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Discovering Yiddish: Everyday Expressions and Cultural Insights

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Dive into the fascinating world of Yiddish, a language with roots in the Ashkenazi Jewish community. Explore its rich vocabulary that has trickled into everyday American speech, with expressions like “chutzpah,” “kvetch,” and “oy vey.” Yiddish incorporates elements from various languages and simplifies cultural expressions into delightful phrases. Join us on a journey through its meanings, notable phrases, and hear the rhythm of its speech. This lesson aims to build understanding and appreciation for Yiddish, encouraging creative storytelling with each term.

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  1. English 9 Unit 4, Week 6: Night 3/11-3/15

  2. 3/11-3/15

  3. Oy Vey! Yiddish Terms for Everyday Use

  4. What is Yiddish? • Yiddish is a language that can be traced to the Ashkenazi tribe of Jews. Yiddish and Hebrew are similar in many ways, but they are also different. Hebrew is a more classical language that can be traced to different roots (though they both use the same alphabet). Yiddish has grown and absorbed parts from other languages, even Italian and Russian.

  5. Who speaks Yiddish??? • Who doesn’t speak Yiddish??? • Yiddish words are used by all sorts of Americans every day! • Have you ever felt like a klutz? • Have you ever eaten a bagel? • Have you ever encountered a glitch? • Have you ever gotten your tushpinched? Or your tushy?

  6. Where dey at?

  7. Videos to get you in the spirit Barbara Streisand shows up on “Coffee Talk”: • http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/1182/SNLs_Coffee_Talk_With_Mike_Myers_A_Classic/#.UTjNcdaDmuI • “Yiddish with Dick and Jane” • http://vimeo.com/13834044

  8. Mensch: an honorable, or good person • Bubkes: nothing, trivial, nonsense • Chutzpah: self-confidence, guts • Kvetch: complain

  9. L’chaim: to life! • Meshugah: crazy, absurd • Nosh: munch, snack (verb or noun)—have a nosh; nosh on this • Oy, oy vey, oygevalt: OMG! Oh no!

  10. Shlep: carry, drag, lug around • Shtick: someone’s talent, gimmick, routine (as in act) • Yenta: gossip, blabbermouth • Mazel tov, mazel: congratulations! Hooray!

  11. Plotz: to burst or explode (as from laughing) • Verklempt: overcome with emotion • Kibosh: to put an end to something/ veto

  12. Assignment • Write a two-to-three paragraph story using each term once. Underline each term you use.