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

By Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"

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Faigelah

• Faygelah
• Feigelah
• Feygelah
• Bird
• Faigela
• Faygela
• Feigela
• Feygela
• Faigele
• Faygele
• Feigele
• Feygele
• Faigeleh
• Faygeleh
• Feigeleh
• Feygeleh

Bird (also used as a derogatory reference to a gay person)



faklert

• absorbed

absorbed (in thought)



faktish

• faktisch
• factish
• factisch
• actual

actual

Fantazyor

• fantasizer
• dreamer

Man who builds castles in the air; fantasizer, dreamer



far

• in front of
• before
• for
• in favor of
• in front
• in favor
• front
• favor
• favour
• in favour of
• in favour

in front of; before; for (something), in favor of (something)




far alts in eynem

• far altz in eynem
• far alz in eynem
• fahr alts in eynem
• fahr altz in eynem
• fahr alz in eynem
• far alts in einem
• far altz in einem
• far alz in einem
• fahr alts in einem
• fahr altz in einem
• fahr alz in einem
• far alts in aynem
• far altz in aynem
• far alz in aynem
• fahr alts in aynem
• fahr altz in aynem
• fahr alz in aynem
• far alts in ainem
• far altz in ainem
• far alz in ainem
• fahr alts in ainem
• fahr altz in ainem
• fahr alz in ainem
• far
• fahr
• alts
• altz
• alz
• eynem
• einem
• aynem
• ainem
• all in all
• all

all in all




far vos

• far
• vos
• why

why




far vos nisht

• far vos nischt
• far vos
• nischt
• nisht
• far
• vos
• why not
• why

why not

Far Knaft

• Far
• Knaft
• Engaged
• Engage

Engaged




Far vus

• far
• vus
• for what
• what for
• what
• for
• why

for what, what for, why



faran

• faranen
• available
• present

available, present

Farband

• der Farband
• farbandn
• farbanden
• association
• union

association, union




Farbissoner

• Farbisoner
• Farbissener
• Farbisener
• person that is never happy
• never happy
• sour person
• sour
• never
• happy
• unhappy
• embittered
• embitter
• bitter person
• bitter
• person

A person that is never happy; embittered; bitter person; sour person




Farblondget

• Farblondzhet
• farblonget
• Farblonjet
• Lost
• disfunctional
• bewildered
• confused
• bewilder
• confuse

Lost, disfunctional, bewildered, confused




Farblujet

• Bending your ear
• Bending one's ear
• Bending
• Bend
• ear

Bending your ear




Farbrecher

• Farbrekher
• Crook
• conman

Crook, conman




Farbrengen

• party
• Farbrenghen

party, esp. religious or family




Farbrent

• burning
• zealous

burning; zealous




Farchadat

• Farkhadat
• Confused
• distracted
• Confuse
• disfunctional

Confused, distracted, disfunctional




Fardeiget

• Fardeyget
• Fardaiget
• Fardayget
• Distressed
• worried
• full of care
• anxiety
• Distress
• worry
• full
• full of
• care
• full of anxiety

Distressed, worried, full of care, anxiety




Fardinen a mitzveh

• Fardinen a mitsveh
• Fardinen a mitzve
• Fardinen a mitsve
• Fardinen a mitzva
• Fardinen a mitsva
• Fardinen
• mitzveh
• mitsveh
• mitzve
• mitsve
• mitzva
• mitsva
• Earn a merit
• Earn a blessing
• Earn
• blessing
• merit
• doing a good deed
• doing
• good deed
• do
• good
• deed

Earn a blessing or a merit (by doing a good deed)




Fardrai zich dem kop

• Fardray zich dem kop
• Fardrei zich dem kop
• Fardrey zich dem kop
• Fardrai
• zich
• dem
• kop
• Fardray
• Fardrei
• Fardrey
• Go drive yourself crazy
• Go
• drive
• yourself
• crazy
• Fardrai Sich dem kop
• Sich
• Fardray Sich dem kop
• Fardrei Sich dem kop
• Fardrey Sich dem kop

Go drive yourself crazy!




Fardross

• Fardros
• Resentment
• disappointment
• sorrow

Resentment, disappointment, sorrow




Farfalen

• farfallen
• Hopeless
• doomed
• Farfolen
• Farfollen
• collapsed
• fallen in
• collapsed
• lost
• fall in
• doom
• fallen
• fall

Hopeless, doomed, collapsed, fallen in; lost




Farfoylt

• Farfoilt
• Mildewed
• rotten
• decayed
• Mildew
• rot
• decay

Mildewed, rotten, decayed




Farfroyren

• Farfroiren
• Frozen
• Freeze

Frozen


farginen

• farghinen
• wish well
• wish
• well
• not begrudge
• begrudge
• not envy
• envy
• indulge
• afford to
• afford
• farginen Zikh
• farginen Zich
• farginen Sikh
• farginen Sich

to wish well; to not begrudge, to not envy; to indulge; to afford to

farhitn

• farhiten
• farhit
• prevent
• avert

prevent; avert

Farklempt

• Choked up
• Choked
• Choke up
• Choke
• too emotional
• too
• emotional
• talk emotionally
• talk
• emotionally
• ready to cry
• ready
• cry
• Verklempt

Choked up; too emotional to talk; ready to cry. (See "Verklempt")




Farklempt fis

• Farklempt
• fis
• Verklempt fis
• Verklempt

Not being able to walk right, clumsy as in "clumsy feet"

farkirtsung

• farkirtzung
• abbreviation

abbreviation





Farmach dos moyl

• Farmakh dos moyl
• Farmach dos moil
• Farmakh dos moil
• Farmach
• farmakh
• dos
• moil
• moyl
• Shut up
• Quiet
• Shut your mouth
• Shut
• mouth

Shut up! Quiet. (Lit., Shut your mouth.)




Farmatert

• Tired
• Tire

Tired




Farmisht

• Farmischt
• Confused
• disfunctional
• Confuse
• befuddled
• befuddle

Confused, disfunctional, befuddled




Farmutshet

• Farmutschet
• Worn out
• fatigued
• exhausted
• Worn out
• Worn
• Wear out
• wear
• fatigue
• exhaust

Worn out, fatigued, exhausted




Farpitzed

• Farpitsed
• Farpitzet
• Farpitset
• Farpitzt
• Farpitst
• dressed up to the nines
• dressed up
• to the nines
• dress up
• nines
• dressed
• nine
• dress

To get all dressed up to the "nines"




Farputst

• Farputzt
• All
• dressed up
• dress up
• dressed
• dress

All dressed up




Farschimmelt

• Farshimmelt
• Farschimelt
• Farshimelt
• Moldy
• rotten

Moldy or rotten. An analogous meaning could be that a person's mind has become senile.


farshemt

• farschemt
• ashamed
• ashame

ashamed



farsholtn

• farsholten
• farscholtn
• farscholten
• accursed

accursed

Farshlepteh krenk

• Farschlepteh krenk
• Farshlepte krenk
• Farschlepte krenk
• Farshlepteh
• Farshlepte
• Farschlepteh
• Farschlepte
• krenk
• Fruitless matter
• endless matter
• sickness that hangs on
• Fruitless
• endless
• matter
• sickness
• hang on

Fruitless, endless matter (Lit., A sickness that hangs on)




Farshlugginer

• Farschlugginer
• Farshluginer
• Farschluginer
• mixed-up
• shaken
• mix-up
• shake
• mixed
• mix
• of little value
• of dubious value
• little value
• dubious value
• little
• dubious
• value

Refers to a mixed-up or shaken item. Generally indicates something of little or dubious value.



Farshluginer

• Farschluginer
• bedraggled person
• bedraggled
• person
• bedraggle

bedraggled person




Farshmeieter

• Farschmeieter
• Farshmaieter
• Farschmaieter
• Farshmeyeter
• Farschmeyeter
• Farshmayeter
• Farschmayeter
• Highly excitable person
• always on the go
• Highly
• excitable
• person
• always
• on the go
• Highly excitable
• go

Highly excitable person; always on the go



Farshnickert

• Farshnikert
• Farschnickert
• Farschnikert
• Drunk
• high as a kite

Drunk, high as a kite




Farshnoshket

• Farschnoschket
• Loaded
• drunk

Loaded, drunk




Farshtinkener

• Farschtinkener
• rotten

Rotten (as in "a rotten person")




Farshtopt

• Farschtopt
• Stuffed
• Stuff

Stuffed



Farshtunken

• Farschtunken
• Smell bad
• stink
• Smell
• bad
• stinking
• fetid

Smells bad, stinks; stinking, fetid




Farshvitst

• Farshvitzt
• Farschvitst
• Farschvitzt
• sweaty

sweaty



farton

• fahrton
• absorbed
• engrossed
• rapt
• off one's guard
• preoccupied
• off guard
• guard

absorbed, engrossed, rapt; off one's guard; preoccupied




fartrogn

• fartrogen
• bear
• endure

to bear, to endure




fartsaytik

• fartzaytik
• farzaytik
• fartsaytikh
• fartzaytikh
• farzaytikh
• fartsaitik
• fartzaitik
• farzaitik
• fartsaitikh
• fartzaitikh
• farzaitikh
• fartzeytik
• farzeytik
• fartseytikh
• fartzeytikh
• farzeytikh
• fartzeitik
• farzeitik
• fartseitikh
• fartzeitikh
• farzeitikh
• ancient
• fartsaytich
• fartzaytich
• farzaytich
• fartsaitich
• fartzaitich
• farzaitich
• fartzeytich
• farzeytich
• fartseytich
• farzeitich

ancient

Fartik

• That's final
• final
• finished
• ready
• complete

That's final!; finished, ready, complete





Fartshadikt

• Far-tshadikt
• Fartschadikt
• Far-tschadikt
• Confused
• bewildered
• befuddled
• as if by fumes
• gas
• Confuse
• bewildere
• befuddle
• as if
• fumes
• fume

Confused, bewildered, befuddled, as if by fumes, gas




Farvaylung

• di Farvaylung
• Farvailung
• di Farvailung
• Farveylung
• di Farveylung
• Farveilung
• di Farveilung
• amusement

amusement




Farzamlung

• di Farzamlung
• assembly

assembly



farzikhern

• farzikhert
• assure
• assert
• affirm

to assure; to assert, to affirm

Fas

• di Fas
• barrel
• cask

barrel, cask




Fasolye

• di Fasolye
• Fasolie
• bean

bean




Feh

• Not very nice
• Disapproving
• Fe
• Not
• very
• nice
• Fooey
• It stinks
• It's no good
• stink
• no good

Not very nice; disapproving; a word of utter disgust: Fooey! It stinks! It's no good!




feik

• feyk
• able

able

Feikayt

• Feykayt
• Feikait
• Feykait
• ability
• aptitude
• faculty

ability, aptitude, faculty




Feinkochen

• Feinkokhen
• Feynkochen
• Feynkokhen
• Fainkochen
• Fainkokhen
• Faynkochen
• Faynkokhen
• Omelet
• scrambled eggs
• scrambled egg
• scrambled
• egg
• scramble

Omelet, scrambled eggs



felndik

• fehlindik
• absent

absent

Ferd

• Horse
• fool

Horse; (slang) a fool




Ferdrimmeled

• dreaming
• daydreaming
• dream
• daydream
• Ferdrimmelt
• Ferdrimelt
• Fardrimmelt
• Fardrimelt
• Ferdrimmelled
• Ferdrimmel
• Ferdrimmell
• Fardrimmelled
• Fardrimmel
• Fardrimmell
• Fardrimmeled

dreaming, daydreaming




Ferklempt

• clenched
• clench
• Ferklempen
• Farklempt
• Ferklemp
• Farklempen
• Farklemp

clenched




Ferkrimpter ponim

• Ferkrimpter punim
• Ferkrimpter
• ponim
• punim
• Twisted-up face
• scowling face
• Twisted-up
• scowling
• face
• twisted
• twist up
• twist

Twisted-up, scowling face




Fermished

• fermish
• mixed up
• messed up
• mixed
• messed
• mix up
• mess up
• mix
• mess
• Farmished
• Farmish
• Farmisht
• Fermisht
• Farmischt
• Fermischt

mixed up, messed up




Ferpitzed

• ferpitz
• ferpitzen
• ferpitsed
• ferpits
• ferpitsen
• dressed up
• dressed
• dress up
• dress
• farpitz
• farpitzen
• farpitsed
• farpits
• farpitsen
• Farpitzed
• Ferpitzet
• Farpitzet

dressed up




Ferprishte ponim

• Ferprishte punim
• Ferprischte ponim
• Ferprischte punim
• Ferprishte
• punim
• Ferprischte
• ponim
• pimpled face
• pimpled
• face
• pimple

pimpled face




Ferschnoshked

• Farshnoshket
• Loaded
• drunk
• Fershnoshked
• Ferschnoschked
• Ferschnoshket
• Ferschnoschket
• Fershnoshket
• Farschnoschket
• Farschnoshket

Loaded, drunk



Fershimmeled

• moldy
• fershimeled
• fershimmel
• fershimel
• ferschimmeled
• ferschimeled
• ferschimmel
• ferschimel
• Farshimmeled
• farshimeled
• farshimmel
• farshimel
• farschimmeled
• farschimeled
• farschimmel
• farschimel
• Fershimmelt
• Farshimmelt
• Ferschimmelt
• Farschimmelt

moldy




Fershtays

• Farshtaist?
• Fershtays?
• fershtais
• fershteys
• fershteis
• ferschtays
• ferschtais
• ferschteys
• ferschteis
• fershtais
• fershteys
• fershtein
• fershtain
• fershteyn
• fershtein
• ferschtayn
• ferschtain
• ferschteyn
• ferschtein
• fershtain
• fershteyn
• fershtayen
• fershtaien
• fershteyen
• fershteien
• ferschtayen
• ferschtaien
• ferschteyen
• ferschteien
• fershtaien
• fershteyen
• Farshtaist
• Farshtayst
• Farshteist
• Farshteyst
• Farschtaist
• Farschtayst
• Farschteist
• Farschteyst
• understand
• Farshtays

(Do you) understand(?)




Ferter

• Fourth

Fourth



Fertootsed

• fertootset
• over-dressed
• overdone
• over
• dress
• over-dress
• overdo
• fertutsed
• fertutset
• fartootsed
• fartootset
• fartutsed
• fartutset

over-dressed, overdone




Fertseter

• Fertzeter
• Fourteenth

Fourteenth




Fertsik

• Fertsig
• Fertzik
• Fertzig
• Forty

Forty




Fertsikster

• Fertzikster
• Fourtieth

Fourtieth




Fertsn

• Fertsen
• Fertzn
• Fertzen
• Fourteen

Fourteen




Fet

• Fat
• obese

Fat, obese




Feter

• Fetter
• onkel
• Uncle

Uncle



Feygele

• Feygeleh
• Feigele
• Feigeleh
• Faigelah
• Faigela
• Faygelah
• Faygela
• Bird
• male homosexual
• male
• homosexual
• gay

Bird; also used as a derogatory reference to a gay person, male homosexual




Fier

• four

four



Finef

• five
• Finf

five



Finfter

• fifth

fifth



Finster un glitshik

• Finster un glitschik
• Finster un glitshick
• Finster un glitschick
• Finster
• un
• glitshik
• glitshick
• glitschik
• glitschick
• Miserable
• Dark and slippery
• Dark
• slippery

Miserable (Lit., Dark and slippery)




Firn Zikh

• Firn Zich
• Sich
• firn Sich
• Firn
• Zikh
• Zich
• act
• behave

act; behave



Fisfinger

• toe
• toes

toe(s)



Fisslach

• Fisslakh
• Fislach
• Fislakh
• feet
• foot
• jelly
• chicken
• duck
• chicken's feet
• duck's feet

(chicken's/duck's) feet, often in jelly



flaishidik

• meat
• fleischig
• fleischik
• fleischick
• fleyschig
• fleyschik
• fleyschick
• flaischig
• flaischik
• flayschig
• flayschik
• flayschick
• flaischick
• fleishig
• fleishik
• fleishick
• fleyshig
• fleyshik
• fleyshick
• flaishig
• flaishik
• flayshig
• flayshik
• flayshick
• flayshidik
• fleishidik
• fleyshidik
• flayshidik
• fleishidick
• fleyshidik
• flayshidick
• fleishidick
• fleyshidick
• flayschidik
• fleischidik
• fleyschidik
• flayschidik
• fleischidick
• fleyschidik
• flayschidick
• fleischidick
• fleyschidick
• containing meat
• relating to meat
• contain
• relate
• containing
• relating

meat; containing or relating to meat

Fledermoyz

• Fledermoiz
• fledermayz
• fledermaiz
• fledermeyz
• fledermeiz
• bat

bat



Fleyshik

• Fleishik
• meaty
• meat products
• meat product
• meat
• products
• product

meaty; meat products




Flier

• der Flier
• aviator

aviator




Fligel

• Fliegel
• wing
• Fowl's wing
• Fowl

(Fowl's) wing



Fliplats

• der Fliplats
• Fliplatz
• der Fliplatz
• Fliplaz
• der Fliplaz
• Airport

Airport




Focha

• Fokha
• Fan

Fan



Foigel

• Foygel
• Smart guy
• Smart
• guy

Smart guy




Foiler

• Foyler
• lazy fellow
• lazy person
• lazy man
• idler
• sluggard
• loafer
• lazy-bones
• lazy
• fellow
• person
• man

lazy fellow / person / man, idler, sluggard, loafer; lazy-bones



Folg mich

• Folg
• mich
• Obey me
• Obey
• me

Obey me!




Folg mich a gang

• Folg mich
• a gang
• Folg
• mich
• gang
• Quite a distance
• Why should I do it?
• It's hardly worth the trouble
• distance
• should
• hardly
• worth
• trouble

Quite a distance! Why should I do it? It's hardly worth the trouble!




Fone

• di Fone
• banner

banner



Fonfen

• Speak through the nose
• Speak
• through the nose
• nose

Speak through the nose




For gezunterhait

• For gezunterhait
• For gezunterhayt
• For gezunterheit
• For gezunterheyt
• gezunterhayt
• gezunterheit
• gezunterheyt
• For
• gezunterhait
• Bon voyage
• Travel in good health
• Bon
• voyage
• Travel
• good health
• good
• health

Bon voyage! Travel in good health!




Forshpaytz

• Forshpayts
• Forshpeyz
• Forshpeiz
• Forshpaiz
• appetizer
• Forshpayz
• Forshpaitz
• Forshpaits

appetizer




Fortz

• Forts
• Fart

Fart



Fortz n' zovver

• Forts n' zovver
• Fortz un zovver
• Forts un zovver
• Fortz n' zover
• Forts n' zover
• Fortz un zover
• Forts un zover
• Fortz
• Forts
• n'
• un
• zover
• zovver
• foul fart
• soul-smelling fart
• foul
• soul-smelling
• fart

A foul, soul-smelling fart



Frageh

• Frage
• Question

Question




Frassk

• Frask
• Slap in the face
• Slap
• face

Slap in the face




Frayhayt

• Fraihait
• Freedom

Freedom




Frayleich

• Frailekh
• Frayleikh
• Fraileich
• Frayleych
• Fraileikh
• Frayleykh
• Fraileych
• Fraileykh
• Cheerful
• happy
• Frailekh
• freylach
• freylakh
• freilach
• freylakh
• festive
• Frailech
• Frailekh
• Fraylech
• Fraylekh

Cheerful, happy; festive





Fraytik

• Fraytig
• Fraytick
• Fraitik
• Fraitig
• Fraitick
• Freitik
• Freitig
• Freytik
• Freytig
• Freytick
• Freitick
• Friday

Friday




Freint

• Freynt
• Fraint
• Fraynt
• Friend
• Mr.

Friend, Mr.


fregn

• fregen
• gefregt
• freg
• question
• ask
• inquire

question, ask, inquire

Fremder

• Mr. Fremder
• Stranger

Stranger



Freser

• Fresers
• Fresser
• Fressers
• glutton
• overeater

glutton, overeater



Fressen

• Fress
• Fresen
• Fres
• gobble
• Eat like a pig
• like a pig
• devour
• pig out
• pig

Eat like a pig, devour, pig out, gobble




Fressing

• Fresing
• Fress
• Fres
• Fressen
• Fresen
• Gourmandizing
• Gourmandize

Gourmandizing. (By adding the English suffix "ing" to the Yiddish word "fress", a new English word in the vocabulary of American Jews has been created.)

frier

• earlier
• before
• formerly

earlier; before; formerly

Frosk

• slap

slap




Froy

• Froi
• Woman
• Mrs.

Woman, Mrs.



Frum

• Froom
• frimer
• Pious
• religious
• devout
• Mrs. Frum
• Mr. Frum

Pious, religious, devout




Fuftseter

• Fuftzeter
• Fifteenth

Fifteenth




Fuftsik

• Fuftzik
• Fuftsick
• Fuftzick
• Fifty

Fifty




Fuftsikster

• Fuftzikster
• Fuftsickster
• Fuftzickster
• Fiftieth

Fiftieth




Fuftsn

• Fuftsen
• Fuftzn
• Fufzen
• Fifteen

Fifteen





Fumfer

• mumble
• Fumfern

mumble



fun

• from
• of
• by

from, of, by




funanderklaybn

• funanderklayben
• funanderklaibn
• funanderklaiben
• funanderkleybn
• funanderkleyben
• funanderkleibn
• funanderkleiben
• analyze

analyze



funem

• fun
• fun dem
• from

from (the)

Funfeh

• Funfe
• Speaker's fluff
• error
• Speaker
• fluff

Speaker's fluff, error




Futz

• Futs
• fiddle around
• fiddle
• around

(Amer.) to fiddle around (geting your PC to work)

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