Phrases (1st p s, or 2nd p s imperative)

Question 1

“be so good as to…” (please)

Answer 1

זײַ אַזױ גוט און…

Question 2

“grandma is getting older” (reply to “how are you”)

Answer 2

די באָבע יערט זיך

Question 3

“it’s nothing” (your welcome)

Answer 3

נישטאָ פֿאַר װאָס

Question 4

“someone is shaving and someone is cutting hair” (reply to “how are you”)

Answer 4

מע גאָלט זיך און מע שערט זיך

Question 5

“the world still turns” (reply to “how are you”)

Answer 5

די װעלט קערט זיך

Question 6

“very pleasant” (nice to meet you)

Answer 6

זײער אײַנגענעם

Question 7

“what should be heard?” (reply to “how’s it going”)

Answer 7

װאָס זאָל זיך הערן

Question 8

excuse me

Answer 8

זײַ מיר מוחל

Question 9

good evening

Answer 9

גוטן-אָװענט

Question 10

good morning

Answer 10

גוט-מאָרגן

Question 11

good night

Answer 11

אַ גוטע נאַכט

Question 12

“good year” (greeting/goodbye reply)

Answer 12

גוט(-)יאָר

Question 13

have a good day

Answer 13

אַ גוטן טאָג

Question 14

here [you go]

Answer 14

נאַ

Question 15

how are you?

Answer 15

װאָס מאַכסטו?

Question 16

take [“get”] a look

Answer 16

גיב אַ קוק

Question 17

what’s up?

Answer 17

װאָס הערט זיך?

Question 18

I have a question:… (“I want to ask something”)

Answer 18

איך װיל עפּעס פֿרעגן:…

Question 19

I don’t understand

Answer 19

איך פֿאַרשטײ נישט

Question 20

How does one write that?

Answer 20

װי שרײַבט מען דאָס?

Question 21

I don’t remember

Answer 21

איך װײס נישט

Question 22

How does one say…?

Answer 22

װי זאָגט מען…?

Question 23

I love you very much

Answer 23

כ’האָב דיך זײער ליב

Question 24

You must take [marry] me

Answer 24

דאַרפֿסטו מיך נעמען

Question 25

I am … years old

Answer 25

איך בין אַלט … יאָר

Question 26

with the greatest pleasure

Answer 26

מיטן גרעסטן פֿאַרגעניגן

Question 27

all done/that’s it

Answer 27

שױן

Question 28

I believe that

Answer 28

איך מײַן אַז

Question 29

It depends

Answer 29

עס װענדט זיך

Question 30

I should be so lucky

Answer 30

אױף מיר געזאָגט

Question 31

on the right

Answer 31

אױף רעכטס

Question 32

on the left

Answer 32

אױף לינקס

Question 33

take a shot of vodka

Answer 33

כאַפּ אַרײַן אַ װאָדקע

Question 34

in the world to come

Answer 34

אױף יענער װעלט

Question 35

both … and …

Answer 35

… סײַ … סײַ

Question 36

my regards

Answer 36

… אַ גרוס

Question 37

what a mess

Answer 37

סאַראַ באַלאַגאַן

Question 38

anyway

Answer 38

[מילא [מײלע

Question 39

(for) no particular reason

Answer 39

גלאַט אַזױ

Question 40

sometimes

Answer 40

אַ מאָל

Question 41

how shall I put it?

Answer 41

כ’װײס

Question 42

what can I say?

Answer 42

װאָס זאָל איך זאָגן

Question 43

exactly

Answer 43

פּונקט אַזױ

Question 44

I can hardly believe it

Answer 44

איך גלײב עס קױם

Question 45

(what) a shame!

Answer 45

אַ שאָד

Question 46

what sort of…

Answer 46

…װאָס פֿאָר אַ

Question 47

out loud

Answer 47

אױף אַ קול

Question 48

at once

Answer 48

מיט אַ מאָל

Question 49

until dawn

Answer 49

ביז אין װײַסן טאָג אַרײַן

Question 50

(curse) you should lie in the earth and bake bagels

Answer 50

זאָלסט ליגן אין דר’ערד און באַקן בײגל

Question 51

I could barely…

Answer 51

קױם װאָס איך בין…

Question 52

(imp/inf only) take note!

Answer 52

זײַ(ן) װיסן