Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
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By Natalya Belinsky,
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Chai

• Khai
• life

Hebrew word for LIFE, comprised of the two Hebrew letters, Chet and Yod. There is a sect of Jewish mysticism that assigns a numeric value to each letter in the Hebrew alphabet and is devoted to finding hidden meanings in the numeric values of words. The letter "Chet" has the numeric value of 8, and the letter "Yod", has the value of 10, for a total of 18.



Chaider

• Khaider
• Religious School
• Cheder
• Kheder
• Religious
• School

Religious School



Chaim Yonkel

• Chaim Yankel
• khaim Yankel
• Khaim Yonkel
• every Tom
• Dick and Harry
• every Tom
• Dick or Harry
• every
• Tom
• Dick or Harry
• Tom
• Dick
• Harry
• half-wit
• half
• wit
• Chaim
• Yonkel
• Yankel
• Khaim

1. every Tom, Dick and Harry; 2. a half-wit




Chaimyankel kooternooz

• Khaimyankel kooternooz
• perennial cuckold
• perennial
• cuckold
• Chaimyankel
• Khaimyankel
• kooternooz

perennial cuckold



Chaleria

• Khaleria
• Evil woman
• Evil
• woman

Evil woman. (Probably derived from "cholera".)



Chaleshen

• Khaleshen
• faint

faint



Challa

• Khalla
• Ceremonial egg bread
• Ceremonial
• egg bread
• egg
• bread

Ceremonial "egg" bread. Either round or shaped long. Used on Shabbat and most religious observances with the exception of Pesach (Passover)



Chaloshes

• Khaloshes
• Nausea
• faintness
• disgusting
• unconsciousness
• Chalosches
• khalosches

Nausea, faintness, unconsciousness; disgusting



Chalushisdick

• khalushisdick
• Chalushisdik
• khalushisdik
• Nauseating
• sickening

Nauseating, sickening




chamalyeh

• khamalyeh
• punch
• hard hit
• hard
• hit

punch, hard hit

Chamoole

• Khamoole
• Donkey
• jackass
• numbskull
• fool

Donkey, jackass, numbskull, fool



Chamoyer du ainer

• Chamoyer du ainer!
• You blockhead
• You dope
• You ass
• blockhead
• dope
• ass
• Chamoyer
• du
• ainer

You blockhead! You dope! You ass!



Chanukah

• Khanukah
• Khanukkah
• Chanukkah
• Festival of Lights
• Festival
• Lights
• Light

Also known as the "Festival of Lights", commemorates the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. Chanukah is celebrated for 8 days during which one additional candle is added to the menorah on each night of the holiday.



Chap a gang

• Khap a gang
• khap
• Beat it
• Catch a way
• catch a road
• Catch
• way
• road
• Beat
• Chap
• gang

Beat it! (Lit., Catch a way; catch a road)



Chap ein a meesa meshina

• Khap ein a meesa meshina
• May
• suffer
• ugly fate
• ugly
• fate
• Chap
• khap
• ein
• meesa
• meshina

May you suffer an ugly fate!



Chap nit

• Chap
• nit
• Take it easy
• Not so fast
• Don't grab
• Take
• easy
• Not
• so
• fast
• Don't
• grab

Take it easy! Not so fast! (Lit., Don't grab!)



Chaptsem

• khaptsem
• Catch him
• Catch

Catch him!



Chas v'cholileh

• khas v'kholileh
• G-d forbid
• God forbid
• G-d
• God
• forbid
• Chas
• v'cholileh
• Khas
• cholileh
• v'kholileh
• kholileh

G-d forbid!



Chassene

• Chasseneh
• khassene
• khasseneh
• Wedding
• Chasene
• khasene

Wedding



Chassene machen

• khassene makhen
• Chassene
• machen
• khassene
• makhen
• perform a wedding
• plan and execute a wedding
• perform
• plan and execute
• wedding

to plan and execute a wedding; to perform a wedding



Chaver

• Chavver
• Khaver
• Chev 'r' mann
• khev 'r' mann
• khavver
• Friend
• Chev 'r'
• mann
• Chev 'r' man
• khev 'r' man
• man
• buddy

Friend; buddy



Chaye

• khaye
• Chaie
• khaie
• Animal
• beast

Animal, beast



Chazen

• Chazzen
• khazen
• khazzen
• Cantor

Cantor



Chazenteh

• Chazzenteh
• khazenteh
• khazzenteh
• Wife of a cantor
• cantor's wife
• Wife
• cantor

Wife of a cantor



Chazer

• khazer
• Chazzer
• khazzer
• pig
• Selfish person
• Selfish
• person

A pig; one who eats like a pig; a selfish person



Chazeray

• khazeray
• Chazerai
• Chazzerei
• khazerai
• garbage
• junk

garbage, junk; junky, unsubstantial stuff





Chazzerei

• Chazzerey
• Chazeray
• Khazzerei
• Khazzerey
• chazerai
• khazerai
• disgusting stuff
• trash
• disgusting
• stuff
• Chazerei
• Chazerey
• Khazerei
• Khazerey
• Swill
• pig's feed
• pig
• feed
• anything bad
• bad
• unpalatable
• rotten
• junk food
• junk
• food

1. Swill; pig's feed; "junk food".
Example:
For lunch, all teenagers like caramel corn, marshmallows, pizza and pop - that's chazerai!
2. A lot of household or other kinds of junk; disgusting stuff, trash.
Commentary:
Chazzerei is what you win at the state fair.
3. Anything bad, unpalatable, rotten.



Chazzershtal

• khazzershtal
• Chazershtal
• khazershtal
• Pigpen
• slovenly
• sloven

Pigpen; slovenly kept room or house



Chedar

• khedar
• Cheder
• kheder
• room

room



Chei

• khei
• Eighteen
• life

Eighteen; life; word formed by the combination of Hebrew letters meaning eighteen and life



Chei kuck

• Chey kuck
• khei kuck
• khey kuck
• Chei
• kuck
• Chey
• khei
• khey
• shit
• human dung
• dung
• worthless

(taboo) Nothing, infinitesimal, worthless, unimportant. (Lit., human dung)



Chevra

• khevra
• Comradship

Comradship



Chmallyeh

• khmallyeh
• Chmalyeh
• khmalyeh
• Severe blow
• Severe
• blow
• bang
• punch
• Slam
• Wallop

Severe blow; bang, punch; Slam! Wallop!



Chochem

• khokhem
• Genius
• very clever person
• very clever
• person
• very
• clever
• clever person

Genius; very clever person (sometimes sarcastically)




Chochem attick

• khokhem attick
• Chochem atik
• Khokhem atik
• Chochem
• attick
• khokhem
• wise man
• wise guy
• wise
• man
• guy
• atik
• attik
• atick

A wise man (Slang: A wise guy)



Chochma

• Chochme
• Chochmeh
• Khokhme
• Khokhma
• Khokhmeh
• Wisdom
• bright saying
• witticism
• bright idea
• bright
• saying
• idea

Wisdom, bright saying, witticism, bright idea



Cholem

• kholem

dream



Choleria

• kholeria
• Choleryeh
• kholeryeh
• A chaleyre
• chaleyre
• A chaleire
• khaleire
• A chaleyreh
• chaleyreh
• A khaleyreh
• khaleyreh
• A plague on you
• plague on you
• plague on
• Cholera
• curse
• plague

Cholera, curse, plague; A plague on you



Choshever mentsh

• khoshever mentsh
• Choshever mensh
• khoshever mensh
• Choshever
• khoshever
• mentsh
• mensh
• Man of worth and dignity
• elite person
• respected person
• Man
• worth
• dignity
• elite
• respected
• person

Man of worth and dignity; elite person; respected person



Chosid

• khosid
• Rabid fan
• Rabid
• fan

Rabid fan



Chossen

• khossen
• Chousin
• khousin
• Bridegroom

Bridegroom



Chossen-kalleh

• khossen-kalleh
• Chossen-kaleh
• Chossen
• kalleh
• khossen
• kaleh
• Bride and groom
• engaged couple
• Bride
• groom
• engaged
• couple

Bride and groom; engaged couple



Choyzik machen

• khoyzik makhen
• Choyzik
• machen
• khoyzik
• makhen
• Make fun of
• ridicule
• Make fun
• Make
• fun

Make fun of, ridicule

chrain

• khrain
• Horseradish
• chrane
• khrane

Horseradish



Chropen

• khropen
• Snore

Snore



Chub Rachmones

• khub Rakhmones
• Chub
• Rachmones
• khub
• Rakhmones
• Have pity
• Have
• pity

Have pity



Chug

• khug
• Activity group
• Activity
• group

Activity group



Chupah

• khupah
• Canopy
• wedding
• wedding canopy

Canopy under which a bride and groom stand during marriage ceremony.



Chutzpa

• Chutzpe
• Chutzpah
• Chutzpeh
• khutzpeh
• khutzpa
• khutzpe
• khutzpah
• Chutspe
• Chutspah
• khutspa
• khutspe
• khutspah
• Chutspa
• Brazenness
• gall
• audacity

Brazenness, gall, audacity; (colossal) nerve
Explanation:
The criminal who murdered his employer, and then pled for mercy in court because he was an unemployed - has chutzpah.