Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Selected Yiddish Words and Phrases 5 (Impress friends and family)




FERSHTAY?: Do you understand. 

FERSHTINKINER: A stinker, a louse. 

FERTUMMELT: Befuddled, confused. 

FRESS: To eat like an animal, i.e., quickly, noisily, and in great quantity. (Compare with ess, to eat like a human being.) 

GAVALT: A cry of fear or a cry for help. Oy Gevalt is often used as expression meaning "oh how terrible." 

GAY AVEK: Go away, get out of here. 

GAY GA ZINTA HATE: Go in good health. Often said in parting but can be spoken with irony to mean, "go do your own thing." 

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