) BED aap aves ie
isc ene * aie orm 8
heat) 0 © of ae
at eae mines ort 2S
se opr Gro
GRAMMAR
2. Imperative
The ringer of the imperative ental with the bse ofthe
ae oun
= a
“The plural of the imperative formed by adding oo the
singular The paral form i thus idncel withthe second person
Plural of the present tense:
xt — 381
he neatve formed simpy by ang ra
ivy) Dont go
na sentence containing 3m imperative, She verb may of cou,
te the iat sentence ni
2p and
Saas 1 4 9 ys wD Ei i the room
Tiny eres gen Hei i Americ.
mp tw a9 COD KC in Europe“ Conszer Yes
“To reter to inonimate objet the pronoun yi ed in place
of amaiculine noun and im place ofa feminine noun. 2p it
ied in reference to inanimate objec only ithe implied noun is
ofthe neuter gender.
on sono m (2d fersom singular)
seogna "or B24 (2nd ferson plural)
noth example above, only one penton is beng advened, yet
in theft ete singular Ht wed nthe seconds the plaral
‘Whenever alr frend or hid i poten tomomeone whom we
‘ould ordinarily cal by itor her St amee singular i wed
(Gams addren)- When one i no on soc intimate term and
Srould ordinarily cal the person Nir Mre, or Mist SoandS, the
Pra i wed to show rspet(lormalades)
Tn conlormity with chisrole, esq sy and. wa we, both
meaning please, ae dilerentated
Tn addrewing more than one penton, of cure, the plural i
lays ed
4, Tite of Aaron.
[2g 78 jo 8 en TAB 1779 YD GANA ww
DET Jeoos wom ag gy BONA DDN Ow NS AN
me
In no oo formal spech, people frequently address each ote
by the tle san [xhaven](macuine)and yorgn hve]
(eminin) sepectvey, which mean lieally frend, The forma
res wing the second person plural, employed in speaking to
people addrened ae 33
‘agen vows we ren wan mE
“The ame tier ae aho sed i speaking about someone:
rs way ee voNgN yw -aN
5. yap and
‘ay> ungn open Khaim's mother fing
‘ow fw op She ives im Chicago
taph refers to “living” "being alive,” at opposed to “being
end”
‘erm eles to “living somewer:" a: opposed 1 “living some
whee eke" Ie is comparable to English "dwell
Ov Wa BDH? Bowe 19 He his Ether ving? Yes. Where
6, Prevent Tense of 73 and 34
‘Te conjgatons of y3 TW Fem and 361 7H F have in the
Tperative: sgn — et
EXERCISES
A. Memorie the poem given in thi ewon. Ie is pare of wel
Shown work by VL Perets, one ofthe greatest Yad wer
Te wung toa time from Beahoren’ Ninth Symphony.
'B, Reel the contents ofthe poem ina pote paragraph of four or
Submit the appropiate perionat pronoun for the subjet in
cach of the following sentences
Samm BT 3 ay Po poy 2 ME PP Ta ONT
Dosa he gh ay St Yaw pT A ae Te
Spr be yr Wen Meo TT PRIS TS
S710 Say Pape pan Fw NEWS o7-9 a Bow BEN
ire ph ae oo oe
. Supply the proper forme of 1
Fe ayes tye — oon 8 ohn pone
Sh ree one Se roe ro
Spply ee prope forms of 36%
sein — py 93 Heh — 12) — acy Ccoutser Yn
1s see re to
"oho sons BRIO NTE
Translate into Vid:
1. Don laugh, children 2. Listen (her), Dovid what
thie white ching? .Tel (many) me. Me. pti, what
You have sere Do you speak Yiddish, Hache 5.1 speak
‘idaih Berane he Language is spoken at home 0. Pleste
me home, 7, Please send mee) the Book (@ @ strane
ff). A Plne send me (ve) the book (lo Dovid. 8
(Come and eat with usram Bt. Gold. 10 Te Ns. Gold
to coming son? 11, We havea new blackboard in schoo
Tei inthe other soca, 12. Thave an interesting news
per Ie in ey Yah, 18. The cy very big Te is
few and eau, 1, Why are you ii
Kinin? 15. We are living together Because we stay 10°
tether. 6: Down’ Khaim have 2 busines? 17 No, we go
{rth sme achool 18 Tae the woman every da. 18 She
deme wock much. 20. How does she make living?
(Grom what dcr she lve) 21 she has enough money
rom her (othe) father. 22 she lives off (=tfom) shit
‘money. #8. "You ae 2 bad boy.” sys the mother 16 the
‘il 4.1 don't howe why you Ing (10 «stranger 28
In America tere are brown, yellow, blac, and white
people
‘THE HEBREW COMPONENT IN YIDDISH
ish incides words and piraes taken not only from the
Hebrew ofthe ble, bu lo (tom later work many of wih ke
the Talmud were writen ina ster language of Hebrew, Aramaic
Ina precnefamulton, this component would thertore be called
he HebrewAraale™ component. In all subsequent Hebrew lit
ature; Hebrew and Aramate have become itertined and form
tha I clled in Jewish eradiion Wve [tenhwxovonsh) sacred
Tanguge, Presntday Hebrew contains « good deal of Arama
‘ron and forms.
“On diferent levels f Yiddish speech and wing, he propetion
‘of Hebrew elements drs, sometimes exceeding 1 percent.
"The frm and snening of many Hebrew words have changed
and their ug is determined by Yiddish grammar and syle
son 5 «
[A great number of words derived from Hebrew are names, such
ss bom [shai] or mb. fons. Many others denote objects and
practi related to Jew religion and folly: Ponn (shane)
marriage and noyens [sabe] BarMliiwe belong 1 this
|roup. Many words areabetrac terms iii philowphieal and
‘moral concept such a RaW [EME] truth, MHF fev] adie, oF
en (sons defect. But a great many words, wich at oye
[aos] almon! or 79 [sho] hour, are day ule ordinary words
Which ave ne religious or learned meaning
In many group of Vids synonyms, particularly in verbs the
word of Hebrew devivation has a move literary and nsec Mor
than that of Germanic origin. PM" wo! [ows zxvn for ex
ample. is mote formal than its synonym 399% to add. A similar
Felton exis between 131 730) [HEWADER zor) and 4PM to
Dromise, or between Intarsex earn) and poss
fo interrupt
‘The pronuncintion of words of Hebrew derivation in Yih
sometines wt conierale variance with tne called Sephardic po-
unclation of Hebrew toed in Insel. Thub the word for vats
(eplled ons) is pronounced. eshouss] in Yeddh and
[heuahawo'y i modern etrew, There ae ich doublet in Yi
dlih ae [aLe®}-{alan, Both spelled M99. The ft & am old
Yidash word of Hebrew derivation ae sigies the cll read
the Torah, The wecnd iss new boerowing from Palestinian He
brew, and means inigration to Potetine/leae.
Im great number of formations, elements of Hebrew deri
tion have ben combined with non Hebrew peties and salfaes, oF
Wie vena. Words of thi) type are BNE [aeons] af
Teyee [shoe] fo cht, (FoEwWE [ransaMe] 0 poison.
Yiddish hs abo exerced a reciprocal influence on modern
Hebrew, For instance, the dininutve sui of Yiddah deivaton
has become standard in Hebrew (n such word, fr example, 2
“Paan [waata] Daddy and HOR [Fats] Mommy).
In keeping with taditon, mot Yih words of Hebrew
‘Aramaic origin retain their orignal spelling Inthe Soviet Union
[poesreey'Pnyp yn] this speling was changed on ieolgial
roundsLESSON 6.
rary veo
Jor TR?
gone 1s. pew?
eras 1022 D2 vege
PEF PEF EHF TON
‘ree? ire eet |
aera
pew &
Pe a og 2 —
72 ap =
otpeps gt ems on —
3 =
nb or Due Re —
a
yep ea
pope By
Pym wp
a
TI ane or te pe He eel ong i
Lamon 6 «
tage pens —
8 BD OpED EONS TO BT et PM oy Bye TeN 8
rumbqen
ow ie eed pe no 1m
well 10 welcome, to cong O
vite ‘ulate
fend a8 399 when
hut Ope 7k things over oD RD
Tee 789
EXERCISES
‘A. Tranlte into Yid
{Today over half ofall Jews Ive in the United Sexes
2: "The won and the daughier Know Yih. 8. They know
that many Jem speak Vidaih all countries. 4. We are
ting fr yal ton, Bt td that tis newpaper i
Inveresing 6 How does one sy "wo" in era. Vids?
7, What your name? («chil 8. What your name?
(Govan adull) 9.1 am 3 home every afternoon (etry
{ay inthe aernoon). 1 Plese, Me. Berg 1 Pine,
Dovid. 12. The Jews are = people. 18. Many people in
Ameria are Jews 1 Tee that you want something ese
(Cnosher ing.
1.1, Divide the sentences in ine 110 of lesion 4 nto sentence
tunis What ips of uns oxear?
2, What ithe principal rae of Yiddih word order?
5. When docs the subject come ater the verb?
4 Lie cn conjunctions which enay begin a lite bu ae not
‘nated a lee
5 When ean an adjective be a separate sentence unit?
6. Make up Sve pais fsentncs in which the enences within
ach par ier only with regard to word order,
. Mate up sentences containing the following pairs of word
we 4 Trane Php 3 orn nw 2 eRe mn
aps pes Masoes 7 Pe TS NPCcourer Voss
oo sarees se
‘Se IT
. Ghange the singular nouns int the plural and the plural nouns
{uo the sngule: make the appropiate changes inthe ate.
gma a pean raceme
pin em on
Ton ow oweh nee
pe ope aon wT
cheno wae he eT
yo wo upon omer
me oer owe TT
Symon were AO
no he a
CConjugyte the following verbs in the present tense a
‘imperative:
TRS ope RAS PEN. an Ts
oy TK OTS
ticle omited in
Write ve sentences fn which the deine
hve of place
Supply the endings for he ates and adjcives wherever neo
Sony wherever pole, we cntracios of prepositions with
awn yom aw Op
on 8 aen N 3 ES PE
Sen opr fb rare oma 5 sn i ee
Spot rs ean ae aa ea BIE
Thee sno yu poor We Teo THT A
ore Be 9 RR TIN! a 0 a
She pag eT aN Ye AD TS MO
Make negative statements 0 ofthe following sentences:
stron o 8 N8 039) oy 2 ahp es FMD WT
Jeb sore ae ebapD EoD TIDE NTS
Te penn ya 7 aeimepeT Born 6 aN @ BN PH ON
a 8 an 7H 8 av Ye SEED DB MS
73S) wes A
Laon 6 a
[REVIEW QUESTIONS
Anower the following question in English:
How lang bis Yih ben the vernal of he Jewish
ope
‘What ae some itor contac ofthe Jor tat ae eed
Ini om
‘What ave been sme of the infenes of Yih on the
‘haplng of Jovi ele?
‘What role an Yi played in yng ogee he Jews of
‘What ie standard Yio
How did it eole?
What are the four pencpal dates?
‘Why nave the dats been dicated teeta?
Wat language elements consibuted to Ydash before fe
remade pent foe?
‘When did Vidi originate?
Where did it orga?
ow can you account for the Romance elements in Yiddish
[Name wo sourcr of enrichment of modern Yiddish in the
19th and 200 centuries
Are all Yiddish word derived fom ther Ingunge?
Does “a parentehild elaonship” accurately deeribe the
felation between German and Yiddet Elaborate
[Name thre factors in the development of Yiddih iade-
‘pendently ofthe German dials
oes Vidsh difler from German in anything but its sound
system?
Do all modern German words sppest in Yidaki?
Are there any Yiddish words of Germanie derivation which
do wot can fa German?
How has borrowing ftom modern German been infenced
by Jew atts?
What is dhe sgncance ofthe doublet yore /o7ept2
2
2%.
‘What i meant by “Hebrew Aramaic?
{Hebrew wat not spoken language, how aid Hebrew
sword ge into Vit?
‘What fs the maximum proportion of Yiddish words that
ae a Hebrew origin?
Iu every Hebrew word abo + Yiddih word?
1s every Vid word of Hebrew derivation tobe found in
‘modern Hebrew?
Hie Vidaih had any influence on modern Hebrew?
1s the diference between simils words ln Yidih and
Hebrew preset in meaning or in promunciaton?
Why do Viush words of Hebrew derivation retain dhe
gia spelig?
Lesson 7
apy? veya
cwEys TR PR Mw
giro ove x worp AD
ee awe
pyrea gees
theore oy
syeyb rye we mms w STE TE
yeh rm ae
gree Br 7p OPE yo BUN TH NY Ne
yr) FAA INC ARBED PH AA TT
een PH pO THE NHN PH OHH B BET TH NT
23 yew Wr aw ye Ie Ne BOP ye TT
"HEA ETT I BPD TTD TP! Bb
18 PR ON TY Be Bam ee pC EPS Te
Tet pmaee JAN PNP ay SIA BP SP
ABeee SEW MR SUSAN ESTE VED
ip eyes eee To yw Hy SB
Spayb WF WRANE BNE PK OPN DT WA
og Ew ts TEP PT Ve I
anes ie pIpRENNE Te BE ET
epayn om yp oy Ae IM BM peo me
DPS BP TM wpREa TT DT Ay eT
TEU RH TE mT NN NETS ME Ay Ty
73
cemgny yey 9 he pay het were HT
Sener Tae pa THE TTS OWE ADT TPE BET OPE
ao
=e
so
nee™ ‘cou.zce Yow
TeHBENIINN THE JBIMBG PH The TEP
22772 TR BB TK BET EB
vk Top BUTT WP WHT PE TUB tT oe BN
Det DF IPE oS eRe ay WE YF eA
2 Re NNT DIT OY AED JeU A AEN
‘390 Te
son ny 28 8 se
VOCABULARY
to become pa # ar @) som w+
Mould ur -y) Pe + university) eywONANI IT
i om
thee arope yore
tractor “aspire tHe (aio you. 33) ok
ee estas
the state of el Sen # work ame *
(ramort] organization @) PENS *
(er oppored to IT. schieet yeaw "OT
Pateting) tohaill pros
eeu rage + lovin or sop ap» ee
orange Yer 7 oti well OK ma +
ba ello! good miogre
sunt @) yom" * morning! (Anoce: ro)
ys foot byl tp fo +
[pmtvoehs-s] ow arava *—(dniwer! go
Family elas to give fa
well tar) wer
ninety or ormee oH this that ogy «
ellege stent tohave wo, re 99)
land 79 to ead: Sught
Pars roe Germany beer
Poland ow your Fy
fore © 2d rat
to understand years © Hebrew orp +
from ato of) 6 © te help han
vo deve Tb = to gow (att ben =
uncle @) yeHb Toy + whom (ac-dat. of) BEMaon 7 *
Rusia ae France pant
cousin cp) wp OR BF + tn pt
Telavirtmany] sae ccopmate fem] 19
‘questions
npent St 3. mee we On 2 OE MEN BP WHIT
srs Mages 1 ABW Eg aH SPT EN A ED
Sor gam m7 ye mp “WT arava oben than
Bon aaron Pe Se OF OH PEN TR EE
3e8 TH HERS Tope mo THM TY WRENN Te I
Sen Pa Tm HB WE PMI TH TE NP em TP
Der eA EM TAD BAD OFT MTC THT
Tepe Me
GRAMMAR
1. Indireet Objet
‘syenb a7 aon 9 We help the (out) uncle
THe OF7 09 2 WY He ive ietothe (ers) lather
tye sp1 ota Bw 7 Do Jou send the (your) aunt
‘money?
‘A noun (withthe preceding ate and adjectives). when wed
1 held object ofa vers ln the dative ee
In. ventence containing both a dre and indirect object, one
of which = pronoun, the prosoun preciesthe noun If Bot
objets ae pronoun the diet objen precedes the indirect
on rKo3 wo
1oyo or 2 77
(Other personal pronouns ae treated on p. 82)
In trating rom English. cae must be taken to aid any
prepostion with the indirect objet after tama fo give (a.
2. Conjugation of y332
"The conjugation of Bp ie iregulr
re sme
Imperative:6 ‘couzce Youu
3. Infintive
“The iniitve of x verb consists ofthe Bate with the added end-
Ing (or oil the base ends fa Bo $3 72 lable =
ora nzened vows or diphthog) Thu the infinitive sare fe
‘aenscal im form withthe Sint and hid pron plural of he peer
Bae: pw
Infinkives Pw soserd (ike ww vm)
Bae: —o
Tnfikve yep *9-come (ike woe 40)
Bae: —up
Infinitive pip (0 Be able ike winp 40)
Bae: ar
Infnives art tong (ke wart 70)
Infnkive yoo build like yen 70)
Bae: 3°00
Infaive yrovaw to smile (ike yr3-wo 0)
Beginning with dis eon, verbs willbe led in the voeabur
lary ithe inv fom
4: Teregule Iafitives
Several frequently ated verb have iepula infotves. The
smot important one ae
[ur 4 So renon PLURAL NRINITWE
Togive cer a
Tore rt ae m2
Todo ‘me oe me
Tose are se ™
Tower Beno a om
Tolnow eno em
Tote pa ™
Infinves of 47 7% and HEE TH
rn wr aan i 1 There ae hile in shook
juny 1 Bry Pe (There should be children in hoo
7 oo rs Pb ft There are no children in shoot.
3 pore (oy (There can be no cldren in schoo!
200 7 ”
nthe info, the wordy of the phrase 4 rH Js omit.
rile wis ubitted for es
6, Use of 1 wlth the Infinitive
‘ony pa me TL hae fo go home
we pw Te py ed Lom able fowrite a leer now
‘nog arma hyn vn We ae elping to build schoo
orm iy tek TY BPD 1D Hes lemming to drive a car
Alter he verbs apr. fe Boz. and 79 WP, the i
nitive fellows inmeiacly In traning frm English, no equ
‘lent of 10" is ne In some other eater 1o" in an English infin
ie tanned by 8.
1, Constructions ster Y2
res 1 ha 9m TH Lent go othe park
Top 01 ove Sen Ya I dont went lo et tow
‘ye ra ey BIN om ay He went o come to whoo olay
Whenever 3 sentence decribes + person wanting 0 do some
thing Rims the Infetve wed alter the proper form of Pn
to want jon an English
woh 12 THT vant you to go
two ape bert oer 99 7-7 Jon twat the child wo ext now
Jw etm arn Pan re 7159 He wane a to come to ehoo!
‘edsy
‘Whats ene Ulcitesu pern waning sehen cl
to do something, the appropriate form of Pm is followed by a
Clause containing 4 sje (tominative), dhe proper frm ofthe
silary te Ps and then the infinitive
8. Greetings
on "et haw jzyo-et Good morning, Shloyme. Good
morning, Moyshe
S24 a 2H 4 Coatiye,Shlome, Conte,
Moye
{or wv AMEN Goed evening, Khai. Good
crening. oye |
for gy ot gon am wm Good might, Khaim. Good night
Yor7" Counce Yao
“The wal Vidi greetings, exchanged upon meting and pat
ing. cam be summarized fll
samme yee — Dee se ome
Panne 3p) oD EHD HD WED BOA TOO
‘Another greting sven on p 8
|A. Replace the dates by the appropriate secutive and dative
endings:
ys "1
eae
to lowe cna) a ©
to ESETRE) YE + ‘ay 30
i snderaand (reguler “atacabees” akan) 3
Info: conjugeed (name ofa Jewish athlete
the present tone league in meny European
i Tike rao 9.58), conti)
voceer yoo ‘more (han) (9 290
th een ate
fee me ot yet om
dub q) ap ar fool 377
i ipa Pur esterday 1p +
anyway 29m 20°
QUESTIONS
‘ab 3 ros oF7 eH Bar ENE AO OT
hak tmp Pk np a BFY app wD TOE wT
Spa beran een WS a OFT TEER Pe Be ET
re Form Pa era's a en Www "HON I 4 Ta
Paap bo 8 sep HETUT ByEs Ben 7 Te TH
Tenn oF WE Te oer MO TEAS TION
Sr ae iy Hp OveTDD Pm WOH SEN OF LO
22D ames re ye oR DME my ee
(WPar moe Wp on TeeRERED et wD ym oN
me
an 997 a BEAT TORY AB 6 THE BER PD ON IS
GRAMMAR
1. Past Pariiples Without —32
ey aee at TH GE Te
ewe 22 Tk oouE Te
sippwran bes Yaga Te
‘oner aen Te sat Pa
In he present tense of 4 momber of vers the ses does not
faton the fist allable- In sich verb no ph sade inthe past
parleoe ‘coutsce Yess
Paniple without 93 arefound in beth the 1~ and the 2
‘categories: > patil ae indie individually
texte) rH
a verb i lined in the voesbulay at rye the prevent
tense, Soagy tea be inferred comaquenty since the ses
‘des not fl on the ft lable, the ps patcpe some
2. Clames at Sentence Unit
mg | 198 | pa @ er oo
ogee | gn | ovr | mugs apr wn YN
ue | ear | -rimoa 17 e279 we
In. complex sentence, 3 subordinate date niente a+ sim
ple entence unie If precedes the main claus, the verb of the
fain cliuse must follow it inmediatly in order to remain the
second unit inthe sentence as = whole Within the wobordinate
dnie, of eure, the wal rules for word order apply.
3. To Like
“UPS YDRD) FD Mofake kes the Books
-y03 "Patna r Fash Mopske liked the Books
Expresions of “king” follow this idiomace patern in Yie-
lh: the erton who likes i indicate by the niet objec (tive
fas) the thing whichis liked s nda by the abject (noma
tive ee) he verb i yt,
Note the synonym pb dicuwed on p 66,
‘4, Declesion of Personal and Inerrogative Pronouns
Lon 9 %
IC sentence contains» direct and indirect objec, both of
which ae pronouns, the direct object precedes the indiect. If one
‘bjt sa noun and the otra pronoun, the pronoun precedes the
‘noun, See pp 108-110,
EXERCISES
[A Conjugate in the pst tere
aes 8 Phen TH 39 a 2. PIM 3 TL
[3 FY AVENE 31 TH AMET FT TSE SEN MS
2, Retell the sory an 8 TC i the pst tent
. In the following sentence, replace the aliced nour or phrases,
bythe aprons peranl pons ging te word oer
where nec
‘SWPP Her Bog 7 2 ow {1B THERE mH
{er wr a app an a Pn orn 3. a a
wow 8. nn “FP Bra we SPAR
SuN7 O51 be OEM TY SHE FT OO OFT
. Pat the pronouns in parenthes ino the appropriate case
32s Fe Py OM TTR A ME Ow SORT Ma
en wo CH MF CH) TH BP OD
fh) DOR Owes SEM aR) 7 aEYRN BS ea
2a mg Bor Ne GP BY 9 TENET TT BP GN) OD
Spay OB MME AL BOF BT Pa NE 31 TO
‘See com) top 2p 3 YON yn By Pe BONN 72
Soe 18 (oo Saw ORT Cy) TS DEK EDM
aye Ohara BRN PN Ta TH CON) BS
{Br (79) DN Soe TH NT PBEM CH) PH
2c) eintes MSEE 0 MPT Co) OF TE BH
E. Make complete sentences out of each pir of aus
2.7 BMP PH ONE MEP AT MD OY ND
We ENE TDSC Wh) 3 ITE MEMEO eS
Tp ear ou en Tw HCD wT Ta TH 4
ah ea) TBS INT BAD ATI
Payee 79+ TN Be TO ENT I
Ure Ben APN We ee) ITED ET TO
Pee HIME HONE Tee EHD wD) 8 PT2 WT Ne EPP EMSp
9 eT
Bm 40 CRN SI Om ME)HE WE My 9. oma
“QM 1 BH)
F, Translate into Yidd
1 Yesterday my unc wat 2 our howe 2. He ex teacher
5. He tld us many inecretng things 4. In America, be ex
sine, many children goto Jewsh schools 8. They gO
to or tree afternoons a week (—two or three times +
trek inthe afternons)& They stadyViddih or Hebvew
Trim many schools Jewish history ho studied, 8. (ie
ranted thad Jewish den should Snow wht happened
{othe Jewish people. 8. But hee sme children go to Eng
lish school every sy, anyway. 10 fy uncle said that they
have to go to two schol. I. In Poland, the Jewish school
were diferent (ondiferendy) 12 People undertod that
‘renthing canbe studied i the ame schoo. 18 Chien
ever had o lose ie ogo to two schools 14. They could
bere inthe alernonf 1.1m Poland many Jewish cil
dren went to Vids cools where al joc were tnght
they Teaoed ll subjects) in Yih, except [te] hie
tory of Poland 16. They studied inthe language which was
spoken st home. 7. The children ke thin 1s Because
there were elementary schools, here were a igh schools
19. When a child fosbed an elementary schol he cold
eto (in) high col 20 My wae ll haa tagatne
frhich ub of Jewish children of Poland seat him blone
the wat
MODERN YIDDISH LITERATURE
‘Modern Vion lerature x sully conidered to have begun
tout 1860 with the works of Sholem-Yankev Abramovich (18
TOI?) who wrote under the pen name of Mendele MoytherStorim
(Mfendele the Rooker) 2nd is known a8 "the Grandlather of
Modern Yiddish Literature” Mendeleeablited the fundamental
rary Iaguage patterns that Rave Ben generally fllowed Cre
since Undirted bythe satire which be directed agri he
find manner of umalhtown Jewry in old Rasa, Mente dele
‘Escipion constitute Mtr! monuments to bygone era The
second dase writer was Sholom Alichem (Sloman RabinovichLaon 9 %5
1858-116), who provided with an insight into the Jewish men
tality with al foul and merce His deligtal or revered
his understanding of and love forthe men, woren, snd eileen
whom he portrayed. Yiuthok Leybuah Peres (1852-1915), the
‘hird cassie weiter, monumenttined many aspects of Jewish his
by countering Mendeles resi vith pocllar Knd of romane
tics, and became the undisputed lender ofthe younger iterary
generation. The "Big Three"-Mendele, Sholom” Aleem. snd
Perea-were followed by 3 hos of talented younger writers wh tor
eter made the period from 1864 to 1989 the Coden Era of mod:
‘Em Yiddish Iteratue. The novel the short sory, the drama, the
le poem. and every other form of feonal and non fiona wt
‘ng was uted to the fullest during this time=no ony to depict
Jeo fe the word over, but ao to expen the hopes and a.
ings ofthe Jews of al age formation soci. and individ bet
terment. Afany hundreds of works of European literature. of a
rte as wells acentfe character, were tranated to Ved
the best of Shakespeare's dramas can toda) be readin good Vid
ih translations While developing sates of general education
‘as prompting a increteof "Western interests among the Jew,
Yidlsn erature asumed a more univer character subjects not
restricted to Jewish lie ame Into greater prominence. In recent
years ids prose and poetry have tos lage extent returned to
‘he specific Jewish experiences and the Jewish tte Inthe modern
wend
Since the end of World War Hl, North and South Ameria,
France, and rae have been centr of Yiddh wrting an pub
lushing Literary contacts with Poland and Rumania have been re
Adee toa Wiehe by the tron Curtain Inthe Soviet Union Vdc
[ublishing was speed in 118. In 195, + fw cai works were
epublhed and in 1951 a magasine wat launched which now ape
pens asa monthly.LESSON 10
wap yep
Tog WWE
sin v3 ayndys eo 8 BENT
pepsnyen ror Bewe gn AE TB TATE PTT
SEEN WAG AMM BT HT NS YH PAN TE NH OF I
Foe Bagot —38 Wm WY MP BP 2 Te
rege
apy Ben Uap BM PA NT TNT
feaye gn 6B RINE oyey TT NTH BRS 1 oT
Fr op 17 2262 3 HPPEDH OOM EP PH age wT
sins INE ANT TaSY PEMA TAC WED TP APE
rw
ley pM PHT pT Neg To w WT ENT EMIT AN
om ye ee
re NE MERE HE WT TET APMP TI
rms ayote.
npr" Oey
erm 9 aw EM TM.
‘yn they pare mp WET,
"IONE TH EET BTN PI
pm 7 BIDE BRN
say 0 baer TH OPT TNE 2 MEAD TK,
wea Ae Te TTIW UT TH TY MY
one
7 baer HE BE TM MEE ITT aE
feb Ne Te PAD AUTH WE PED MP BTW IH ne
Pp dae BNGB Hn THT Bm TH RG PD Te! PTT NP
rae w Bt ND TR RETWT ONT Ub BE PN WD PON
Leson 10 ”
sree yt
ryt pon hee PRO yeesye YM TOIT BAN WH IT,
aap TE MT TIM BENE, AT Oy ea Py Im aT
‘hapya So WEE DT
yn, seapnby2 TH apenys ox ENE ayn ye IT
"tom apenyh paw ey
spbenyp om Ben APE,
Op AT NE EAE EEE PPT GN EN
"Ton
sagny3 99 wa TAHT THe
am, aa yO PT wae Ie EON EETRE BK
oe 1 pT 27 PBN WEIRD Py weep Aha TT BOPP
Be RTE TON NT WG OYE Ay HO wD PITA.
‘yan 90 a Ba FEATS Ph
wopnnee
hese pene ANT NET
sv BRE TN BEETS PID
‘VOCABULARY.
nme so; hae me
(accdats om @) OH TWT * covered IE
fannie sir, tain 9) 7°
hie or litle yom boa ©
ness msel yoo prsM + Sos onteque) e939) TS ©
Soult ee, athe ‘lewel Ce 34 9a Tm
ce may be eid eo
iver syzbn B+ come now! pa PD +
sor in hat case we (imperative of)
in the daytime agp 23 + 30 aw won on
ned, really 3949 ©
to think egy =
tomeetgtinep>) 7H 1
Iremchon) p=
rman’ name (dash
‘equivalent of Ie)
‘oon (event) my or ** Ccousce Yow
coapetior @ arp 271 te @ Be ae
an 0 to ull le poeywe
{uy np = Tight (pore of dark) Pras +
wlook ube © ‘Scie pre +
ote Miah pore
clever, wis 3 + four xs or
Mea ain ea) em
‘ch ot non gener a sige m sae
3 (estrasnshousn ame-eoyy
Womans name (hoxhe] Ym + geting in some
(ia equate of Damar
Racha). oreching og +
wich poy + total ogra 0 ab ©
ing) anne Gr vehi
totesient pany Baw + ‘dak yom «|
Coiteee awe window) 9088 +
(Wousemvshi arate + oes
ello How do ou a les nent
Torus roan + ring (emsvesed ea ©
eae TS
iro 3) 940 97 ‘ro eons, hl
quemenam oman on ee)
=~ wid she +
‘questions
be pen ox 2-nan apy weA my OE WT BH oe
Toomey ae 9 Be oy 3 To TEN WT
en oon Seb Styne. TY TON MT TT A
frm Bn eR pr BEN TN ME PO
ssn 9 Pm oen He 8 Me ypaD Pa TIT
angen 7 g7 Be eg LO PY BED APNE HBT OF
{hens oe Ops 2 MENS TT Sm BON
sop: yr 357 BH op BT
ene wong ke SSM ME BT TH EEETAD
Bp Ta pane WEND Be OTD" at
GRAMMAR
1, Use of by as 4 Subjet
‘org Wet re oD
won TO HTH OD
Lason 10 °
In the above sentences, there no lice subject and the po-
noun ap serves athe formal impertonal abject. Noy is nee
{ary ianother sentence un begin the sentence:
angi we re orn
‘wunrd 1 277 Ne BF
Hoeven
ung
be yoo
my v1 70 o9
“The sentence in this group do contain lpia subjects, namely
bev. voe etal) ty Yet they are pce afer the verb while oy
lakes ther plsce before the ner atthe formal subject” In this
function 9g is alld expletive, since fl the normal place ofthe
sobject.
‘The meaning ofa senence i for prctial purport, the same
eter the normal or the expletive By construction wed
(woon ¢ oa0e02 yn Dg 99 — aoe a EDTA BED TED
where lived a man
br Be °F wmeED = MPD F
“The right tne hat come’
‘ore rans Wr wo — ysis rT BAO
‘Care were driving by
‘Observe that if the log subjet i in the plural che ver is
a inthe pra
Tepletive gy lr never used when the log
2 pndand yoy
muro 29n }
subject a pro
20 18 PH
ed nage HAN
EE MT
ann ewes 34n TH € \
‘30 "ro
wr omen awn TH
‘5 og
‘apne means atin the sense of ingure. The noun denoting the
‘penton asked may be ether inthe acruative, sin examples (1) and
‘what ae was ding100 ‘coutece Yona
(9): or Inthe dative preceded by the preposition wa, a in examples
Band (above
pup arto
amp err 0
two 741 wea OH CD \ fy
eras
Soret aeons sa 03 cee) eae
wm
swoom rsa og 03) Ask (coteque) your ster fr
the book
ya means hin the ene of request Ihe request i exprned
In eae, a in examples (2), (6), (and he person who
lied may als be denoted ser bya noun in the accwsatie or in
the dative peceded by =a But if an object requested, at the
boot in exmple (2), the noun denoting that objec sin de ace
Sitive (eithout any feepniton) le the penton of whom the re
(quet i made i denoted by 3 construction of vp plus the date
3. The Prepositions ¥p and 1%
Trwers 17 THBBS WT T]he went to New York
Pree) Pa gg wT 30
Baroy was Tey went aang
‘Poe te and fw to ae wed inerchangerbly before na
vey and countrin,but Before orion nouns sch as "acy." "the
fines country" "he ober countrien" ete, only the preposition
Me meaning ler oor ini se
‘Wich yar aoptrwee 1 the preposition i alvays ye
you vop-rany® “(tothe United Sates: in the United
sates
‘4 The Pronean 3
‘yr oro) Hetalbs w himelt
dgeaa (1H BF TH see msl in the ior
Prun orngy ton One tel about one
‘pr umn (pss Toe Ma We want tll ou about ourselves
"Wis. a pronoun wed a the object of ver or preposton
when the person i rele to tthe same as the subjet of the
air ve,
tomy 1-98 99 349 7 have sen it melt
apenas re een Man Her wrote the Jeter elt
“The adverb hes wed wo emphasize the Weniy ofthe sub-
ject. Used in conjunction with He emphases the fact that the
‘object tthe sme perion athe subj:
roe ye ow
esa pe rre TTT
5 Additional Contractions with 277
“The following prepsitons are ao contracted with following
‘ar ike thse enumerated on 4
re = on at
one
‘A. Paraphrase the following sentences ito constructions with
expletive bp
‘rm op vim ping °1 2 Zen ye OM TH
Sp pan woe BA pe Te TY Pree Way 3 So
We eoes Me 6 ay We NT ROE Pes aNEE
esses Iw Me A He Pp BET ah Te TTI
han oe a Pe pags 10 pene a POM Tee
$309 Ee BEE PO
'B, Supply the appropriate form of yb ot yaa. at the meaning
equi
71 Be om 2 30r9 opr Det TE — BF
i bor or —— Ton Te ee eT Ta oa
BPD 7a ek TA OT
Serre on — 9a pe en EOD ON SS
Seo oe aes ye 8 aes op Ta OF
yoy oe pom ——"9 ah OF pap oo mn oe
DERE Be 10 DEH Bp 1M — TE
Sipe tea ee thon al ree ym OF
read
han 9 BD TPra Ccouser Yass
Supply the preposition oy wherever pomible: in the remain
ing sentence supply 1%
8 PR OFT We 2 spo — oo RI
ee ie Ties Fee 3 SBIR — rab He
Gre Rne 79 CoH EC Ma PEE
ere rer eS Ban To 12 Ie —
Fre rw ra sponse — ein ne cyaxe 9 6 eT
foe — pe Teoh Pe TH 7 9pepsD — a
Pith oy Pa Depo 9 Swen —— eve WT aT TRS
Spread yam My JO SNE TOE EES —
‘Sora 51 AS EEE
, Trandate into Vids
1. am not speaking to sys I am speaking to Dovid
2 The man laughs at (=o!) Nim. Shloyme himselt
Said so. 4 Rok read bout Nese in the newepape. 5
‘We looked at curses sd Inghed. 8. Moysbe most ell
ou this story hime. 7. Do you want ifr yourself o for
our (the) family My (athe) father wrote his let
{er himall 9. He had a Beal child near him. Ge.
0. The United State uel i very interning country.
, Tramte into Yiddins
1. This week was le too cold. 2m the daytime it
Taine apd a night Kesnowe 3. There was no moon 4.
the winter the sun doer not shine woo often. 5. Yesterday T
tres downtown (in tbe] ci). 6. In 2 window 1 saw
frome] fmeretng beri books, 7. looked 3 them and
then {decided to bay them. 8. We are asked o be alle.
sch relly gold? 10. No, i only ser. 1. am
{pou know) not Feb 12. Today a bright (might) day
1h Give me something to ext, plewe. 1. Hello, Dold
15, Hello, Rok, how are you? 16. How is your (=the)
hoe ay? 17, Uline that it can ever be done tit
fray (es) 18. (The) pandiather isa very good man;
Ine alnay ails 18,1 elev he is to clever for you.
26.1 (eye think 4, too 2 Is Rokhl your sister? 22
Come ow, you know that 1 ve no sister.
eso 10 10s
OLDER YIDDISH LITERATURE
‘The oldest petites of Vd erature ate of two Kinds. On
the one hand there ate preserved materials signed 2 in eahe
Ing sacred tet on the other hand, x number of poems have come
Alown tus which date bach to the day ofthe traveling Jesh ie
Stes ofthe 14th and Sth centuries, who sng and reed poems
Aout knights, witches ings and princes aswel as abou beloved
Biblical heros The names of mot authors ofthat period are um
Town toy, slthough the mame of one ofthe geste ion recor
hyo Boker (HGD-158), know among nor Jews as Ela Levit,
teava Hebrew aholarot wide repute, as well a «popular Yeh
Veter The oldew Yiddah mantcrpt bearing 2 defite date
om 180; single Via sentence appears im brew prayer
book of 1272
"The oldest pried iddsh texts which have survived are from
the beginning of the Ith century, older Books may ave Den lost
"The eal printed words in Vids known today are contained in
{Latin book on Hebrew spelling polished in 151. ‘The ele
Town contimanus printed text in Vidiah 3 poem printed in 2
hngodes pubis tn Prague hn 1526 Te reproduced hee
vam of wea FUE
va eT OF com os
ve owey? va UD ™
va may ba irs on Toy
ic ad we Us eRe
we oon vn mee oom
Pete Tcre were sobyo peter zw ye cata et
Yidiah Bible tamltions were made long belore pening wat
invented an played an important par in the aol system of
TA teak ed dring the Perr si, somctime eer by
Sept eve a epee108 Couzce Yor
cation. Many Yiddish versions of the Old Testament and of
Dryers were pulibed throughout the centuries?
"The eocaled middle period, inclading the 170 and 18th cen-
turin sn the production of Buncreds of Yiddish books. Among,
‘hore published were great many calving books (maversfrim)>
prayer books (hy aetna thon who didnot now Hebrew
feliienty, Natori poems community chronicle, et. The bee
(inning of the 10h century brought forth a doen or v0 extremely
IntreatngIterary Sure, but they aze ow large overshadowed
bye thee clas ter ofthe modern perod-Mendele Moyer
Sori, Sholom Aleichem, snd Pere
Stee tamton ys Wh pon eho ee enh
it) oe mn nt et em in om
ibe ba te
LESSON 11
spy? yebiy
Foun stron yt
6 Steon 8 ry op Sey ayes pay 8 ne rou
Ding qoery ays phenann gm Py wT ave Bak
[Do 18 DO BW JME FONE OVT aD NH BD Te Te BIT
Syren) ae me ya awe fad oT NOT aT RS
seyrran 8 px ToT ye BIE PIED
rman pb 22 cyt TE MphaDy TNE wy BT TN?
are Ps yHND YT BAN PTE AW BME TE BS Ne
Ben pM TTF TEN Pen kA PH TTS Ts PBS
empeepane oy RRM ETP RTT PM OTP TP PT PRT
‘agen pe EMEP: BhylyT TaaM AMET NB TENT
Freee perriyn ENE? een TURREGM OT YD OV LTP
Sy apoya Tn pT TT ANB we yawe B — ENE Ne
Ib 2 9 ner Pe ee oT PANN TT
PENT he BPRS YN DegneN TM eT TAS
fe iuo ap7 ONE some Bs HP bys erst. PT
Dep! ra op owe 26 Ton a7 WE SOND UD TPE Ma HP
ise) ope Oy Ae BEyIpyD ByN FOND APT NN cD PET
‘preston pe Bo NS TAF oD oY
eypag? my ope Bop Beeman
ee A SPT PH ema WS
Sip nad moma mee SO 8 TE
‘erg i e2 yom Ww) vee rm Io,
cy
(pe sina y yay pnp eeenaun
“EayeMaw
payor yr Tee) moun sab aye eA eT DT OP
09 D6 TaN106 ‘cousee Yoo
ym ¥ Steen youn ow aN
SWIMS TB MOU ABEND WGC B
Fre free Srey fw 8 D8
[1810p SypEN yo po
ce may | PEP ENE EYE
Oe wn | Whe appeennn
BEEN Pw phe NS
cpiny opt Stee one
2p 1 ERE TD
SSE SS
a ren a eit a tne
fae
VOCABULARY
ere ew | sore sto earn pH ma le
ro thom out for one day yen 73
CosoAE mE Mw» WEP | Ne o cee yn | Om
weome in such 308
to putin Yew | ene + there’ none poe
fermion] SoErrR ike i
esine (iealy Land Together BEM 1 EE
of Ist) he oe
to decee ghee) pte co begin gamma fe [2 +
‘liv oll 07 57 [pomvoxhis] eorene
(jee porns Ft Antiochus (2nd cen-
snr the Tempe tury ne)
SUNS te burn pupa © co light rampaey) ree 3
Tien ad psi, el, peed ep
tne scm oh er pnmin’ el ee Het,
joer att caso a Nae
Laos 11 10
ago pova...0 ° oa we +
fpouvisat: Gey ta spr > (usually without the aril)
scoring) ing iol 7
fbenove:] mass? pan @) TR
ceremonial lamp in the faster pao
"Temple, sometimes to serve, to worship Ta
alle Menorah sping top ca) Fr Be *
se arone~ so mina wna eB
tirele (| B09 97 © leanne
[pts coor. pg me 7&2 brave eran ©
novoshos] (Hebrew) rewene = oa
ene me per arn
Syrian ore to sing qa) ©
eben) moar ©
Jecith halide, sometimes
alld Hanolbsh
[shashenone] awreen
Maceabees (plied
Te = eT
round (oe 997 to dance 1390 *
dancing) hound Same
to rte pate © prveake (@) 9728
jg cop b-7 08 amp 936 77
to mand pin, PO PER © ery pent
Civequler infitive, Sere eee
onjgatd the 93) ‘candle (9) 7299 O4T *
hypoyaines = w.- 39908 candle few (BED OT
apa) De © dering)
in honor of (sxoves] 8) ©
QUESTIONS
‘po ome phon Som 2 mau Sean apy ra ae 36m
1a pn gD fag? OF beDD Hh ae TTD OFT
ree vores Po 757 Be Om $m Te BLT
78 ng eT HF BN
weprenna 7 nen wren en een 4 InwNEET
‘arr 0 9p O68 IO INP 8ST NI OAT
Sonep poop an a2 Deevenaan & pM aw BEM OY
‘man rss)108 ‘coutzce Yona
CRAMMAR,
Complamented Verb
ware 18m Tan B19 “7 The eden cease singing
{Way 3m OT Kham bepns to elk
rose say UD Tea My brother come in
Incach ofthese example, the ver con of an inflected verbal
prt and an edeerbial complement. Sach verbs are called comple:
ended verks
“The adverbial complement modes the mesning ofthe verb
proper Ths sey "y tea he comer, while Yang ep "Beans
hhecomerin Likewise shyop 7p means he put, while oho 7
Yew eam he puts im Sometimes, however the adverbial come
Ploment changes te meaning ofthe verb rdaly. ‘Thus in 2179
Juke begins, the see of the complemented verb is considerably
‘Emoved fom the uncomplemented version, since earn 19 ean:
Ie lit, For these reasna it mow convenient to treat each com
Plemenied verb asa weparte vosbolary unit antl a ater sage
then the role of complement wl be studied ytematically.
"The complement follows the verb inthe presen ene and inthe
imperative
wore ag cory Thaw a0 Te
Wee ao Meee I
won wan
w em Tan Ta MTOR
yoy i pare wen 29 aTOT TS BDH
wepmstew re erra (eae Be TT 1D
“To form the pst participle of «complemented ver, the com-
lement i attached before the verbal base and’ pi i nsred
iter he complement, Theses inal soc participles aon the
‘complement.
‘3, Inflntve of Complemented Verbo
Ponte wp TH CA TH
ewe Te eT
eprrE DP Te aE ER Te
Lawow 11 109
In the ininkive, 100, the adverbial complement i attached 0
the verb proper, wih there on the complement
Im he vocabulary, where verbs are Tied inthe infinitive, the
complement will befeter be set of by 2 vertical Tne, thus
{fa [are The past participle wil be indicated only fending in
"Therefore a verb ised
rm
fmplies the presen tee: « Txingulibed eres
Eyes wes
B, Tram nto Yidd
1. My (mathe) mother pt the candles info) the Khanike
lamp 2 the candle bined pl Wer looked tthe
Gnden 4. The candles were Ht tn honor of Khanike
5 iany people Uke Moye, but thers want otrow Bi
futel he cb. 61love that he ald renin. 718
tim thre day ago. 8. keds very ch 9. My =
ther remained st ome enti to ay agp. 10. (The)
ter Came te for one dy. 1. asked Mi to
{yer tee dys tbe bad fo go foe. 1. He ely
eve 18 Europetn Know (cit i Enown in Europe) that
Uhe United stats rch Country. 14 Many people once
fetid ta there was (reset tne) gold onthe see
1B.They were tlds In ees which were writen fo Chem
ftom Americ 1. Tnever Red hs wry. 17. He swage
thinks about others, you know. 18 "Today few Ring are
let 1. Tere ae many Yidih books sbout Fw hale
day, 20. Can you aketly read then? 21 I don't know
wheter I know enough Yuddh 22 But I can sng Wish
{longs bees they ae not very fl 3, Who want to
ope this song) 21 When they Bniied the song they
home 8, Did the money which fave You do (suc)?
28 The lamp never od here 27 vend sary about &
Irae child. 28.1 aly a miracle chat he i il living
for (obec) he wat very sek, 29.1 wat w know how
Seow i lig 9 Pe
JEWISH HOLIDAYS
“The specif holidays are among the most character features
‘of Jewish fe Fll of symbolic costoms and flkway they are 8
Fiehcxpresion of Jewih comunity fang, Nataly they serve
ts the abject mater of many works of Jewish tertare
“Tine ofthe holidays ae wo od that they ae deseibed in the
Pentaeuch. One is nob (Feat) (Pasoves) an eighty fest
‘narking the liberation of the Jews fom Eaypt. On the fr «wo
ight five meal eaten atthe ceremony Elle “(somme Cousce Yass
“Throughout the holiday, only foods made with unlenvened dough
tre comme; the vnlersened.Pabover bread is called m2
{are} The second holiday i mye ASUS), oignally an 2g
fatal fen in ary samme, connected withthe guhering ofthe
fst rite inPalentine Is also celebrated a the aniversary ofthe
fecepion of the Law ffom the Lord. During Shes bowes are
Gecorated ith een lene, The. customary dah is E93
(Gheoe pane). The third holiday are the eight days of 312
[pone nthe end of summer. Observant Jew celebrate i by ea
Ing in outdoor tabenaces covered with fir reaches (10 [sehaeh.
Sther symbole Both the harvest and the wandering ofthe Jews
inthe Snal deer afer their iberation (rom Faypt
‘Two holidays which mark hsorial Jewish vcore are noun
[henna described in the Yd reading pasage ofthis eon,
And won [rom deserved in tenon 12
"Two eastanding fat days (@rno9n rasa] are yea
{vowiren) the Day of Atovesent, when man fate i aid to be
fesled forthe coming year, and. srrapen_(rshrsoy), the ninth
‘dyin the mont of Or (cep 214, tbe aniversary ofthe destruc
tion ofthe fist Temple by the Babylonians in 587 ne. and ofthe
second Temple by the Romans in 70
“Among the remaining holiday are: rage (nshesons, he
begining of te Jovi year: mmnere [seo some
tines counted a ihe ninth day of Ske, which the annual ye
of the ceremonial reading of the Torah is compleeds “225
{lasaovaen, between Peeks and Shvues! celebrated by tings
and game.
"Fis ble mentee in th cepts ree 6g
ise Pou shh: ahha, You Tipp Ne 88 Ro
tha ooo BO mn Be pe
LESSON 12
vary? yobs
Dep Siero WT
pene ay rm nt Seren ay BTN ET
Pe 8 om te 8M pe Eh Pepe pe gee
an bye See at Jor WyeDTD w EATYE BET BEN EMINEM
gn BY EMG TT PRE DSO PotD WHE A EDNTED IN
yn ap Eryn SN TON ARON mab ENN wT
ST RYTEON MAP NAY TMS OTT BITPRIM BA TD
Jn PANTER BND yD Boye Me BeN YO TIT
pepe SOR SST PF ON Ta Powe PB THe
pion eyeesy wyeDND WT PAM MH
yon oy Wye as WBE pa We Neawhe, Coe THY
hw De eyOe BEN TE phy Ts MEY Ope DE TH Tee
waren a Jenene BE neyo YT pen Meee web
post oy Dynwe-cna Tye aN PRIN NEE ET
pm hae Soyer EpeeyRE age pM Me mn TB SR
"BIE OY NT PRE BPMN PAE
SOW PX EMD aT MH BE
rome Mem Ban me Fe ro ED
Dene TSS V5 8
yma ome me om
a Soe 9 MH BY
Send wa Te8t
sn vo 1 PT
at promo
8 SSE
2 OF Par WEEPm CCource Yost
aan aphyay eon
ate pie ae eee
eyes BY AE HUE OT
yma ome me
Sea Suen yt ne Oy
yes a eee
nn ron pb 7 TR
‘VOCABULARY
‘queen [uae] mabe *7 over ome
[Bonoahe] to invent yoo |
mas name (Fide soparmonn pase |
‘auiveten of Moréeal) _tohang
[beooabets) yar ‘okill yaaa) ow
endearing form of More loxtasirana) MEME
Purim ure Ainglof Perla alo
plan on ot Meow a Abuser
Penn ome to pernde Pay |
to obey Bs fesead of woot
te forget M8 Pari ate 30 9
topecen Pyewi ree snail Polih coin Toga
friend) ne ys Pesan intros
generations grape alo hnown as Haman
Ee Gdsen romp [wodaaerh) eon 7
to ben goo langue Purim pay
{ananimont metho “made with apy
Pu
weenie [powene] 9°00 ot
play qy owe *7 holiday (endeoring)
player) oyyae yz tosuvive yy yon a
Sump pee Tomnalrow
ason 1 us
EXERCISES
A. Tramlate into Vidas
1. Our (othe) tends vite ws week ago, 2. ke the
ook, 3 Good morning, Mr. Feldscin. & Good morning,
‘Mer Berg, how are you? 5. Wel god ight 6. Good night.
2 (dof ndeed wane for mysle 8.T the daytime tis
tearm (Jou know) 9, At nigh i not very (to) warm.
TOL Roth never tile 2 He 11. Everybody Is (all re)
fy today in [your] honor (of you). 12. The whole family
Pour Nout 15. 14d noe know that there is wo much
fold in the work. 14 He always at home except in the
vening. 15, This ory is ao wold diferedy. 16.1 have
fear already, anyway 17 evo good aro (and) give
ime alle ime. 11 ever have enough tine. 18. Hello,
Dovid. what happened to you? 20.1 want you t look at
me, ple
1.1, Name en Kihip terms in Yiddish
Form three setenes with PINE and three with HE.
1, Wite four sentences about the weather
4 Wirte eno semencs each with PyRb and IR.
, Make indirect objects out of the nouns, pronouns, or phrates
sven in parentheses
"BIE (7 MAT we 2 zaUN CTW chats enberaM 96 Me
hes er pees ope a ToD (7 TH ae Om Th
DB Prem HA OH) TP 3 BEET) Tab
Spesaewe ogy sab 7 309 ¥ CO OF TNE DAN TH
rrr TH be 9 te Con eT Tse Me A TH CD)
So 1 BPH pT HF IO MEPS NTH HE
, Write the Viddih equiralent 101 ike the boot you The the
‘ok, aso on forthe other prions.
1, Trance ino Vida
1 Pee fish exting (nfo, 2. My (mathe) mother
thane drive car 8: We ave to gets Ile money. 4. We
Feed them work, you Know. 5 Has i caved snowing
(inrtoe)? Ye, Re har sated raining. 1. The chil
tegen to lgh. 8. "They let us go where (exwhere 10) we
seamed 0 gous Counce Yan
Using as many ofthe fllowing words a posible, write a theme
fof 100150 words describing your iy meals
dink qppmmeey rm ‘eat yosa' ot
ment woe owt lunch (lame) apa 959
soup m7 supper sve
trend pina 561 forrest fe PEENOW OE
egg OO ‘meal () Beare 71
vegeable (yen ot fork Sop 1
bh 8 salle “yore
fed 6h 8 Fer ‘spoon 59 9
‘canned foods Te? "7 ‘gas we
sandwich p wore 351 plate -yh90 79
‘ecolate PARE TT owner (roden) >
cee 377 ull oat
‘ak 99 7 Inongey pr
tame ook boll
6, Tram ito Vidas
1, The man worked hard. 2 Afterwards he sng and
anced gaily, 3-1 sae how devel You won. 4 You can
peak ely He looked ws warmly. 6 He started with
‘Eiealty (cohort be fished we 7, He stated well,
bute har not ined ye (=yet not Sinished) 8. He gts
eter often 8. The eben pla well but You play ball.
10. Te ining ile (=e mall al
Change the saguarnownt into the plural and the plural nouns
im the singular; make th appropriate changes inthe article,
emg ot wm om mon
ca OTT oer wa oT
Cl ome
yr on wort oor mars
sreprere mane TERE BT
eo ent Dee
mre tReN we 7
ex ma oe
1 Conjugnte inthe pst ane present tenis and in the imperative:
PE hwETE SEED 2 em pera
Lasow 12 m
[REVIEW QUESTIONS
Anaver the following questions in Engi
1. When and where did Yih originate?
ow did Yiddish spread eastrard?
How lar tothe em id Yds pea In Europe?
What do the tema Sephardic” and “Ashen” designate?
“Where do western Yiddish dislec survive!
‘When wat Yidehbrought othe ater continents?
7. What wat the approximate numberof Yidlih speakers in
‘he word in 1985¢
1 Where wat the largest concentration?
8, What were the characteris of the anti-Jewish measures
(ol the German government pir to World War I?
10, When and where dl the Germans introduce het foe the
Joo
11. How was gheuo lle organized?
12 In what way aid Jewish spire! eesbtance manifest islt
carly in the ghetto period?
18, In what years and by whom, wat the extermination of sie
milion Jews exerted?
14, Where did the Jewish gurls come from? What was
thei ole
15, When and where dd the lrg gheto uprising take place?
16. What clement ofthe Jewish population formed the bulk of
the survnes ef the catastophe?
17. Why i the second all ofthe nineteenth centry 20 im
porn in Yiddah erature?
1%, Why t Mendele Moythe trim comidered a dane writer?
19, What were the main chaaceritics of Sholom Aleichem's
wg?
20, What was Pet's contribution to Yd Ueratate?
21, Which period is considered the Golden Bra of modern id
ih arcu?
22, In what ways can the subject mater of Vid lterture
tbe tk wo have been widened in this pei?ns
23. What wo typer are represented inthe oldest specimens of
Yiddish erate?
24 What great author ofthe old period is known to ut by
When did Yiddish appear in prin
‘When was the Bible raat into Vidlah?
Whe eof Yih ete four in he
Wher ero he Jewish aia dite ack Dia
‘What are some cisions connected with Peek?
What was the orginal significance of Shvuen!
What holiday i cleratd by eating in tabernacle?
What are the events celebrated by Khanike and Purim,
respectively
What do the wo annual days of sorow signify?
How are some ofthe minor holidays celebrated?
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LESSON 13
pape on
DOT TT PT
ee a
‘rw Dyn ED 8.
“ypmpes PP Epp bo Tn Te Po,
‘rj woh Be TD LE,
fos aybng ays phe SMTP WEN PE Tos I
nebo Bebe 7yOMT Ne
“yap tone abo pe REET THE OPENACS HS
nn aap
ye on ET DS
Se) be Pen aryy Ye me ATEN! wT
Sry ayer wo een aneT NEW pA TN
ap yay rve an ape pe pT TN oe Pomp Pe
BNW EF BIVS ye TO FER SIP BF IM TT TH OTE
S33 THE TS TPS TROP THE PS I PHI BN
wry: 287 TH Tie JE MOEY? POU TD MH BY TE TITS
Spe 1 8 OUP Ye BEN SIN TOE BTS
Tow as Day? PMN TS
saregerer pb ebyspyme TES BAN TUE TN.
2 bun ye oY peayre BT RE PH eT PH
Sem 8 ON TW BNP THC ITY AN ERTESE BoD
PTW pM yp PON TH TM edge THE Tw MS TS
{ye yous °F spar AST EYIRN FONT SM ITYT TD Bs
Det BISSETT
Tye 1 mMbeyTe yoereNS TH aM THAN! MN AT
“vm
"yim pape ws Bog
gb we opr Mp Bag BE WDD BY RE Pe BN whee,
Ti peMpOBe B BPE NS RY YTS I IMI MP
BON FH ETE10 (couzce Yost
sbpapyne wo,
By Te Pe ewOD NP PT oY PSN BTV
Te ewe yon po TI mp Pe PT BO PwEyE Ve TIT
Sy yehanps BAM BET TOTEM Ty wrEDTT DIN ya
TOTwT PR STEHT PS OP HEMP MAK eT TE TET
pe 97 A TANIA VD TT
‘psn yous 297 bre wage TY DET MG MN
pe 7 A PIR BD SWCOMEEY [YS TNE,
129? Dey wn Py PBI Boy PM TS
Spr new e2pp2 AN VE SPAIN NR TOME oe PT
pS ANNA Te PMT TAP 1 BT TH TE
‘rym pm Tanks weowe
LeOMMENWE MAP yt ss BIDE Te ANH EET TS IT
Ben ay PANTS oT Ne INE DAI BU NC ay TO TN
{ye 28 aTaCOH oN PH METEN ¥ Tae TUE 8 EPA
1 pe pepe aN TH PS OPT Ae Te MPN TH
COPEyP AR BENE A oy Tye MT Man TE TREATS
ig pbspys Te 3am .ehp3 Sow w eITME ae TH DM ITD
eye WN [TPE ON ME YP ONT NW TS BHGETT TTP
VOCABULARY
grandmother @) 8 °7 + abs Me TE PIE
ywrain yen agr pm sana 10 leave (by vehicle)
to become aco) 7 IAD * ORFS TO PIT | OH
quaint (with): Wome” 10 70 Mp
mt our sore
ewoerne] mrema + Bookbinder pws
boy's Ith bisthday, when one “3
he comet of age, scord- wate
Ing to tedition to get ahead, waa] EME ©
“Fatma fowons} wren 1+ tO work one’ way UP
[erween eiany pain OpABRE ME NO Ts | ee +
‘cary to teal otomrd
to eal yaar omy pasa. around amg *
xo the border oor oF ©
In thncoumery ogy en © (ORENRAYT] peas
‘amborg samen Poverty
amon 18 1a
Autia qemeop the od eoun- arm oh
pogrom og) een wT+ By
Peddler) spre apr + wo He around yr pasha
toca Bias © WHOS the mate? OT ©
from. 00 8 to wait (on) ¢700 WT ©
iow one =m
few (oder) oe © vin @
committe (y oyoeey me Williamsborg « syaanmm
‘oa Cp) PeB7 ve foor section of Brooklyn,
shop wore ay ary me N.Y)
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‘ens teacher in Bheyder stocking, 100k () 769
hitomi (Rusa) wae
[xhevora=xbavo- ("om 997 ©
ta) rational elementary
‘hook
Ra he mot wey sic won a+
Comenary on the Tors, Fetateuch (howe
‘Sele afer the name of sted [kha senses nen
{i Suter Ge leon 1) ble @ pe 77+
Comer weeea "91 teuonal pppE
saahep hie BR e+
ohn em) Yev oen © sPerenie ay i et
oot @) a cp) ym ot +
‘ip @ me m+ ym
ship tke prapeore 1 millonite (yr >
fetow pen. aEDPTEEE tall 7 Sm"
fe" (emale tate (fom) 33 Qpote Dan *
tailor @) sywan T+ emigrant) ERIS wT
‘QUESTIONS
rwhp 718 BE wT 2 HepIMHON FH OND MM A
Serre pn rs Srey Bw Mem A Trg PaO
Fe yo 1m UP BE BR Tm Tw TBH TT
avom Ne TAPE Ty TH eT AE TENTS
Fer 71 BEN BoP" 9 pM PH IMT eB BT
RED ON AL EPH RTP B OE E10 PRE PK BSrs Ccoutrer Yeous
sre aera EME” NEM 2 ReReNPS
{ren apron yy PT Te APF MC IS
‘Bon ays Mn aE WLS PED TY PAE
Fey hops 757 DAT Ba TTT PT HERB
D9 TORS BF 9B BED 8 PMI TP WPT
ene way a PA oy Pk
GRAMMAR,
1, Tlomatie Verb with 7
ewe su019 * The eile are plying
aera sh foneire 7 The immigrants worked thes way
tp
‘pypes yr nun rien “t The girs became acquainted
Som yr pa 0 We ae studying Vidi
‘A numberof idiomatic vb ae acompanied by p13 word
In tae sap ver in the vocabulary, cst be used a8 such i
All tenn Ths the nine 7925p implies
the pete ee: 18 PIPE TTA TR
the imperative 4B 97e3 79 FIP
he pst ene: eF9PES TY BOTT IPD TT TE,
‘Pr eat semtenct nit ad tented ar 2 diretobjet pronoun.
upiw> to oudy is wally a yrb ofthis group although in
the phraee oe anP.woes MEW) 10 study the Torah the Tab
mad, the pronoun is emited
2. Conaeeative Word Order
yr wm vp eer v yn TH Thad no mone. so began 0
Toone sane TH work
“peep aatyoan) Pe vege 132M father ded so Tf for
‘pang (9 reso Americn
“rhe second clewse in each ofthe above examples wes the con
secutive word order the consecutive word order dhe infected
‘ecb heft semince unit, The we ofthis word order implies he
Trond "i" "therelore” Note the diinton:
ne oe BND 2g8 THT waited for him
Dw aim ra) TH 3AM Sod waited for him
ns toe “4 rom9D1 B69 7. Did you come?
‘pina a0'3 So you came
Lasiow 18 ms
Wherever 9¢ i ned a the impersonal or expletive subject ofa
sentence i dropped inthe coneative order:
ten 9 re oF evry warm
We ayrw 7 The sn shines, 20 ts warm
woo wa op People ae walking
wou yr dwar tw ern Today i 3 oliay 0 people are
‘walking
Buc where op fonctions a the logical subject where i refers
to an amecedent neuter noun, ft Fetaned Sn the consecutive
on ow
sow Wr op Hei ey ile
‘ww wires Me Pe7a OFT The book dv ic ery
‘ile
ni Eoin mal ee enn
Conjonton qo acd withthe imperative hen the meat
ose imp os =
"Ta 967 ¥9 34 Give me the book
sing T2 OP TEE Bere
won TH Ym? Let w become sequined
vwapea 9q7 we So ets beeome sequined
‘amp Pa 9) Who cme?
rami snp So who ame?
3. Adjectives in the Predicate
‘wehe 7 wouN ET = obe Nt oe VT
30M eT a
In the predate, adjectives are either without an ending (en
their bine form), o they are precede by the indeite atcle and
Is eal emia ending, rac maline 9 nm
nine = But neuer adjective inthe predict, when wed with
the indeite aie, hs the ending =
ERE TH 0768 OFT = EE 7D OT
the bse ofthe adjective ends ino, second b temo add:
DU Pa TaD OT — OT FT BET
In the plural ofall gender, the predicate adjective ix either
without an ending, or asthe unl plural ending >Py CCoutese Yona
oe 3 ooe “Y= be we on
Foe Din wd t= Be BI Bw
Jone 77 = OPE TS PHA
4, Hot nd Gold
9 EBT warms cold
“this peo general ater sade in Vda ot in English
sn the frm fan impenonal eten. But
‘De 70 re © 6) Tamed
oe Fe @) Tamed
ve PET an 6) The ide cold
In ores wo expres in Yolo that someone fs eld
cc warm, an peo corinne With he pr expr
‘Sein the lenge by he net objec. Mow equ’
{Ssintenences of it type, te Ine objet comes stint
SSnence sin examples @) and (2) oy is hen omit
thre ae 1 Ths oom warm (ube)
Tre rarine We are. (fe) warm (nde
objet)
“The same conatucton wo expres ote aes
‘Pe fel goods Tam wel
wrt ero Lee gey
“This comtrcion diced frther 0p 71
|A. Conjugate in the present and past emer and impertve:
yr asnatine 3 pp we Te PES 2 wT TH TIP
-B Make complete sentences out of etch pair of awses: put the
‘econ late ofeach pat into the ensecutve word order.
“KN EW HH Bw Pa we Tw)
re Pew) HIT AP BT CheSPY FOND VT 2
tn orn T+ PWD PP TS TH 3 CUTE
yep VPN FTG I HEN) AOS MT
rep 9) He EI SAN wR
inp nap) HoT THE BE BEEF
Sy 8 ame 73 YO H PT PT) TE
Ser woes ry 9 NP 89) FCN Bo TY ANT TAN BA
Leow 18
e-FON8 & EN NK FOR) 10.0 HT Oe UE
PR THEN) RIED BEN") AL GHEY FP
3 array BEA Ee 94h w DS PR HH) 2
“Sars 8 pn Bes BB ED OF) ae Te
PF Ben 18 gD THEN EPTAIT TMP BORN
CETDPE Om SET T+ (NEP OPP
Put the priate adjectives into the appropriste infected forme
Pm 5 WT 3 omm ra Mw m2 he re VIO
PET UT Spay Mey BT Sm Ba ya TS
S78 TT RY OFF Pe TIT OFT OMe
“espPe EN Toms 0 BP a =
D, Traralate into Vidi
1. 1am warm now. 2. The boys say that it scold. 8, Dovid
Secs good ume contruction). & Dovid 8 good. 8, The
ay it warm. 6."The room is warm and the children ae
Sram, 7. fel gay Beene i sch a guy holiday. 8, The
fe foe bad
.Tranlte into Vid
1 We were al tailors i a small town. 2 When we came
‘America me were por 8. (So) we began to wrk. Then
‘ny cle nd aun aio came tothe United Snes. 5. We
Sent them mone, they exme oon. 6. (The ies were
‘ery bad. 7. When people could no longer © Pe) come
{o the United Sater many went Canada and wo Mexico
1 Many’ people remained in Europe’ 8. Whom are you
Sralng fore (For whom.) 10.1 am wating for Rive,
Th She has (ready) come. 12, RokM have You met
(become seqesinted with) Mr Kuperman? 18 No.1 have
teen him, Bot Tid ot Know his name (—how he it
failed) Me. Kuperman, meet (get sequsnted with)
Iny fiend Roth. 18. How do you do, Rok? 16. Glad 10
now you qsvare opm. Me. Kuperman.
Trandate int Vie
JEWISH PEDDLERS IN AMERICA
1. Many Jewish immigrants became paddles when they
‘came to America, 2 Many American peddlers were Jew126 ‘couzce Yoox
8. They were very important rear) in the dye ofthe
poeers qr 4.‘The peddle followed (went att)
fhe pionere and eld hem everything. wie) they
‘needed, 5. Many books tll us that the pioneers Bought
thing rom Jewish peddlers when there were no towns yet,
land no stores &- Often Jews fad the fs ores ty ot
town. 7. Many Jewish peddlers bought stores when they
Imad made alle money (=got ahead a litle. 8 In the
Inege seaports (2yEDENED) there were many Jewish whole
sale tader (ep raymew, 3 Fire they waded @oo)
tith other counties TO) Afterwards here were any new
ores in the new towne (eles) of this county: (hen)
‘many of the wholeale traders Began to rade in this coun
fey Il. Many large cen, a Se Lowi, New Orla, Ci
Gnesi, Louie, and. Chicago became Jewish centers
(expen. 12 (The) American leraure aE)
Sich deal with (copie about) the pioneers lo wre
bout Jewish peddlers and bow important they were IS
“They often Linked gtze® 7H the pioneers with the
world at lrge (athe large word). 1 Afterwards when
‘the great alronds were built the peer was nt needed
so much Gao" 15. Now we know how imporeant
peddlers were in (lhe) American history. 16. For Jewish
Immigrants, beter gryeys tines cme, Beco they had
already gtien ahead (pat teae) ite i thi country.
JEWISH IMMMGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES
Yiddihapeaking Jews from Eastern and Central Europe are
nown wate been i his counry as earl 8 colonial tne. But
the predominant majority of Vddsh speaker came tothe United
‘State trom Eastern Europe inthe great emigration movement tht
‘began inthe 180 and reached ts peak etre the ist Word Wat
"A numberof eaons have been given to count for this steam
‘of migration. In Auwrin Hungary, which included the province of
‘alii with large Jewish population, the poverty and shortage of
‘conoic opportunities song the Jewish population had reached
Serious proportion, In Roma, the unfortunate economic pasion
ofthe Jews was worsened by bloody pogroms, encouraged by the
Laon 1 a
gevrnmentn many cies and sown, Pll oppenion, peda
Fy eong inthe resctonry pried fhe 180 on ater tab
the reottion of 1M, weighed hesnynpon the Jom pray
spon the ntehigen tai andthe lender ofthe wowing bor move
tent. The inequality of the Jews betore the law, sch rene
tion pn pcr of reece, tcanon fom school and ther
Intigtien mde she statin cv ore silo endure Not
the lent eso for emigration ste the oppenive peste om:
‘cition tw not only war the dak Eno with peutic
se Jo bt cl wt» meow hah on
tligous Jers since no consideration was given to thet wl
fequtencnt. Abowt nee milion Jers immigans came to
‘Americ rom Eater Europe within fy yas
1m 1921, and more severly in T9P, the United Stats restricted
immigation by law. The new secs egsaon was degned to
clude pecially immigans from Souther and Eastern Europe
‘The anual nimber of inmigents wow Hed by Congres wo
sou 1300, with xed quot aloud to each ety in Proper
tion tthe number of Usted Str resden of 180 wh were
orm in that county. The ence ofthis lw wa infuened by
‘cera hore of he perirtyof "Nore migrant ANHOU
thee therin were soon completely dared by acl scent
the quot ln with ight mdifetons remained in force fora
‘te erty years Ie Bi the Ent Eeopca Jew pacly hard
‘ine in I the proportion of iemigens fom Earn Barope
hud been very small A prvpectvefnmigrant othe US. could er
on the quota ofthe country in which be was bon, epee
few of his subsequent domicile or ete. Thun, many people
the worl! over ware ume to come tothe US. whet Quotas
tthe “privged cots wae ing elle fo yas
“The legion O15, inl Fort since fly 1 19, eae
ed's eling of 170000 immigrate any fom the astern
Hensipere with the pultion ta nny given ya the nates
at noone county mere to resve more than 20000 vie. Other
sie, the maton! origin quoter eliminated and the applicants
{re now sled in accordance with a tatherivaed tem aed
‘on family reltiomhip to US. enor sede sino
{nd eduction: anon the ata of rege rom plea! penece
thon or natural elmerLESSON 14
apy yesrye
+1948 “RY ND PERT NB TD w
tree rye
Ao BOW TH Boy 1 Ww ge Ye BBN yeME Tm,
Ser ho Yor WBE ITP TH RET I Te
PP MIN Hm Frey Ow
[2 pan Ve MM Aw wT Nhe HN BT PY TET YD,
IP PR app 1 eben sur TW PUEDEN wT NE Phe
JEW Toe MET BON TF “PEEP TD a EP
We BW) EPR YEE RO I BD EMME ne AT MeO Te
Jee hen pub ea ye ye wap PAVE NP eb Bs PAE
een pies 9 pe yeMn eMan apr ATA TNT Nb NE Pa
1 pBetD OMIT TO ME TW Te FHT AAPG TS
PW SUNEPON PEA OEM JEEPS jee ANTE Te
fy Trg ore TRAE Bey AM PIpTINW AON BNET
hewn mg TC TINE yar pb pT PTB Mow BAN,
or Ve FH JSP TENT NT FEN MS PS,
Toe FR BN TK we OT BE Tet Mw Ne
pa A TOU I JET ES TS EN
PDE bps DHyIMN Nb payD BME ME TB BS oN
Fo Pee Yn OD BEN ME REE 8 MCT
xn PA DARE pNNPNNP Ne BYE PT ND AT
‘yeage 127 THB BONS Me PNET TA Teh TT
erred Te Teh 12 PH TEENY ab EPPETNE TT
Bmp tn wee wT TEE oY wy AD PET EEE oe
So mp yA NT I pa MT Jom ENED wD ER
sept TH TUININDY TK PARE we EPH MT WOHEP TET
mi edad om. 8 UH" ed OG EE
ven ey
Lowe 129
eet mh ST ye PE TE ape aap TE
Je yop wi Tag Te peop teem
peg pa ob ro Eps erage Ben a V7 Te,
Sepa ee Te BPP PPD TT AM I OD TT
rs ope
eu? a WT PET Pe EN aE TO DT BL
OES Jee Pe MM BRT NTIS TI TT I
Se ere Bp PRD PTO DS ONE Ne PMI
“ay
spend amp
vowiee
‘VOCABULARY
far oom» mats name (ao) sms ©
road q)amnagr +” (dich equiclent of
"whore viyern = Abraham)
‘heir there 08
women's name [aban] © ete 33r8 ©
(Qaaish equivalent of ‘to kill wana | +
Hannah) er aran
tank gx) 2589 9 aes
tihowand ex © wae:
part) 0 mp7 © to Be, 2 QBN My eane ©
parcoltheciyepes esp aay
Tear UNE Ww) oe Oe even sts) Yee ©
snnivenay of dexter yy + 4 aborer 37298 me NE
to sarvive yp cha aap + te hide gohan) Than ©
Dekel of esate ‘enon ees
‘mun cyto sagt = thou par 8 aT
yrs fom hee or ne aay
fd (Cematy emer ©
Gentile nonJewish erro a errs
hdfeor] pw ays Maid servant) oer
aes ‘mean amp +
olan oe tori prs
efor ed © 0 ope for. ei ey ©
to forget goes wt © TO hope en
todlgaie Set 0 PEE WE | Lore xn TENT
velo Wars (odo Ieee10 ‘couzce Yost
nobody, anybody we 907 * four 46+
(acendats 230") woman: wife gy) ‘m8 *1 ©
‘Chrinian ) sory "oT * to be glad 7 rb
to sual oe between mong YE ©
soghe oevery vr pave © twouble tons son) a ©
man’s nae OO] BE oar yaa
(Pid equatent of, concentration camp
Samvel) ron rey 9
‘QUESTIONS
v3 manera apy gn 2 FIM IPF MEIN
{Boe Bee Ma fa TEP A Hae “WORE WT BEM Mk
2 TW DP eT MS 6 PRINT THD BE DEIN
{pra Tp aeawe 78 THE BY RD BP ON AE TE
30 ogy seb 9 Para PE Pee OH
Sr yeaes re me rae Mh al Hap) BH eMMSN Te
yo oer a 3 noery Yow OP "BA ON 2 TOME,
Jerre fe EY pasa a ry me OT
{ys og IS na99 FHSS Baer HE ME DRE Me PES
‘ma FRE MB RD
GRAMMAR
Pomeasive Adjectives
Laon i
Ponesive adjectives, when preceding 2 noun in the sogulr,
‘remain in their bre form a all gender. Inthe plural, the ending
3 idded vo the base
‘wen re wp 1 Thisroom is mine
fn ne ano:2 8) This newspaper yours
ronan FT tg7 This Book is ore
1m the predicate, the posesive adjective has che usual gender
‘nding of I sdeciver nthe prediete (ep. 128); When sed in
the predicate, i correspond to the Engi “long” orms:"mine’”
your” “hers” ete: Nowe!
‘aes 2 my room
‘usm re Buy TUT thisroom i mine
3. Poueuive Form of Names of Pervont
woo enn 17 “a eae
to emia) wine Bint
To obtain the pasesive form of name of «paso, the ending
‘> (without anspourophe) added,
rx eyowae peo _azoeTago
“wo epg [een] a
oes eperiarayy ao"
“The ending op ir added to form the poeive of amet end.
ingin 0 Yo Bo Bo tos = BI and Ur But fa noun
swith nal = asthe sues the aw syllable no farther
{ed nsea, in writing, an aposeophe indicates the poset:
sn onan 9
‘4. Pomeasive Form of Common Nouns
‘om owe epr7e et Tao WwT HEP
mney 179 & wa BynEA BONE wT
“The pouewive of common nouns which denote animate objects
Isao lormed by the aditon of the ending ~The form ofthe
Artce and adjective i identical with that othe dative ese.
"The ponenive form of 3 noun inthe poral Is arly ed
“The following nouns have ieregular pomewive form:
oo apr — Tor orm ant — yr 97
aves OFY — wunys WSN EDT — FORD OT
con ot =se (couse Yost
5. Untaflected Adjective
te aparung 1 1 yr NY a — TH APT
9 aprewrwn aFY— 8 iba eT — 8 pTMOTAT
sp “aaa uN — IT AP UNE TH ATTN
ano pens — aor PETS
Some adjectives are formed trom geographical names. IC thelr
tauren it op pags they ae noe infected. They retain
the same form fall ene sid genders in the singular at wel a
the plural
6.773 and TH
amg 9 349 1 Tam gong to Europe
‘ong 348 1 Lam going riding) home
‘Do "2-7 Lam going (altng) home
‘72 meant to go om foot ony. rab means to go by vehicle
boat, to trae fide, "The to Verb should never be confoed.
1 Adverbs Designating Place
inp ra an Where i her
fr ra oa Hels ere
pow MW Hei there
Adverbs indicating. pace are my where. here,
‘here. Its preposition precedes the adverbs Who #9
smotifed
none 19 om where? wnt 99 fom here
bg tm rough where? WT TIT through here
‘han ta upto where? TBHP upto here
Seperate advert ae wed to india plac to which:
sro ora 9m Where ihe going?
“Yore a0 79 He i coming here
Tre 0 0 He going there
“The adverts are summarized in the following table:
LES A =
‘omer | ony | om | _ cow
Taro ect ee a I
Laon as
EXERCISES
‘A. Supply the poenive adjectives correpning to the prtonal
pronouns ven in parenthoes athe beginning of thes
\2rn 71 Tw oben — pa AE Be OH CH
a Bey Co) 3 AMS — we WON ONT OT 2
Je Me ATR — OPN A IE — YM BOE Pe
she aay pe Om 4 hn — Pe BMA we OS
{oy 7 pao —— ore nene ° BN fet HOPE
mmr "eo Ta (rw 4 aeoyT@ — Dw Bema er A
FED — 9 BP 2D OY GH) 9H — TE
nape Fe — C7) It fae — FEM BH OY 10S
‘Sopa — red Bes PORE OC) 2 SOE TP
rn mem cow Ae PS — Bo Cw AD
PT OT OI
1B Make entencss out ofthe following phrases, patting the por
senive adjective dato the predict. For example:
OP BP EP Ta
Wer 3 we) anne 4 ofp rm 3 we oH 2 TO me
Shan 9 wo Me PT UE FON IE
‘Shp TomaH 0
Supply the panei form ofthe names given In patentee
(9Bee) 1 Hy EEINW 3B 2s GW BN SEN TT
ne 7) BNE UTED ME TDP CWO 3 aS
BED UY Phe GA") DEVE TaN MEMS ONY
atiacithetat ern
Be nm oop om TH 8 -SUFED Te DS OT OPS
|SPESED QPEPROW ’7/Bw Epes 3H TS PY OT)
meme (2areae) BIT Ge OF
1.1. Form adjectives out ofthe following geographical names
2) by adding the sic 9
ren 5 Wey A opbyoraeyy 3 omeT 2 be
1) by dropping fal 3 and adding yanry ‘Coutzce Vows
Supply the corsec for ofthe adverb dvgnating pe:
Te wo sah om 3 aN wR NY 2 MeOH Cm) MEA
Pas gown ere vs TH S MPO oY TOD AT)
Sore pe Bos mT sya ed MD € OE) Ne
ows 97 9 es WET Oey ENED "2 TTB TOT ID
Me EOE GE HIE IN IO SEI TUT TT RE
1312 pve ep (0) LA) TO PrN Ba Hn
1 eo 159 em Tub HH Tu LD MES BY Bw Tee eT
Ben CSIC AE THM CET MET I
fey re Bon BS DMM Po TS 8 Ne
“Transat inte Vidas:
1 We hope for a warm day. 2.1 haven’ received 2 eter
fiom anybody day. 8. We hope that Avro wil not lave
ttl we are able too with im. 4. Meanwhile we mus
live re We recived (apart of the} money, But not
slot (=the whole) 6."The men have to
fd the women have tog there. 7 els nt fr from hee.
We ave glad hat nobody chime 9, Why heed ie
ing from ts? 10. ‘Thin child always hides o rons way
1 Thank you forthe gif 12. Rivke, Esher, and their
Ihobande visited ux yonerdy. 18. When was
‘er printed? 14. The rouble i that hee elven are ab
‘ray ghting 15. Is this the end ofthe road? 16. T have
Terptten the rond fro here 17. Between un Tam glad
that they are coming ere. 1. Iu them once, thre eas
go. 19. We recive your git ahead of (=before the)
‘ie, 25 1 ited ther very (auc).
YIDDISH COMPARED TO ENGLISH
‘Many sinilarides an be observed beeween English and idash
exgrate Ia thoroughoing strc stady of the two languages,
the common Germanic patents ofthe modern copnates can be
traced, Some Yiddah words have slim denial “urn in Eng
Tish: ih — en finger — va, ull — 8, ip — w9, and 0
‘on, Often a ytematic correspondence betwee sound can be etab-
lied on the bas of similar word. English & for example ore
sponds in many words wo Vid hand — exe, wind —- 20%,
fled — 092, door — V9, ee English often coresponds to
Yiddish 9, 8 In earth — my, brother — 39, doth —
hank por, Inia Eng requ matcher Vidash ¥ (en
Sips to vs), wile medial and final orespond to 2: fr
Fe () arma, foot ob, great — By, hor BOR
‘There sre outstanding similarities, ton, between Yiddish an
English grammar, epecialyincontast to German. The almost ex
‘luv application ofthe pomenive to noune denoting animate ob
jects sa ese In point. Likes, construction of Vidsh sentences
evemble the English pattern mre than the German, in which the
tech fequent far Femoved fom the subject.
‘An interesting dilerence beteeen Vidas and aglsh es inthe
ovation of vert, Yidlnh achieves a wealth of diferent meaning
by adding verbal pefines and adverbial complement to one verb
‘where Engh resorts to ferent verbs Here re teen vers which
Connie of ee pls « pret ot» complement:
apie’ fer tie come
roimaayn come by, join westnn orue
Tomevhat later poy. rive
rope seen Ipeib abpreach
Iyeoeet Iappen eres aries
trooon accede Hops overcome
Iroie'ie persk pBowe%e come along
ps0 Come tems robin reece
In translating thew cen verb English word with elven di
ferent tre mut be wed. Some of he foureen Vidash pees and
‘Complements which acompl thsdferentation fm meaning have
mila fect on shmont any ve to which they may be attached
‘Thus oe has the meaning of alongwith: yep" tae cong,
vaste along (-njoin te oing)foraro eat together (it)
tysvects work tgather (collaorte), and soon. There are aay
Complements with conta meaning Other complements ave
meanings which are not so comtant. Thus poy occurs with the
Seep eae ee rete ee ua ae
favbe, Tvtoyaibn pul wndomeath but i alo ha the meaning
Llighty. nv sing to omer, hums prvrgar inp
Aight, and so on
‘A sytematic uudy of Yih prefaes and complement forms
par ofa move advanced courseLESSON 15
vary? yess
brens pom 9
pr pb rns
2 pay my bom ry nb pret ovr, Peo BO BT
yn Bey? hae Bayh) why yas vA BB yA BAND
Bn Te JANE AS TAC PK AON wy NBA
RYT WS TON SPE Tang] DDN
aye ty Ne xe TST BBM OD THe
sn pegs Tb ws pT TMB BgM POE
ABEND OW TPT WPIGE YN
saan Pn Pa YT PPE! BT
en TB 3 OFT PUbTN P= LEP
"$0 1 es opr ne Th OE
aap pap TYP awe Bye
avee pe pe Ps tm ye Pe
Soy? UENW ay INE NP
“mer 18 BNW DERE PH
spp yh yer yeeera Bp WY TH
ames ra TT rye THe Py wT
“SUevaaN Me ae PT
Tw Pp SMM BY BT PME WP PR
Frente 1p TG BY SPB BPM TD PH
Samer we nee 8
ag SY aaNe des pes ayes oe Te Ma ee
i 180 PT 8 Be MWe Pe ITN Be EEN I
‘yas RS GDR ESP AB Bhyrys MP aR TN ME VT
[BERDE BY BRA EYEE TH FEONP ME WP yen yom
sbvpya yrs Mme op Tag sn a pM EB aU
Laon 15 a”
Sapna oye me ep Tm er. ae yBEM Tae
Zprena os 7 PM Mops pep YOMMES PT THRE
iy ne ene gy NE Mn PP Php De eT
[BBS Tor Fa OF EMP w BDyTSYION NE FTN TN TDD
CreNEA PH ERIN MS TNT YE ADB ANH
ye Wyn ae Yow 1 ENB pa IN wy Pa
Spee [SET TNT TA, Ba ow Fay. PT wt
SSrevoya Tro yo Ben ENS for BENE MMe BOM BpT BA
fone EaENME wT
sng 4 1 SER TY BA PIPED WT Mb BT MH
ee 180 YEN Te ASAT BE BEND Op 1 ESTINTS T
sored, SC ERT THE SME YT TER ME TAS BST
Syne 1ST Pw TY Teg IE TP TV! na pT ey
yep BY TEM BW BRE PTT ANE
pangs Ber rae te WT RP Ne PE PTPY TTS 2H
Sma ta snr or so Wo pw TN PPL TET Ph
1 pionga tie bone Tee TOA WT TPP PANNE De DETT
‘Son Bagh St THINS we SENG 1 pM Te FTE
ERIN YT HES oa EIT TT
yey Bays fy oY pao PIN YT NTE
iby a pees opyt PDS EM BA Ta GT PT
rye Teo TON DANY Se PH TONE OPT ANGE
To yt ME BNE
re ae oy Pe pee weave Fy BANE: BWR
fw eagynapa 4 ak sys Ns BBA TA BRM Ea
[es Spang TGR Tp TREN YET MY eT SS NT
Ne 8 PIUBYE TSUN PETITION PIPE MN BHT 9D
pepe we BepD pM Te MO
piv pers oy evry Aneya PVTAL TE yw ney
“esa Tea PN8 Coutner Vino
‘VOCABULARY
Sees horse rrpeiat
Team a snmp
ck re
(fee the n yore
con) cre
sper fa 99+
eu sr
(here furan te Jone
eon ama me
(Gel geen of
sb)
Jet fash ey
sah vest] ye
Tong. +
learning anny
tore DI
someting, once ya t= Be
[oxox] yon rm ams
to judge: Prsheern] eee +
ouy
ight opp Bae =
lose Be +
prophecy [we] ss
(owen Ya WE BY
proper
Fevenge (sexoMe) rapa
wltnes foe] =) m9
‘execution PDE
sudden 5 +
Pasover[pevexh) na °97
{or Peover neo tar
to [eaashrerg Yeon
‘cadena
unig © worse ovr
ye 0 3 r+
treme ome foe
wary out
voli gape pa | bow
{0 (pepe pape oom +
hang
innocent prineore
direrssware tee [ae
"o plant
ich (eral sare “ox
[etvenvsano'y) wars
‘he prophet El
ploware () maar 97
amesee rm 7/2
proceed
Goaepery 0 ys bore
‘oancend
orignal aS aT
ut (nt prison) er] an
tose ree pees +
mountain O93) 8 9+
beard mya) 7
fai (toxin) 3
ood ha oer =|
Ia on aa
ring pags +
to thank Boner
‘© qonpsyy 7 ns
push ones way hough
and (oem ea w+
word eaBr9H) Sra oT +
‘oshow gaa +
vay ot
to a gov *
Lason 15 19
to deep every tebe + on (ren) a
to forge (Into) (700 TPR to sve pave; ©
sogive ay (9PAEDD DPE * eset, calm 9m ©
al) toca gempy en +
sper) nae 1 ‘ord q) ra
allow Live] m9 ‘lly pr
‘Old rane) BR 5T* rong Fin *
‘Tetanent ath q) 3700 777
prion eis} nino © mee yee
‘QUESTIONS
sea hom pb 2 17a 18 PND eee TD BY ON A
rs
yay ee Bey A eee ee TT Om TB
anys BHDW ToT 7 THT OFS Teh TI TBE
Iya een gn 2 ny ome Yi BOD apy Ta
{evans myo HEN OFT CA TT ET EO
ber oon 0 mpm 7 1 apm sob EET OS
SnoNY MF Dew IM pM TN ATK
faa> aeeegs toe pen wT MN ER aw 2
1B a OFA NS WEG WT OAT BT IB HIN IT
Span Ns I BE Og MM ho
save Pe EP
‘GRAMMAR,
1. ature Tense
er ea Te BH ww He wil eal us soon
“The future tenes formed by adding the infaitive ofthe verb
te the apyeopriate form of the nly, which conjugated as
folows
gn pm vo aim aon 1
sn am TH 99 eon
‘sm pun sgn eos
var eon
2, Fatare Tents of 1 and yet TH
by a epY oD ou TM OD
‘pa 19 pe Ba Bam aD oI TY OH POD
Tite fate tee gin expressions meaning "here wil ea
omitted, while pa is substituted for yoo.10 CCoxrer Yoo
3, Avoiding Redundant Verbs
£9 wa rm aE AT a7
Jn the ae stench und cas cnn ements
sn eh andi he nce elev eo
In Vdd edandan of spe sled oy rein on
the ae ons in the mid
Pratsane ar bo 27 Le haw Wilh, at
Teter a mt
_ Th ihe ven th mca cue teem ain th ft
iis norexrenel la Engas ohre hi oon inoue ti
‘en dr toh ninth
Tm “ow TK andentadthe yo youd
sorauimeyaar pani PE Tied he tok nd eid to
mere mn 9 8294 wer 9 8 aN Te
{or Uw ng ae THD Way Oe Eo
Me ve nthe weed ce the toes ut nt fon,
see om tat othe cu, he een otecton
‘ie enrol Soni nthe le camp he eae
Sel crccton omit iat ow orb hs
rts ceo oni ol a el eon Ths
Son Ta enon vox WA yo ep Ye Pol
oe ee,
“ea 0B He a Ya bv
limi rn Ya ey New emt
resins ihe Ta Pu my wally cored So
sod (isan) ode id ml) Jones ea Fm Te
Surym m cored onto do (talon) Lee
THT Mea He goon nd dof
vw pene Pe) oh Heo rn sne
4 Uncomplted Actin Gnolng nt he Prevent
so wy TH L hase been working hued and
lta)
Lewow 15 “
qo 299 3H ENE T hae ben writing her everyday
7 P1908 37 How log have you been here?
Te en g1 13.7 The Been here since yeserdy
Incomplete action which continie into the resent (xpreed
in English bythe prgresive form “have ben =ing”) ts rendered
In Viddihby the preset tems
EXERCISES
A. Conjugate inthe ftur ene
mh A ntpme 3 pore 2 nes
1. Replace the dashes By the suxiary for dhe future tense
any yom Bx — TH 2 UY TP RSI —
saya — rw aes raw He — Oe ITH
‘yoare pot — ve 5 FER rm — eR A
fare — oe Mews We XG) — 8 # nue Be
San F be we We Mga ye Ty — ee
Dees 2 10.20e Pp poy 2 — 29 9
(. Retell the page.” né mts in your own word,
. Transit into Vida
1c Tundertnd Vids, bat my end doesnot. 2. He an
driven car Cam ie wie 8.1 wl hep you, and my hus
band will too. Should ak my mother for the book?
No, don't 5. Everybody is (All ar) coming 0 vit ws
In iethok oo) & Plse show me your room: Iwill ptt
1 Sometimes I play scer nd sometimes 1 o not. 8. 1s
‘Philadephia fr fen New York? No, ein @ 1 havent
{ken your book. but perhape my ster has. 10. Yesterday
Khsim wat at your Howse, but tomorrow he won't be
1 Were you a home when I called you? Yen Tat 12
‘Sch thing sould not be bought Bu they are yw.
1S. The cil was very peaell yesterday. but now itn
1M, He wants oat you. Doe he indeed? 1.1 ate that
yor like rach storie So do I 16, Yanber gave (350) me
pit today, bat the oters did’. 17. I cout seep at
hight Neither could Dovid. 18. My daughter Rivke wants
tout atthe abe snd so oes my ile son, 18 Suen
ttndertod everything, butte children dn 20. Why isue (Cousse Youn
Your hands whit? 1 dont know why ic. 21. The people
there made a geet uproar an they aay do 22. He has
‘beautiful brown eyes but his brother doen 28. Do
ou ever (xa ®) wie such sung word? No, never do
24. The ron here (place lo whieh) was very long, bt we
are already cow tothe cy. 25.1 ike the mountains. Whe
doe
Give the Yiaish equivalents of 1 dreamed, you dreamed, he
dreamed, ete
Translate into Yiddish
1. T have been beating many good things about you
2. Where have you been living? 8. My brother hasbeen
sing school New York lr} two years. 4 Has your
[Banilather ben inthe United Sater yry lon? Yeu he
fas been here [or] Tong time. 6.1 have ben geting
newspaper every day. 7.1 have been boing at. (is)
thisstore. 8. haven bee sleping enough. 9. How long
‘as this able been standing in the rom? 10.1 have bee
‘rowing out all [the] old magazines
6. Teast int Vie
Koo Father, ou teacher told vs today that people are de
seended from monkey opus OKoR.
Farum Indeed? Maybe (=lt can be that) you ae, but I am
1. Tramlate toto Vidi
ROKHLS LETTER
‘we ornen: Robt what are you doing?
orm: Tm woting eter tomy fend
‘owe Morin: didnot know you could (rent tem) tel
‘Rowmt Teant, But my fiend can't vend anyway.
JEWISH LANGUAGES
‘Until he fal ofthe Fist Tempe, tat unl she 6th century
‘ea the Jews spoke practically pare Hebrew, the language of the
Bible. Subsequendy, however, their language became, more. and
‘mote inluenced by Aramaic, «Semi tongue which was extremely
ow 15 Ms
issue nthe ih etsy A. The
ised the Near Ea un 27h
Tajo ofthe Jos pad vied to Arama ae
mine cenoded inthe Gh cemry aw writen in
er arnjnge Inthe meu, the Jee In he Helene weld
pete nd wiht rn mse bea he
ret Caen of many Jee in Medheranesn coat. fo
FEE chew dveoped fh vernon of he eal ec.
‘Thon Jom tat moved Ino Kil and ether Ramanied counties
uel no een pags of ee
chor langngs pear Jeo verona came nt
ce The eon of Spun ented & Joh angnge of ele
0900904
i
i
&
ah
=
wn, Dihudemo (ao cle Jno Spanish in rec ere
{ie an ai rm ofthe atgane edn sce erate
Ch tn aon ly yn ep
Ssh ad Portage) Jem in the ene Meieranean a
SU bytes hte ne ade the Ameri Yha7 (couse Yin
‘was born around the year 1000, when French and Tallan Jews be
{en migrating tothe Rhineland.
“The phenomenon of Jewish language creation in various parts
ofthe world sone of the ost interesting opis in the study of
Jew and general cltre. Ici the tank of the linguist a0 the vo.
‘ial acento delinete the common feature in the vari Jew
{sh languages: thon be wil be able to oui what i pee
Jewish fe and clare, 2 well a to Wace the similarities and eon
leas between various Jewish communities. This Bld sof great
Inceret to general soci, too fr they can compare the aut
iment of exginally smile groupe in various environments aswell
‘stay the functioning of cultural minority in dierent eng
(Of a the langunges crested by the Jews in the dispar, Yiddish
is mow richly developed and is farther removed from foi
{Ke fa the largest lteratre ad the pester number Of speser.
yop me 1 72 n
aryme pe nN en
ye Ts MA
fade el ete
‘ayn Toy Bs PH Te BOT eT
Re PD So TH
Jeen wey, Ww HM TH
aS pena Be
39 DEWME TT BD
siyme he a en
pywe 1a 7g n
‘ayn yee org fp RENN a
{yr FEET wr Jp BEY aM
27 29m Yh wD wD
= repre pw 39m Powe TH POH
a3) ogra 3 Be
ae yn
ye Tab 1 7 A
{yn yoo ne 7H Teghe TEP og FH
‘ayn Tee wns 1H TEBHE TEOPT cA
Laon 15
me pm ser ye
= vee ex MC EREE BP TH
Ms
young 23° only (pls init, mg
Iie gk opr eer 38 longa
stent 752
ety
bundle of seam mer 5572 6
‘o shout
bundle ara oe
‘bread 2m Ft
to wash
Inundey 7 oT
sal PrtLESSON 16
apy? yey
BREE
ee) bby Wy Oye Am AANA BEND Be ane
er Ty TANS TZENT 8 IME WE Ny I IT Ba
‘By oy wpm aha apy ae BORE Hy PS By ap MS MTD A
[Beye AEM BW AYA YON POF ERR IT BRN BM Te
wohgh nbo 3yT 1 eI BOM TMs ZY Te TT aM
Bo AMeWD DM IT ea OPT TN ya EM TIA BAA
Spbeoe Ne wn TIP wee
pho 391 8 opps he ay Bp wu an TFT BAM
B71 Ww ounne pw mayne ee evs Tey DI Th
ST Inn OFT any a TH DENEONG BUA TEN
yn 3 ym Ty ANN pw NYS Be MD THR
3 Ben TM, sa TT op ESE IMME a De mn
fepy? yp gm 24 by TW Fer UT WB AN, ST ESAT AEDES
ged we epruyys Ime ay BMT “HEPA BIB BMT AM
sop o1 anpbey “MYM BET NR, AGEN Ty
ENP Me yr NS WT Ne SE eT NY TH em EMS
BPR TLE Ty pee Mnaee PT Te 39 BET
‘8 BAR ERM TNE INR PR, THD YT NS Ay RNB PEGE
TERY BARyD 39 3p Bh APTN
wyP we Ne yo
Tew FT TH PNET TUE Ty TPE Me EyyD Me
yoyrya yn ap2 Fae oY mys tewaye Me DeMENT
sfoy>eD PRT SSPE BB PET I
Pang Bo WNP aye BERN TE Ep! Bs yD we OST.
Sapome “ymd BP ap 2m PORT Tw
Laon 18 ur
erry
es
ee
esr YL
oe way Ne FS BO ST TE IS
ee
Bie eae aoa ae
ee
So tea Py TS MT TH TY ATS
spore
JnBe WE Tepe? % BY OY
rb ub 1789 1 BY
ap Po app pa SWE OPT REN IS
‘VOCABULARY
eile ors) ya © tame
Tread pina OF + qEREHONE Mw 2] EME
fobeliew jms togpout
small Poh cong) wees “wT GHENT! Mw Mas
iacems pr oar ® 108
‘be supped tong © Wo bathe ea) THE
‘be was up- eo BE" (porhex (793757 *
ed to sox] young manry Couzee Yous
(uninfected edjectveyposr3 + to (spIneT TH HITT
Intabitant of Khelen: be drowned
‘in Yad flsoe, thats pov ogy om +
1 proverbial fot bering 3°88 “9
noodle ) wre yx (plus past artiiple) oe «
to love tole pen 3+ woul
Tove gah "= water yon eat +
leat a9 ot ext 9
‘oat of bead oma ah 8 een
to fear (Worn) gn we + ceria 91
[shu (ay yom sgt toe (aha) ae Fe +
surshoromne) (sal or maried
prospective relation by to mary ov pa mam
mariage) [ahows— (2) wa +
fool ari 22 3y1 + xhasewn fact bride
‘dren my groumiobe
to faith pray | bride thowwrats] shoe
piece ferme} gh) mag 1 * and groom. engaged couple
‘ol avice ‘iver (D0 T+
to dike: to hate yoy eas © apes
hllowphy yHROENE TT Jewens especialy ac) BIT #
hh (2) Pb BT poy seuimentl,
ooneen Troe * lative Jewes,
fo count Pa aca
to cmt Teegp + etch one everbody OT *
oreeeper (9) 9OFT) PT + Banc, fates} gm)
to fuahwons} ya roam + brdewobe
‘ake ity tomb we
aur S0BF ory wa + Khem (own in Poland 992
tefgare carn ims) (Oficial Polish spling:
osvim (yameyy pene + —Cheim)
‘QUESTIONS
(Bx Betray “ye 2 EH HD DWT OT
SO Bopp TH WM Aye Pa ogy 3 TPN Te Tt
sa pm foo spy ss EappS m2 57 ON eg A TD
‘hrsns ap Be 8g 6 ewTD PN ESD wy ON CONS
meee Em
Lenow 16 10
fn be Be oe DS TM Omn ME AS TT
vo ne
‘pray ng pe) 73 - ATOMAD OFT TH STEEN I
GRAMMAR
moms nhv it ore re
wiht m2
mes a m3
mms Woe le m4
pores BES wes
2. One
In counting of numbers a uch, ePm swe for one:
amon are
‘Bat when one objet is peed, she proper numeral TT
laine exncy he + poseive adjective inthe singular (ee
1)
Sp Toe 208 pm eo re
ame re onan ra
Swng 9 ene song Tf FM aH
8, Periphrate Verbo
an 03 saan an
anon bana?
enem
Many Vidish verb, calle periph, const ofan invariable
clement and an ity which i conjugated in all trex They
Gre comparable to wch English vers at "tobe afraid”
{hd several thes acura sili in periphratic vert.
"Note thatthe invariable element, ike 2 complement. oops
the hid fed place in the sentence
237 1 ag TH amen 0 27 3EN TE
ray 39 1369-1 ana 9 De 37 38 Te
fash 39 Yon aug 0 yn 37 TH10 CCoutece Youn
4 me and
wiv and Tava Both mean to Belee. If the emphasis ison
the Eoment ofthe opinion, on what is believed a opposed to some:
‘hinge hat might be beieved the verb ava is wed. Thi verb
Inalaye followed by an objet cau begining wih te.
ass va ew THT elive (hint) that we ought
arep re rg 0-7 Televe (Chink) hat cold
1 the emphasis on the frmaes ofthe conviction, a8 opponed
to asblicg he verb foe i ed.
[p72 BY OD 9 1 Tcannot Believe it
{OG 1H 99 WII MY Does he Blew in God?
Avoid using the verb pa the cogate of "think" whieh ia
‘Veh denotes thinking only in phlbiophie srs
Sornp nd
‘w7B wp OITA WWW Everyone undertands ie at he
wr yO Sw! wr TH Tow everyone ofthese gi
‘The pronoun syram, mesning cach one, xerone, everbody,
In veering to groupe containing both men and women, the
rmuciline form ed
“ry pats en wrowa 261 TH T have spoken with everone of
WE thee people
wip ed before nouns, means cach, every. Itt nok nected!
wwe Nd TT um ow everyman, every woman and
wy every eld
Lesson 16 11
6, Phrames with 96
srvg how many, how muck?
yp ee = 77g 50 many, vo much
914 too many, to much
yoy were ys ae ery many very ch
“Togeier withthe above adverb, the word eis wed instead
of PE. 10 denote many, much. With °F. either word may be
wed
1. Mathematical Expresions
i (PLUS) oe
x
nm orn +
ea re rm
yo zy Pao OTP UDT OY BoM
8. Indirect Questons
[om7 ep i) 2 10H TH Leannot hear whe & speaking
wpe re ay oN 779 af Tell me who came
‘ant bt99 Bg a) On YH don know what wil happen
In indirect quetons in which the interrogative pronoun (Le
tap of gn tthe subject oy fe Surtd fer the subject. This i
fot done, however, when the iterrogtive pronoun functions a 2
Semence unit ther than the subject
‘HP Y 9g WOH we 17 You can take what you want
Vary bn oon TH know whom to al
EXERCISES
[A Conjugate inthe pt (ture, and imperative:
“ew Jw hr TAT mn 2 he oT
1, Write our Yih sentences with me and four with yen
CC. Write out the following expressions in word
Beldel6 847s Nel BT
Bedok SSRIS dak Bole
W6s2 AEX GIS 1x Eto
Mite AT Tm 9: ded
Toy ete 22 Cousce Yow
. Supply the proper forms of rT oF 7
seat abe marn op — 2 son ye eu Se —
3 nt — ow Fan fon ya cere Do WB ED
a po yam bm TS Sw Mra me IP — A I
yah — ne 7 ad i eb — oe
S20 79 Opn 3 — yn Pet Ye Son HD Ba
Son eam a pe we ye — eee
‘OT TT FE — spn 0a TH
‘Soy om apy 2 me — Se
1, Form complete sentenas, making indies quetions of
lsu ven In parents
bem 2 ave py eon oy o9 ee Pp pT TH
BF) a BRT WS Ms OE MEI) PD
‘wn war oom Sm BIN Male A
anon wp "yH) BAT TAS mE Imp 3Y oy Ben
ANE 3a THA or 7H OSH OMT Ba FIR PUY TT
er Ty) bh Peed wry 9 arma Oey eT: BENIN)
HRA BEN TC TEND 1S TH IO. BE HS BPD
‘pen. om
Transat into Vidi
1, How much are (ost) thee books? 2. Each book it
(eons) three dots 81 dont belive 4. ame stad
that hey cont mach (money). 5. (That 8) 1 dont have
that (co) much money. 61 hate to eat home when
‘ny family ene there. 7” Have yo heard that I will ar
17 his ge? & I love her (jou know) 2 ese sch? 10
No, not too ich. IL i she beni? 12 Well. she He
lever IS. When folie lent, te Believed that he it
‘eter. (Prover] 1. Every foot thinks that eis ever,
[Proverb] 1S. A foot ve» clever person tes. (Proved)
16. fool has a beau worl. [Proverb] 7. Fools grow
without train [Proverb] 18. A fol sis what he Knows
{nd lever (one knows what he aye, (Proverb 19, When
id this young man become engaged (a bridepoca)?
21 Ie sems that Khone wil become engaged. (= bride)
soon. 21 pty these poor people 22. God have pity pon
Leow 16 183
‘a 23, 1hate people who shout 26 But I abo don't ihe
Prope who give advice to everybody. 25. The child
so Bid. 25. The dent ar supposed wo coun up
snl) tweny. 27. When its bot we go sinning
(inte) the river 28. The iver i dep 29. We 6h
(orbs in the river. 80. What ate you Sgring? $1
‘When you get married Twill give you agit. 32 He feels
[ms] good Gee p12) as» fa in water,
YIDDISH PROVERBS
Jewith fotlore is of peat interest not only to people studying
Jewih elie but ao to udens of comparative fallre. That
ihcre we similarities in the folklore of tan. peopls is elk
own fact Bat the move the atal proceac of foilre difsion
fre sae the ore the active roe Of the Jews ab agents of ifr
‘lon is Brought to light. Beene oftheir wide dperion and thelr
parigpation in trade and commerce, bot fternatonal and Teal
{he Jews mere for centuries in a positon to cary popula lere fom
‘one Old Werld country 1 anther.
Yiddsh folklore contains many elements adopted from other
peoples, But even geste is he numberof rial Jewish proverb,
Jokes, anecdote igen, and sonpceted inthe Biblical and Tab
Imodic tradition ar well an he context of subsequent Jewish cok
Tective experience, Much of this sl usecorded. Only small
‘ar ha 0 far Been ranted ino other languages
‘Yiddish proverb deal with many subjects. They concern buh
very lie and man’s highest pursuits Many of them are bed
‘on punt some of hem thyme and ae therfore not completely
‘tulatable ito iiomatie Engh, athe examples blow, ad ee
wherein this volume, wil show. But ‘even in tanlation these
Proverb eain ve of ee original pci aver
‘About human notre, for example, the Jews say: “What cree
people now sno vere.”
‘Lack of imagination i ried inthe proverb: “A worm yng
ln honersdnn thinks there nothing sweeter nthe word” Lack of
‘loderacon isthe theme of thi "Show pig» Enger and he wll,
‘rant the mle hand" About excenive reine fo extn, the
Jews say: "Dont show a fool uninihed work" ‘The following ae4 ‘Coutsee Yous
some ctnervations on the wayt of ie “He who dances a ll wed
“ing wil weep ater ll deat “One needs uk even in bad ad
‘rte car et in the wine, the Heigh im the summer, the horse
‘About faces the Jem sa: “You can tll fool by hs fae and
ite man By his yen About word "Word should be weighed, not
Cunt.
Regarding the fequentexponie of Jew to expropriation and
expulton tere I thie proverb: "Jewish wealth i Ike snow in
Mare”
‘Aust ofan alternative wo perseetion, namely conversion 1 Chi
ini he Jew sty with thelr tongues In thir chee "A Jew i
tester of thts convert he canal be converte, while a convert,
yr
jenna 7y MH WMS BENE
AO PAG ED pie BANE
ARE WEY Me OP DE
SWayeTWE ws PH DEP NF EN
arene skye ahve
TRAE TE YE TE oye
pure Dae PSHE
toy peter
ppb 2 are ore
‘ar re Tap BPP BHM
Arpnbe en pe ID BP OM
rine ne a pe. DP on
_syrerme
Lamon 16
15
rae weber ayn ona
“257 WO oP BPN TEP MEP
“rynBnn Bs THD HP ISP
S78 1 BE PN WRN
tex ve
sy = ee
fool er
to humiliate ope-at
one rev
vithout 1
aalaika gpobabea 7
to long ra
heart Pet OF
woay pamLESSON 17
prep pomp
preverme pes
fo ay ame pa Mas Gh SIAN He) 1540 1
Spb Game STI ANE TMS 78) 4800000 Ty 1
3600 1 ZPMPOR TH ENDD (BME pAb) 59000 ws DE
Fensoreiyn yey? a7 wb (ONT ye Te BYE 1M)
[BE FY MD PPT) 1672800 Bp AFT ANCA TT
Mem
mee
en
vio
see
* a we
roa rte) yd wrap
Lasow 17 co
(pose pe 12) 67 Da MT NB aT eae pasa Tn Boe
Tae Bape (PONT PTT) SF PSTN TH TTI A
Sty OPN GT AN IST DI PE ET 1S PH SPIO
Sor he 12) 10995 000 WS Ws IM pe ITN TT PHM
3008 3359 Jaap Wa TY (EME pee Ne ANB EAE
ve SET) 18500000 7p Tw DN aT WT TT
(POET) 9 SPPEN Tw RAW (HEH) 80 THY TS 07 aT
‘eter TH Thee PEIN BD OMT) DASH TH ET
neTETYTUN) 15 Fs TH MT CHEN) 18 TPE TM
SNe RONN TH ENP TSHR WM WHIM PH PPM TH
Sete 1 Expy (PS) 80 pm TIN NN TN
Tp 1 YW "EMME yD, PMN FO re PE YTS
BY EAE ERB FOPUINMB oT MCT TH AIP? TP 8 MH
Songs peesyo ° pres yO SPE IT
2B wT VT
seponya gr TR YoWD YT PIP MM ta OND
‘apabpe MH ET ND FONDS
ETM BY To, JENeyE POND MT BET APRTT H y
yg oma yO
ayes PH BAR TOD Ne
omy A BOP AY LB BMT IM
remy) TT Ben OT
.rnpn ben yeas 2 1 Ne —
Wem —
ma
prego —
mo
pean —
me
irene tramp Nee —
rae
reo ty nae —
fepenyn ne 37 ye Ber eB bey? MweNT TY —
emg yo We Tmry Coutser Yorn
VOCABULARY
Saturday es rae + ear me om oe
ceting European eee
inesy puis + oneandahalt HEE
seats ooo9 77 perhaps erhea) ob ©
mainly (oon) Spe AP + ‘athe 3or3
fontheground 79 "FTMTY the watch ovo ya PN
ovens] THT working
approximately to belong 3m
erent (=) orga 351 Thunday PEI +
he erentage rm era “Tuesday pore +
of Jew thiny em +
ofall ytya rw rat = utah! 3 8
fy pee © 3 hundred SF ©
forty Prw8 + oay pms
Friday proms + sunday prem +
umber (peso setch, clock 26972
beets of 3 +
census B98 7
to etimate 1299 © Monday pene +
Saterday hans) 39 © Wednesday era +
hour ho)" qm) 98% © more "93 +
foshou qe) INE + Friday weg we pemnb =e
ening
‘QUESTIONS.
badeduechabebenebast shart
1B Spr Pa BD Tm bam 2 ye SEM
[yr Te eayENOK ye BEA Tm Sons ow EER
her eb orm ie cureee Se A rarhorebgh ae
Sen 4 pry Iw oN EM Te EEA HEM
BIE TO 18D TD DP ON eT tke Te IT
BRIE RIOT WPT
yen 91 Fe ago oS
Las 17 159
GRAMMAR
1. Larger Numerals
‘wim 100 pres 2
rw owt tot panes yw 121
‘ny wm 102 pss tt 22
‘on arora 108 rere tw 2938
fo ow Ht porn pera
prngee owen 120 Pus «
Penge tw 19 ew 126 rao 5
‘owt 19 40 rant 70
sm ewan or 6s pape 80
‘The number: 99 MeO OWT FHT IT Yay
‘The yer rus ie oe rato LaF
‘aries 200
penne wT 8 BI TT M29
prmet 8og TIA NS BMG ST TS
‘or wy 10000
fewimn 1 ware pas i ms 2900
‘are pene pe ard wun 8 425200
vere rw s2onc0
vera 19 sconc0
vere pws win Moses
[Note that hundred ijust wyram. without any atc rm
hundred. Simla, pat ¥ means about a thousand.
dopo vm — 33
vam ope pie ne ge — 8Saturday (shanes) 1a
Day beloe yesterday ORI
Yesterday yeast
Today son
‘Tomorrow BD
Day ater tomorrow BEE WITH
‘Telling Time
smart wr rt 9801 What tne ii
azn Yeon» BI 8 7B) AC what time (wil you come)?
wo &
eae 9 7 the 25
ones ROE
Tee a ee ee
rhe me DEB) oom
Lewox 17 18
ce pea EMD HOD Te He HT otdock am (min the
morning)
‘am 1 930 UE WH She wil come fa] 9:80 pm. (ein
the
1 240 TOI 790° The play warts [st] 240 pm.
ows
logon 2g) 0-8 1130 11:80am.
og) 7212 ago 312 TZ noon: 12 midnight
rg Aaw "TH two hours ater
pony we ws ove minutes ago
[No preposition i ted before expreios of time:
“UPt g rm woo MED He came at tree odode
vara pvr 1373 7m 7 J wil tay for three sinus
Here area few more iioms about watches and clack:
a an eT The watch i working
roe sya SPT The watch has stopped
tv’ api 97 The watch ft (running)
amp awe The watch lw (erating)
‘Other ways of denoting time wil be described at more ad.
vanced wage
hee
row oy ang How ol are you?
ones rw 1 Twen-one
Se pea pe re Pa Te Lam engsone yeas old
EXERCISES
'A. On the basis of the following table answer the quetons which
are given on p1616 Cour Yoon
961908 ABE BRINE TT TRETOR
lejereceeces
TMocdasan Matakana
Seon stm ras pst me oben 2 1526908 ya
Weer D IT PT TIEN Tw A TT
tive ona Mears * Yrs Ps eapaewe. Cisse).
sno i9is yore ATR PN IG BINT wT
Sem 7 usa0 a To we 8 OUD DI On US
1308 Jom TBE FOP TIAL Ne RR TAT
Pv YE BN HAO PD ORGS TSE KS
,Subatute the names ofthe dys oF the hours, for the phrser
ven In prenthere
1 CeETIMW he Mm BR Ta TH gO MK oI
Seb (HMB aM TTD Ba-TH HN (OE) HK AE)
12 BEY (HD) ewTUNT DT Me IH 2 oY TH
98 Pm Fw 3 awe Baw Pa FS ww TM
a) A Aa pe mE To TEES ry HT TH
7 Sar 0-1 US nmin and Neeraletion Sve oft De
armen of Jie ing wi OH, Jon eing te US Deno oer
ieee cra fV0, The Clair eth gn ond
{eimpieaiow,New Yo 18 6p.‘ fue fr te fat lowing
{nether bl on enim CL Thera Je Yer on
os er iit, tn tesa Report of
ae Sony, Webi, Be
Leow 17
Gene te i pe Sen TH a OT we PI
Seve Seb pose 1 SEW 6 ep pH TP
{are mye 2 19 We BIN PE
. Supply the mising phrases:
rm one gn aber pT mw Bm OM BE IE NH
‘Se ase eh es ae — ap wh
Pea oF ef Bw 1 BoM BI Pw A
Sper py oom oer ge Boe 7 Me Bom IM
SB TE nce BSN BE CDE POT A
Tae UE Te NE Tw
. Wile out the fllowing expresons in Vids
3654+100—465 —877-$00—488 100 x 10-1000
21g lik AGRS—18,002-9852-8.150
fe toenssogen Moo 1100 x 0=0
Translate into Vidi, writing out numerals
1A year hat $05 days 2 1f we (hall) Have (fom) here
by tin a 545 poms we will cme home before 12 id
fight. 8. But I seems that thre & 90 uain at 548 pm.
41 You wil have to wat fortwo hours, Because the
leaves a 7485. Everyday Tea thal pst seven 6. At
‘minutes pat 81g to scoot, sod I rman there for six or
seven hours 7, Sometimes (Once) Thave to remain only
tivee hour. 8 Inthe event Toten sty fortwo hour
9° finish working round 10 otdock. 10 In the United
Stats there are ener two hundred lion people. 11 He
iave re $10 co uy (hia) new pars for is old car 12
‘Fish wae (alendy) spoken thousand years ago 18-1
‘rant you to vst us onFhurdayagun. If, Pense come at
50, and come on time. 5, You can even come at 8
‘lock 1. Perhapa Iwill bring my wie and my des
‘rem if tia Friday night. 1. On Monday I have t goto
Srork a 740, and the hldren have to go Yo achool a 8:20.
Te. Guen how old Lam. 19, I tlie 24.20. No, you
havent guened (it. am only 22.21. How old wat you
father when he came to Amerie? 22. He was between
‘ity and Kory. 28. But my mother exe to this aunty
1686 Couser Yount
when she was three years old 24, The child has been crying
for wo hours (alread. 2, What ime isi now? dont
ow, my watch as stopped 26. think it 8:17, but
perhaps my watch slow 97. Tam aad that my watch
ine an 28: The big clock spe (hows) 8/8, while
fay watch sayy (shows) $25 (aedy) 29, Four dayt
go i ll ft] water, ant I don’ undertad why el
‘orking, 80. A watch that has topped i bewer tha (1)
{vateh that works Balyy for even a watch that hat
Stopped shows the cocet tne twice» dy [Yiddish prow:
‘) BT wrote my ster yesterdays perapa she wil ge my
Teter tomerrow or the day after, 821 cannot talk f0 you
vile Tread
"THE YIDDISH PRESS
“Tiree Yiddish diles were publhed inthe United Suter in
1968: semnernnerane 77 (The Dey Morning Jounal
pemnb (The Moming Liber), and scyny6 391. (The. For
‘ard. The fist of thee came abut trough the merger, early in
1988, of two separate newspapers. The oldest daly now in existence
Is the Forsard, founded in 1897, The Sse Yodih periodical in the
United Stats was the wekly boys "(The Pot) in 167071
‘The fest Vidih daly in the world seems to have been “Wi
ewxiie very (The Jewish Telegraph), which appeared in
Bucharest, Rumania, fom 1877 to 1878, Since then the Yiddon
tes has developed tremendously. Between 1585 and 1887 thee
trere as many a6 250 Yiddish periodicals im Poland alone: incladed
im this namber were 27 dacs and 100 mech,
‘In Guar Rusia the birth of «Vidi pres wat delayed for
tong tine by heary government reswictione As ary at 1828, a9
sttempt was made to publish a Ydh paper, Phe Obtrocr om the
Vistula Between the teenies and sti several unsucental a
tempt were made to obtain the government's persion to publish
‘newspaper in Vidih. Not undll 1982 did the ese $9 [kon
evan), The Announcing Voice, appear in Odees as Yiddish
supplement to a Hebrew weekly. The Announcing Voice vat an
‘important milestone in Yih journalism. It educated the modern
eater, eniched and wandardined the language, and introduced
‘Lawow 17 rt
Mendele MoytherSlorim and many other important writers. Ine
Ciena, the very Sr ate of the ste dele withthe Amer
‘an Gl War
‘As far as we know, the sembwechy called tee (Courant),
hich speared i Amsterdam, Holland a 1686, was the ist er
tlic newapaper ever tobe publshed in Yiddish; bu the Vidish
row never developed exenively in Western Europe unl the be-
ining ofthe cath entry.
‘In 1968, Vids dlies were also publsed in Tel Avi, Irae
(1); Paris France (8); Buenos Ales, Argatina (8). The mumber
of peviodials. ranging fom publications appearing thee times &
‘eek to montis, tied as 119: US.A. and Canada, 44 Central
th South Americ, 29; Europe, 2; Irae, 17; South Aiea, 4 A
is and New Zesand, 2