Yiddish Online Education Program

Point your mouse at a stanza to see its translation (Literal translation). Click on a stanza to hear it. Click the title to hear all.

Click the Yiddish words to hear their sound
Click the pronounciation of a word for more details.
(M)-Masculine, (F)-Feminine, (PL)-Plural, (S)-Singular

Means...	Pronounced...	The word
when	VU
is	Iz
I	Ikh
here	Ot
the street	DOs GEsele
the girl	DOs MEydele
the river	DOs TAykhele
the village	DOs DOrfele
the mill	DI MIL
the synagogue	DI SHil
love/like	HOb LIb

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

Sounds  same as	Egnlish  equivalent	Yiddish name	Script	Print
	V	Veys
	Kh	Khes
	K	Kof
	S	Sin
	S	Sof
	T	Tof

Click the Yiddish holiday name for more details.

Means...	Pronounced...	Written form	Printed form
Hanukkah	KHAnike
Purim	PUrim
Passover	PEYsekh
Sabbath, Saturday	SHAbes
Jewish New Year	rosheSHOne
Day of Atonement	yomKIper
Simkhat-Torah	SImkhes-TOYre
Tabernacles	SUkes

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 name:

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

Click to check your answers:

Multiple choice Quiz on translation

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

Is in Yiddish: The holiday name: #             Feast of  Tabernacles  4             Passover  5             Hanukah  6

Is in Yiddish: The holiday name: #             Purim  1             Day of  Atonement  2             Simkhat-Torah  3

Your Quiz Score is:

Multiple choice Quiz:

Identify and check the correct definite article.
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View your score below.

Word # 4 5 6

Word # 1 2 3

Your Quiz Score is:

Remember:

Most nouns are preceded by a definite article (m),   (f and pl), and for a neuter noun.

Identify the letters:

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