Function words (from College Yiddish) Flashcards
here (adv)
do
there (adv)
dort
where? (adv)
vu
from/through/up to here
fun/durkh/biz danen
from/through/uo to there
fun/durkh/biz dortn
from/through/up to where?
vuhin
to here
tsu aher
to there
tsu ahin
to where
vuhin
such (sing. attributive adj)
aza
such (pl. attributive adj)
azelkhe
each (attributive adj)
ieder (not inflected when attributive)
each one, everyone, everybody (pronoun)
ieder (masc: -er, -n, -n, -ns; fem -e, -er, e, es. No neuter, no plural)
somebody/someone (pronoun)
emetser, -n, -n, -ns (masc only, no plural)
nobody/no one (pronoun)
keiner (-er, -m, -m, -ms) nit (masc only, no plural)
something (pronoun)
epes
everything (pronoun)
altz
nothing (pronoun)
gornit; kein zakh nit
somewhere (adv)
ergetz vu; in ergets
everywhere (adv)
umetum
nowhere (adv)
in ergetz nit
sometimes (adv)
a mol
always (adv)
ale mol; tomid
never (adv)
kein mol nit
who (pronoun)
ver; vemen; vemen; vemens (masc gender only, no plural)
an other (attributive adj)
ander (sing. uninflected in preceded by ‘an’ or ‘kein;’ plural takes -e ending (eg. andere mentchn)
the other (attributive adj)
ander (masc -er, -n, -n; fem -e, -e, -er; pl -e, -e, -n; plural -e)
anyway (adv)
sai vi sai
once, twice … (adv)
ain mol, tsvey mol …
differently (adv)
andersh
you know, obviously
dokh
then, at that time (adv)
demolt
‘then’ used in a question, to connote doubt
den
so, in that case (conj)
to
on time (adv)
bai tsaitns
yesterday
nekhtn
tomorrow
morgn
day before yesterday
eirnekhtn
day after tomorrow
ibermorgn
come on, now; you’re kidding
gei, gei!
I’m cold (I feel cold)
es is mir kalt; mir is kalt
every day / week
ale tog / vokh
how are you doing?
vos makht ir / makhtsu?
how’s it going?
vi get es?
you know what?
veist vos?
not yet
nokh nit