Everyday Yiddish-English-Yiddish Dictionary
(Starting with "D")

By Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"

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• Danken Got!
• Danken
• Got
• Thank G-d!
• Thank G-d
• Thank God!
• Thank God
• Thank
• God
• G-d

Thank G-d!

Darf min gehn in kolledj?

• Darf min gehn in kolledj
• Darf
• min
• gehn
• in
• kolledj
• For this I went to college?
• this I went to college for?
• For this
• for
• this
• I
• went
• go
• to college
• college

For this I went to college? (Usually said when describing a menial task.)




Davenen

• Davnen
• daven
• Pray

(to) pray

dayn

• dain
• deyn
• dein
• daynen
• dainen
• deynen
• deinen
• your
• yours

(poss. pronoun) your, yours



Deigeh nisht

• Deygeh nisht
• Daigeh nisht
• Daygeh nisht
• Deigeh
• Daigeh
• Deygeh
• Daygeh
• nisht
• Deige
• Daige
• Deyge
• Dayge
• Deyge nisht
• Daige nisht
• Dayge nisht
• Deige nisht
• Don't worry
• Don't
• worry
• not
• do not

Don't worry!




Dempik

• Dempick
• Humid

Humid




Der mensch trakht un Gott lahkht

• Der mentsch trakht un Gott lahkht
• Der mentsh trakht un Gott lahkht
• Der mensch tracht un Gott lahcht
• Der mentsch tracht un Gott lahcht
• Der mentsh tracht un Gott lahcht
• Der mentsch trakht un Gott lahkht
• Der mentsh trakht un Got lahkht
• Der mentsch trakht un Got lahkht
• Der mentsh trakht un Got lahkht
• Der mensch tracht un Got lahcht
• Der mentsch tracht un Got lahcht
• Der mentsh tracht un Got lahcht
• Der mentsch
• Der mentsh
• Der mensch
• trakht
• tracht
• un
• Got
• Gott
• lahkht
• lahcht
• Man thinks plans and God laughs
• Man thinks and God laughs
• Man
• think plan
• plans
• and
• God
• laugh

The man thinks (plans) and God laughs




Der tate oysn oyg

• Der tate oisn oig
• Der tateh oysn oyg
• Der tateh oisn oig
• Just like his father
• Just like
• his father
• Just
• like
• his
• father
• tates
• Tateh
• Tatteh
• tatteleh
• tateleh
• tatinka
• Tatenui
• Tattenui
• tatteniu
• Tatte
• Der tate
• tate
• oysn
• oisn
• oyg
• oig
• oysen
• oisen

Just like his father




Derech erets

• Derekh erets
• Derech eretz
• Derekh eretz
• Derech
• derekh
• erets
• eretz
• Respect

Respect

derfin

• about it
• about

about it


dergreykh

• dergreikh
• dergreych
• dergreich
• dergreyh
• dergreih
• accomplishment
• achievement

accomplishment; achievement

derloybn

• Derloyben
• derloybt
• allow
• permit

allow (to); permit

Derlebn

• Derleben
• To live to see
• To live
• to see
• live
• see

To live to see.
Example:
I should only live to see him get married, already!

dernokhdem

• dernochdem
• afterwards
• in the sequel
• sequel

afterwards, in the sequel


dershrokn

• dershroken
• derschrokn
• derschroken
• derschrocken
• dershrocken
• afraid

afraid



dershtoynt

• dershtoint
• dershtoynen
• dershtoyent
• dershtoinen
• dershtoient
• derschtoynt
• derschtoint
• derschtoynen
• derschtoyent
• derschtoinen
• derschtoient
• amaze
• astound
• amazed
• astounded

amaze, astound; amazed, astounded

Dershtikt zolstu veren

• Derschtikt zolstu veren
• Dershtikt
• Derschtikt
• zolstu
• veren
• You should choke on it
• You
• should
• choke on it
• choke on
• it
• choke

You should choke on it!

Dervaksener

• der Dervaksener
• adult

(n.) adult




dervaksn

• dervaksen
• adult
• grown-up

(adj.) adult, grown-up




dervartn

• dervarten
• await

await




dervegn

• dervegen
• about it
• about that
• about

about it, about that

Die goldene medina

• Die goldeneh medinah
• goldene medina
• goldeneh medinah
• goldene
• medina
• goldeneh
• medinah
• the golden country
• golden country
• golden
• country

the golden country




Die untershte sheereh

• Die unterschte scheereh
• untershte sheereh
• unterschte scheereh
• bottom line
• bottom
• line
• untershte
• sheereh
• unterschte
• scheereh
• untershteh
• sheere
• unterschteh
• scheere

the bottom line




Dine Essen teg

• Dine Esen teg
• Essen teg
• Esen teg
• Esen
• Essen
• teg
• Eat days
• Eat day
• Eating days
• Eating day
• Eat
• days
• Eating
• day

Yeshiva students would arrange to be fed by various householders on a daily basis in different houses. (Lit., Eat days)




Dingen

• bargain
• hire
• lease
• rent
• engage

(to) bargain, (to) hire, (to) lease, (to) rent; to engage

dingen Zikh

• dingen
• bargain

to bargain


Dinstik

• Dinstick
• Dinstig
• Tuesday

Tuesday




Dire

• di Dire
• Dires
• apartment

apartment




Dis fayntin shneg

• Dis faintin shneg
• Dis feyntin shneg
• Dis feintin shneg
• Dis fayntin schneg
• Dis faintin schneg
• Dis feyntin schneg
• Dis feintin schneg
• Dis
• fayntin
• faintin
• feintin
• feyntin
• Dis faynten shneg
• Dis fainten shneg
• Dis feynten shneg
• Dis feinten shneg
• Dis faynten schneg
• Dis fainten schneg
• Dis feynten schneg
• Dis feinten schneg
• shneg
• schneg
• faynten
• fainten
• feynten
• feinten
• It's starting to snow
• It starts to snow
• start to snow
• start
• it
• snow

It's starting to snow




Dis fayntin zoraiganin

• Dis faintin zoraiganin
• Dis feyntin zoreyganin
• Dis feintin zoreiganin
• Dis fayntin zorayganin
• Dis
• fayntin
• faintin
• feintin
• feyntin
• Dis faynten zorayganen
• Dis fainten zoraiganen
• Dis feynten zoreyganen
• Dis feinten zoreiganen
• Dis faynten zorayganen
• It's starting to rain
• It starts to rain
• It
• start to rain
• start
• rain
• faynten
• fainten
• feynten
• feinten
• zoraiganin
• zorayganin
• zoreiganin
• zoreyganin
• zoraiganen
• zorayganen
• zoreiganen
• zoreyganen

It's starting to rain




Dli

• Aquarius

Aquarius

do

• here

here



dokh

• doch
• doh
• yet
• still
• obviously
• as you know

yet, still, obviously, as you know



Dogim

• Pisces
• Pisce

Pisces




Donershtik

• Donerschtik
• Donnershtik
• Donershtick
• Donnerschtick
• Thursday

Thursday




Dos gefelt mir

• Dos gefelt mir
• Dos
• gefelt
• mir
• This pleases me
• This
• please
• me

This pleases me




Dos hartz hot mir gezogt

• Dos harts hot mir gezogt
• Dos
• harts
• hartz
• hot
• mir
• gezogt
• My heart told me
• I predicted it
• My
• heart
• told
• tell
• me
• I
• predicted
• predict
• it

My heart told me. I predicted it.




Dos iz alts

• Dos iz altz
• Dos
• iz
• altz
• alts
• That's all
• That's
• that is
• that
• all

That's all.




Dos zelbeh

• Dos zelbe
• Dos
• zelbe
• zelbeh
• The same
• same
• likewise
• like

The same; likewise




Drai mir nit kain kop

• Dray mir nit kayn kop
• Drei mir nit kein kop
• Drey mir nit keyn kop
• Drai
• dray
• drey
• drei
• mir
• nit
• kain
• kein
• kayn
• keyn
• kop
• Don't bother me
• bother
• me
• Don't
• not
• Don't twist my head
• twist one's head
• twist
• one's
• my
• head

Don't bother me! (Lit., Don't twist my head)




Drai zich

• Drai zikh
• Drei zich
• Drei zikh
• Dray zich
• Dray zikh
• Drey zich
• Drey zikh
• Drai
• drei
• dray
• drey
• zich
• zikh
• Keep moving
• Keep
• moving
• move
• Drai Sich
• Sich
• Drai Sich
• Drei Sich
• Drei Sich
• Dray Sich
• Dray Sich
• Drey Sich
• Drey Sich

Keep moving!




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