One of SKIFs 3 main ideologies is Yiddishkeit, the promotion of Jewish culture and the Yiddish language. Yiddish is a language that most SKIFistn, helfer and ex-helfer hold dear in their hearts. It was the spoken language of the Jewish people for centuries, when Hebrew was the holy language, used only for prayer. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Yiddish, or those who want to learn more, below is a list of common sayings or words, tranlated and tranliterated from English to Yiddish.

English

Yinglish

Yiddish יידיש

Wondering how to say email in Yiddish? Wondering what Vusever is all about? Well that’s what we’re here to explain. Thanks to the wonderful Kosher Yiddish website that has so generously let us use their new Yiddishisms, we are able to let you know what the new Yiddish phrases are! Keep watching this space for future updates!

It’s not your job to do that!

Dos gehert nisht tsu dir

How could I have done such a stupid thing?

Vi iz gekumen tsu mir aza beheymishkayt?

Come, sit with us

Zet-zikh tsu

Mobile phone

Portativer telefon

F.A.Q.s (Frequently asked questions

Ofte frages

Yener vilder forer hot mir farmakht dem veg

I’ve never seen that before!

Dos ze ikh dos ershte mol

Give me some skin

Shtek arayn

Think quick

Orientir zikh

Air conditioner

Klimatizatsye

A human interest story

A feliton

I need to get gasoline

Ikh darf on-nemen benzin

Webpage

Vebzayt

Whatever

Vusever

I didn’t pay attention

Ikh hob nisht geleygt kayn akht

It backfired

S’iz oysgefaln boykem

I’ll tell you what…

Ikh’l aykh zogn otvos