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http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?strwebhead=Taiwanese%20scholar%20knows%20her%20Yiddish&intcategoryid=5&SearchOptimize=Jewish%20News > > -- > Yes, Bubbie and Zadie! > > http://bubbieandzadie.blogspot.com > > http://www.campusi.com/isbn_0917657497.htm > > Some Fun Yiddish Words For You! > > 1. oi vey - something to say when you have a headache. It means ''Oh woe.'' > 2. tuches - your behind > 3. tchachkes -- little things around the house, like little statues > around the house which > have no purpose other than to collect dust. > 4. schmatah -- a rag > 5. chutzpah -- nerve. "He's got a lot of chutzpah to do that!" > 6. a ''yenta'' -- a busybody > 7. to schmooze --- have an easy going conversation > 8. mensch -- a person to be admired, someone who acts nobly as in > "He's a real mensch." "She's a real mensch, too!" >
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Yiddish in Taiwan? Who knew?
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On 6/2/05, Bubbie Zadie wrote:
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> Yes, Bubbie and Zadie!
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> http://bubbieandzadie.blogspot.com
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> http://www.campusi.com/isbn_0917657497.htm
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> Some Fun Yiddish Words For You!
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> 1. oi vey - something to say when you have a headache. It means ''Oh woe.''
> 2. tuches - your behind
> 3. tchachkes -- little things around the house, like little statues
> around the house which
> have no purpose other than to collect dust.
> 4. schmatah -- a rag
> 5. chutzpah -- nerve. "He's got a lot of chutzpah to do that!"
> 6. a ''yenta'' -- a busybody
> 7. to schmooze --- have an easy going conversation
> 8. mensch -- a person to be admired, someone who acts nobly as in
> "He's a real mensch." "She's a real mensch, too!"
>
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