Yiddish is a language that is derived from Hebrew, German and a few other languages. It is regional depending on where you learned it and is very popular in the Jewish community (or Tribe as I like to call us).
Yiddish can be used either as a full language to converse with other people or just as slang that can be slipped into conversation at random times. Hence the title of this blog. My great grandmother used to speak solely in Yiddish to her Russian cousins when they came to visit because it was the one language both of them knew. It was always interesting to hear her speak Yiddish and when I was younger I could recognize more of the words.
Now I use random Yiddish words to make jokes and use my "Jewish Voice" which is basically me, sounding like my grandmother (who is from Philadelphia) and saying things like "Oh honey you are looking thin. Do you want something to eat?" or "It's so hot in here I'm shvitzing!" Which is always good fun when you actually hear it (its also funnier when you actually have Jewish moms or grandmas because these are real things they say).
Any who, in the spirit of the fourth night of Passover, I have decided that this blog will be dedicated to the lovely language/slang of Yiddish.
Enjoy this lovely Brit talking about one of the more hilarious and fun languages I have ever had the fortune to know (since I never bothered to learn Hebrew).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dQioXm5Pbc
So, funny as it is... I actually was just reading an article about how Yiddish is used very frequently in pop culture (it also makes me laugh because of our mutual love for Friends!). But still, Yiddish is pretty awesome and actually used more than people realize! Isn't that cool?
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