Quiz: Do You Know Enough Yiddish to Order a Bagel in New York?

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Steven New York May 31, 2024

I was raised in NY on the Lower East Side. Went to a Ortodox Yeshiva and then on to University and Graduate School. Have not seen or used there words in many years. Chabad is a wonderful organization and deserves our love and support for all they contribute. God bless all who work in Jewish Outreach. Reply

Jane Klorer Charlton January 7, 2025

in response to Steven:

Agree about Chabad.org Reply

tzvia germany October 31, 2023

i live in germany so it was easy shmaesy for me but i also know yddish Reply

Dan Himelstein Hollywood July 6, 2022

10/10 Reply

blank May 23, 2022

9/10 Reply

Jude May 19, 2022

9/10 hilarious! Reply

A December 13, 2021

10/10 Reply

Esther August 20, 2021

first time i got a 100 and i dont even know yiddish! haha Reply

Phil South Carolina February 11, 2022

in response to Esther:

You only think you don't know Yiddish
With a name like Esther? Reply

Esther May 19, 2022

in response to Phil:

My parent did not grow up religious, no one speaks yiddish in my house. I know a few words that are common but nothing more that that. But you could be right, I might have this secret place in my brain that I don’t know about that understands Yiddish! Reply

Anonymous Amsterdam April 19, 2021

Wow!
I really love them.
And the one from handyman (yerachmiel comes as a highly-recommended Klutz), yea I was laughing out loud. Or the one from the hug. really funny, but I learned some of this. Reply

CVF AZ November 28, 2020

10/10!! Reply

Herman Toronto November 26, 2020

These are german words adapted and mixed with hebrew like
heimish means unser heim or dwelling
shwigger mother in law schwiegermutter
german word for schlep is schleppen pulling Reply

Shaun Boden LS9 7UA November 28, 2022

in response to Herman:

Yiddish is 75% German with a smattering of Hebrew and localised dialect and with every language on earth is made up, c ya soon buddy. Reply

anonymous November 26, 2020

10/10 i grew up with yiddish Reply

NS NJ November 26, 2020

About taking off your shoes to make yourself heimish, granted; if a person likes to, by all means, but sometimes people would rather keep their shoes on! (Maybe if I brought along soft slippers!:)
I'm just being heimish here, and kibbitzing around! (Another Yiddish word - it means being very serious, right?!:) Reply

herman Toronto November 29, 2020

in response to NS:

Kibbitzen means observes not to participate just looking Reply

Aharon shagalow August 26, 2020

1 got 10/10
i speak Yiddish in my house so it's no problem Reply

yisroel yaakov the world January 5, 2021

in response to Aharon shagalow:

me too Reply

Sarah Masha West Bloomfield MI USA August 12, 2020

When I was engaged and living in Ann Arbor I was asked if I was going to wear a shtetl after I got married. I said I thought a shtetl would be rather heavy, and I planned on using scarves, but I would cover my hair.
Shtetl means a town.
Shaitel means a wig.
Forty plus years on and I'm still wearing tichels (scarves). Reply

Abbe Roswell,N.M. July 11, 2020

Ok stuck in Roswell, ( alien junk) town in the desert who moved here from Jewtown Roswell,Ga and still got 10/10. Yeah, no hatch green chili involved. Reply

Pauline NYC October 21, 2018

I got 10/10 but heck, not all of them are yiddish! 'Balagan' is Hebrew, 'Shadchan' is lashon hakodesh, and so is 'chazer' and 'treif'.
Now who really knows Yiddish around here? Reply

Michael NY December 21, 2020

in response to Pauline:

Not me, a goyim? Reply

Anonymous UK July 10, 2018

8/10-not bad for a Schiksa Goddess Reply

L. Gold Toronto May 13, 2018

um......... I got 3 right Reply

aussie girl sydney australia May 13, 2018

10 out of 10 Reply

Elizabeth Morse salina December 3, 2020

in response to aussie girl:

9/10 good test but you still didn't give me the question about ordering a bagel i have no way to order a bagel in yiddish in NY because i was hoping you would teach me in this quiz. Reply

Elizabeth Morse salina December 22, 2020

in response to Elizabeth Morse:

Hi me again could some one please tell me what words you use to order a bagel in Yiddish? i really need to know. Reply

Elizabeth Morse salina January 7, 2021

in response to Elizabeth Morse:

Really no one will teach me how to order a bagel in Yiddish, Why would you give this article the
Title asking this question? Come on some one out there be so kind as to tell those of us who do not know how to order a bagel in Yiddish in New York or any Kosher Deli. Thank You. Reply

Lena Etkah Tredyffrin, PA April 2, 2021

in response to Elizabeth Morse:

גוטן טאָג, קען איך ביטע האָבן אַלץ בייגל מיט לאַקס, קרעם קעז, שווייצער, קיוקאַמערז און רויט ציבעלע? אדאנק Reply

anonymous Toronto January 19, 2022

in response to Lena Etkah:

Did you use Google translate? (that's what it looks like, because the Grammer doesn't really sound right, i think.) Reply

Z. Zezmer BROOKLYN January 4, 2023

in response to anonymous:

Yes, something is definitely off about the Grammer (grammAr)... :) Reply

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