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Expressions and Idioms Flashcards

1
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What’s happening?

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?וואָס הערט זיך

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2
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Don’t ask!

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!פרעג נישט

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3
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Foolish obvious question

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קלאץ-קשיא

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It’s none of your business!

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עס איז נישט דיין באבעס עסק

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5
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full of anger

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מלא-כּעס

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6
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Bad temper and anger shorten your years

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דער כּעס און דער צאָרן פֿאַרקירצן די יאָרן

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7
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A golden key opens all doors

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אַ גאָלדענער שליסל עפֿנט אַלע טירן

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8
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Let’s make up

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לאָמיר זיך איבערבעטן

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9
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Reply that is too late

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די טרעפּווערטער

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10
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for yourself alone

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פֿאַר זיך אַליין

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11
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Please

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זייַ(ט) אַזוי גוט

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12
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Very pleased to meet you

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זייער אייַנגענעם

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13
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Once upon a time

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אַ מאָל איז געווען אַ מעשׂה

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14
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that is an old story (that story has a beard)

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די מעשׂה האָט שוין אַ באָרד

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15
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extraordinary

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אויסערגעוויינטלעך

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16
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excellent

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אויסגעצייכנט

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17
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correct

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ריכטיק

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18
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exactly

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פּונקט אַזוי

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19
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Of course

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פֿאַרשטייט זיך

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20
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Really?

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?טאַקע

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21
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Is that true?

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?דאָס איז אמת

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22
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Try again

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פּרוּוובט נאָך אַ מאָל

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23
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Listen

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הערט זיך צו

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24
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Repeat

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(זאגט נאָך) חזרט איבער

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25
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Stand up

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שטייט אויף

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26
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Sit down

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זעצט זיך אוועק

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27
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Open your books

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עפֿענט די ביכער

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28
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Close your books

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פאַרמאַכט די ביכער

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29
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Look at page…

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…קוקט אויף זייַט

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30
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Look at the picture

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קוקט אויפֿן בילד

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31
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Write on the board

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שרייַבט אויפֿן טאָוול

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32
Q

Read aloud

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לייענט אויף אַ קול

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33
Q

Read one sentence

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לייענט איין זאַץ

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34
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Read one line

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לייענט איין שורה

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35
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Read one stanza

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לייענט איין סטראָפֿע

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36
Q

Answer out loud

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ענטפֿערט אויף אַ קול

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37
Q

Work with a partner

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אַרבעט מיט אַ חבֿר

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38
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Look at the appendix

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קוקט אין הוספֿה

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39
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according to the example

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לויט דער דוגמא

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40
Q

Find a person who…

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…געפֿינט אַ מענטש וואָס

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41
Q

Make a list

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מאַכט אַ רשימה

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42
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Take a look (at)

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(אויף) גיט אַ קוק

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43
Q

Who knows?

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?ווער ווייסט

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44
Q

Is everything clear?

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?אַלץ איז קלאָר

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45
Q

Are you ready?

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?איר זייַט גרייט

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46
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Have you finished?

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?איר האָט געענדיקט

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47
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Do you agree?

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?איר זייַט מסכּים

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48
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so…

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…איז

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49
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with the greatest pleasure

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מיטן גרעסטן פֿאַרגעניגן

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50
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together

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צוזאַמען

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51
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Let’s (go)…

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…(גיין) לאָמיר

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52
Q

in Yiddish

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אויף ייִדיש

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53
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for example

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למשל

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54
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That’s all!

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!שוין

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55
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Hooray!

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!הוראַ

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56
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too bad

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אַ שאָד

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57
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To health! (after one sneeze)

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!צו געזונט

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58
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To life! (after second sneeze)

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!צום לעבן

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59
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To long years! (after third sneeze)

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!צו לאַנגע יאָר

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60
Q

I know about

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איך ווייס פֿון

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61
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I have a question

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איך וויל עפּעס פֿרעגן

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62
Q

Where do you come from?

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פֿון וואַנען קומסטו

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63
Q

What does … mean?

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?… וואָס מיינט

64
Q

How does one say … in Yiddish?

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?ווי זאָגט מען … אויף ייִדיש

65
Q

How is that written?

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?ווי שרייַבט מען דאָס

66
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certainly

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אַוודאי

67
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indeed

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טאַקע

68
Q

for a change

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אין אַ נאָווענע

69
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once in a long while

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איין מאָל אין אַ נאָווענע

70
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again and again

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אָבער און ווידער

71
Q

wonderful

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אייַ-אייַ-אייַ

72
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not so great

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נישט אזוי אייַ-אייַ-אייַ

73
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no evil eye

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קיין עין-הרע

74
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poor thing

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נעבעך

75
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well, all right

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נו, גוט

76
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oh dear

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אוי-וויי

77
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not bad

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נישקשה

78
Q

(may you so live) until 120

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ביז הונדערט און צוואַנציק

79
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Good morning (greeting)

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גוט-מאָרגן

80
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Good evening (greeting)

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גוטן-אָוונט

81
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Have a good day (farewell)

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אַ גוטן טאָג

82
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Good night (farewell)

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אַ גוטע נאַכט

83
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Good-bye (be well)

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זײַ(ט) געזונט

84
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Good afternoon (greeting)

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גוטהעלף

85
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thank you

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אַ דאַנק

86
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you are welcome (no problem)

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נישטאָ פֿאַר וואָס

87
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I’m sorry

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זייַ(ט) (מיר) מוחל

88
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Here (you go)!

89
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a little bit (of)

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אַ ביסל

90
Q

I am … years old

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איך בין אַלט … יאָר

91
Q

How old are you?

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ווי אַלט ביסטו (ווי אַלט זענט איר)

92
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Hello (on the telephone)

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האַלאָ

93
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That’s not what I mean

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נישט דאָס מיין איך

94
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Well done!

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יישר-כּוח

95
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until dawn (until the white day)

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ביז אין ווייַסן טאָג אַרייַן

96
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true or false

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ריכטיק אָדער פֿאַלש

97
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Good shabbos (greeting)

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גוט-שבת

98
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Good week (greeting)

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גוט-וואָך

99
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Have a good shabbos (farewell)

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אַ גוטן שבת

100
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Have a good week (farewell)

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אַ גוטע וואָך

101
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from… until…

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…פֿון… ביז

102
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that way

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אַזוי

103
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too much (too many)

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צו פֿיל

104
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not here

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נישטאָ

105
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a couple of

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אַ פּאָר

106
Q

Examine them closely

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קוקט אין זײ גוט אייַן

107
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Done!

108
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among themselves

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צװישן זיך

109
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even faster

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נאָך גיכער

110
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to do something wrong

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טאָן עפּעס שלעכטס

111
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there is

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עס איז דאָ

112
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Yesterday is Already Gone

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שוין אַוועק דער נעכטן

113
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I agree

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איך בין מסכּים

114
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I don’t agree

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איך בין נישט מסכּים

115
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I believe that…

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…איך מיין אַז

116
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I believe so

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איך מיין אַז יאָ

117
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I don’t believe so

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איך מיין אַז ניין

118
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like

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אַזוי ווי

119
Q

to take a quiz

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האַלטן אַן אויספֿרעג

120
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to take an examination

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האַלטן אַן עקזאַמען

121
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to give a presentation

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האַלטן אַ רעפֿעראַט

122
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to hear a lecture

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הערן אַ לעקציע

123
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to do homework

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מאַכן היימאַרבעט

124
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to do an exercise

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מאַכן אַ געניטונג

125
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to write an essay

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שרייַבן אַן עסיי

126
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a lot (of)

127
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less (than)

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ווייניקער (ווי)

128
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more (than)

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מער (ווי)

129
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maybe

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אפֿשר

130
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probably

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מסתּמא

131
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I don’t believe so

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איך מיין אַז נישט

132
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I should be so lucky!

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!אויף מיר געזאָגט

133
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Please

134
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in total

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אין גאַנצן

135
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take a shot of vodka

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כאַפּט אַרייַן אַ וואָדקע

136
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in the world to come

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אויף יענער וועלט

137
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alive

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בייַם לעבן

138
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as long as

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כּל-זמן

139
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in this world

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אויף דער וועלט

140
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not yet

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נאָך נישט

141
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G-d willing

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אם-ירצע-השם

142
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so

143
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vanity of vanities

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הבֿל איז הבֿלים

144
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on the right

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אויף רעכטס

145
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on the left

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אויף לינקס

146
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let it be

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זאָל זייַן

147
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in danger

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אין סכּנה

148
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utter nonsense (the muddiest of the mud)

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בלאָטע שבבלאָטע

149
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of course (as you know)

150
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Preposerous! (did not ascend, did not fly)

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נישט געשטויגן, נישט געפֿלויגן

151
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May you be inscribed (and sealed) for a good year!

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!(ותחתמו) לשנה טובֿה תּכּתבֿו

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to have to do with

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האָבן צו טאָן מיט

153
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done

154
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only after

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ערשט נאָך דעם ווי

155
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an altogether

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גאָר אַ

156
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for us

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בייַ אונדז

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