Yiddish Online Education Program

Click a colored letter to learn more about it. Click for translation and transliteration. Click to hear a stanza. Click the title to hear the entire song.

Click the Yiddish words to hear their sound
(M)-Masculine, (F)-Feminine, (PL)-Plural, (S)-Singular

Means...	Pronounced...	The word
on the	Afn/OYfen
the stove/fireplace	DEr pRIpetshik
burns	bREnt
a fire	A FAyerl
the house	DI shTUb
hot	HEys
teaches/learns	LErnt
small	kLEyne
children	KInderlekh
**the	DEm
the Alphabet	DEr Alefbeys

Note:

**The: Masculine, direct and indirect object. Neutral, indirect object.

Means...	Pronounced...	The word
say	ZOgt
them	*ZHe
remember	geDEnkt
dear ones	TAyere
**you	Ir
here	DO
again	NOkh A MOL
really	TAke

Notes:

* : The letters ZAyin Shin are pronounced "zh" as in ZHivago. **You: Plural and Singular form.

Click to check your progress by looking at the Yiddish Alphabet.
Click to watch the Alphabet scroll and identify the position of the letters you have learned in it.

Directions:

• Click to bring up the pad.
• Follow the suggested writing "direction"
• Use your mouse and the pad's "freehand" mode to hand-write on the canvas.

Write the letters in script:

and

Egnlish  equivalent	Yiddish name	Script	Print
Like OY in Boy	Vov Yud

Note:

At the beginning of a word the diphthong is preceded by a silent as are , , and . Thus, , , , and .

Read and listen to the proverb and contemplate.
Click the proverb to listen and see a translation.

These self activities will help you exercise the material you learned in the classroom.

For questions about the course material please email Mindelle Wajsman

For questions regarding these self activities, please email Center for Yiddish Culture

Identify the vowel:

Choose a sound option from the drop down choices on the left and identify the related vowel by typing its number in the textbox:

Click to check your answers:

Multiple choice Quiz on pronunciation

Practice the Yiddish letters and words you learned:
Identify and check the correct transliterated sound.
Press "Reset" to begin.
View your score below.

Sounds: The letter/word: #   Take   Teke   Toke 4   Fayerl   Feyerl   Foyerl 5   Shtob   Shtub   Shtab 6

Sounds: The letter/word: #   Elefbet   Alefbet   Alefbeys 1   Komets   Kamats   Kamots 2   Zhe   Zshe   She 3

Your Quiz Score is:

Multiple choice Quiz on translation:

Identify and check the correct answers.
Press "Reset" to begin.
View your score below.

Means: The letter/word: #   Small   Hot   House 5   Small   Hot   House 6   Children   Potatoes   Meat 7   Children   House   Fire place 8

Means: The letter/word: #   Teaches   Burns   Says 1   Teaches   Burns   Says 2   Sing   Remember   Say 3   Sing   Say   Remember 4

Your Quiz Score is:

Identify the letters:

Play a timing game with the Yiddish letters.
Click the picture below to begin.
Good Luck