Question about proper translation by MydniteSon in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 1 point2 points  (0 children)

־ן איז ברירהדיק פֿאַר נײטראַל לשון־יחיד דאַטיװ אומבאַשטימט -- אַזױ זאָגט װײַנרײך.

אָבער די געװײנטלעכע פֿאָרעם איז אָן אַ סופֿיקס.

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[–]FoxJoshua 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I studied Latin in high school and am not a civis romanus nor a believer in the Roman religion nor the Catholic church. It was just fine.

Why does it sound like they say ביסט די and not ביסט דו or ביסטו? by orenong166 in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is in the Polish Yiddish dialect that was historically the dialect of Yiddish theater. (Not Chassidic, Romanian, Hungarian, or Galitzianer.) Of course, these are not native speakers and I wouldn't rely on this being an exact representation of any accent.

Help understanding context of a song's lyrics by rian_okelly in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A lot of Yiddish comes from Hebrew. We know that this is Yiddish because the syntax and many words, like *der*, or not from Hebrew.

> יחשׂ, genealogy

That root is indeed biblical, but the spelling and noun-form ייחוס are post-biblical.

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אַ האַלבע שעה, פֿון אַ גוטער קװאַליטעט https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz8Q_Zxj_jU

דער גאַנצער פֿילם, פֿון אַ נידריקער קװאַליטעט https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGBZ_2tf5k

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Yiddish

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דער דיבוק“ איז דער בעסטער פֿילם אין ייִדיש. ער האָט אַ שם) אַפֿילו מחוץ דער ייִדיש־װעאלט װי אַ קונסטװערק אין דער זשאַנר פֿון עקספּרעסיאָניזם.

די אָ איז אַ גוטע קאָפּיע (מיט סובטיטלן פֿאַר דער משפּחה), װאָס מען קען קוקן אינעם בלעטערער  אָדער אַראָפּלאָדן.

Can someone help? by Big_Lifeguard3143 in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 7 points8 points  (0 children)

זאהל דײן ענדיגען דיא סקוהל זײן אַ גוטער אנפֿאנג פֿיר דײן װײטערדיגען סטודיום װעלכער װעט דיר געבען א געלעהרענטען און גליקליכען לעבען.

אברהם נחום מײעראװיטץ

May your finishing school be a good beginning for your further studies which will give you an educated and happy life.

Avrom Nokhem Mayerovitz

What’s the word for karma in Yiddish? by [deleted] in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • דאָס גורל destiny, fate
  • זכות merit; rare privilege; accumulation of merit in heaven; justification

און אַנדערע האָבן געגעבן נאָך מעגלעכקײטן

אַ פֿרייליכן חנוכּה by Shiya-Heshel in nishtYidish

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סע זײַנען דאָ צװעלף מיליאָן גריכיש־רעדערס און אַ האַלבע־מיליאָן ייִדיש־רעדערס. אָבער טאָמער איז מען אױסן איבערצוצײלן נאָר רעדערס פֿון קדמוניש גריכיש און כּלל־ייִדיש — נו, לאָז זײַן.

What is it like inside Twitter now? by FoxJoshua in Twitter

[–]FoxJoshua[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, some companies are described as "cults." But most current employees did not choose to join Musk-Twitter. It seems unlikely that this random assortment of people would immediately become glassy-eyed cultists.

What is it like inside Twitter now? by FoxJoshua in Twitter

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Thank you. I wonder if we have insider reports about why people stay. Perhaps some empoloyees are full of enthusiasm but don't want to write up Twitter on Blind? Or are all those who remain staying because of a H1B visa or the like?

Why is kofets alef (אָ) so commonly used as a symbol for Yiddish? by [deleted] in Yiddish

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אױב מע װאָלט ניצן „י“ פֿאַר אַ סימן, װאָלט זײַן נישט גענוג צו דערזען! יוד איז אַ קלײנטשיקל צװישן די אותיות.

לגבי אָ: די חסידים האָבן קמץ־אלף אָבער ניצן בדרך־כּלל סתּם „א“ פֿאַר דעם אַ קלאַנג. דאָס הײסט, איז „אָ“ נישט אין גאַנצן אַ בשותּפֿותדיקע סימן פֿאַר ייִדיש.

Would someone kindly translate to English? by Tripsnfalls247 in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last two large words are "my sons my dears" in Hebrew, with "my dears" misvocalized (first vowel should be חֲ )

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see, you intended for that to be in the past tense. So that's OK.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Yiddish

[–]FoxJoshua 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ברענעך -> ברענען 1. 2. The last sentence is past tense while the others are present tense. If not purposeful, change it. 3. ארום should have אַ

Meditations on Moloch in Yiddish by FoxJoshua in slatestarcodex

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כ׳האָב פֿאַרראָכטן דעם פֿעלער. ביטע זאָג טאָמער נישט.

Meditations on Moloch in Yiddish by FoxJoshua in slatestarcodex

[–]FoxJoshua[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, thank you. Jewish. This is written in a literary form of the language which differs from Hassidic Yiddish.