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

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

By Natalya Belinsky,
"Fluent English Educational Project"

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Naches

Nakhes
Joy
gratification
pleasure
delight
children

Joy, gratification, pleasure, delight (especially from children)

nakit

bare
nude

bare, nude

Narish

foolish

foolish

Narishkeit

Narishkayt
Foolishness
Narishkait
Narishkeyt

Foolishness

Nas

Wet

Nayn

Nain
Neyn
Nein
nine

nine

Naynter

Nainter
Neynter
Neinter
Ninth

Ninth

Nayntseter

Naintseter
Neyntseter
Neintseter
Nayntzeter
Naintzeter
Neyntzeter
Neintzeter
Nineteenth

Nineteenth

Nayntsik

Nayntzik
Naintsik
Naintzik
Neyntsik
Neyntzik
Neintsik
Neintzik
Nayntsick
Nayntzick
Naintsick
Naintzick
Neyntsick
Neyntzick
Neintsick
Neintzick
Ninety

Ninety

Nayntsikster

Nayntzikster
Naintsikster
Naintzikster
Neyntsikster
Neyntzikster
Neintsikster
Neintzikster
Nayntsickster
Nayntzickster
Naintsickster
Naintzickster
Neyntsickster
Neyntzickster
Neintsickster
Neintzickster
Ninetieth

Ninetieth

Nayntsn

Nayntsen
Naintsn
Naintsen
Neyntsn
Neintsn
Neyntsen
Neintsen
Nineteen
Nayntzen
Naintzn
Naintzen
Neyntzn
Neintzn
Neyntzen
Neintzen
Nayntzn

Nineteen

Nebech

Nebekh
Nebach
Nebakh
Unfortunate
unlucky person
Unfortunate person
It's a pity
unlucky
person
pity

Unfortunate, unlucky person; It's a pity.

Nebish

Nebbish
Nebbisch
Nebisch
A nobody
nobody
loser
simpleton
weakling
awkward person
awkward
person
little nerd
nerd

A nobody, simpleton, weakling, awkward person; little nerd; loser

Nechtiger tog

A Nechtiger tog
A Nekhtiger tog
A Nechtiker tog
Nechtiker tog
A Nekhtiker tog
Nekhtiker tog
Nekhtiger tog
impossible occurrence
impossible
occurrence
Nechtiger
Nekhtiger
tog
Nechtiker
Nekhtiker
yesterday's day
yesterday
day
nonsense

An impossible occurrence; He's (it's) gone! Forget it! Nonsense! (Lit., a yesterday's day)

nekhtik

nekhtikh
nehtik
nechtik
nechtikh
nehtikh
yesterday's
yesterday

yesterday's

nekhtn

nehtn
nechtn
yesterday

yesterday

Nepldik

Nepldick
Foggy

Foggy

Nervous Khalere

Nervous Khalereh
Nervous chalere
Nervous chalereh
Nervous Khaleria
Nervous chaleria
nervous wreck
wreck
Nervous
Khalere
Khalereh
chalere
chalereh
Khaleria
chaleria

nervous wreck

Nief

der Nief
adultery

adultery

nishkoshe

nischkosche
bearable
tolerably
fairly
so-so

bearable, tolerably, fairly, so-so

Nisht ahir un nisht aher

Nisht ahir un nish aher
Neither here nor there
in limbo
Nisht
ahir
un
nish
aher
Neither nor
Neither... nor
Neither
nor
there
limbo

Neither here nor there; in limbo

Nisht do gedachet

Nisht do gedakhet
Nisht do gedacht
Nisht do gedakht
Nisht
do
gedachet
gedakhet
G-d forbid
God forbid
G-d
God
forbid
It should not happen to you
It
should not
happen to you
should
not
happen
happen to
you
gedacht
gedakht

(about a sad event) It should not happen (to you); G-d forbid! (Lit., May we be saved from it!)

Nisht geferlech

Nisht geferlekh
Nisht
geferlech
I've seen worse
seen
worse
see worse
see
geferlekh

I've seen worse

nit farginen

nit
farginen
begrudge

begrudge

nit tsuzamen

nit tzuzamen
nit
tsuzamen
tzuzamen
apart
not together
together

apart; not together

Nito

away
absent

Away (absent)

nokh

noch
noh
nokh a
noch a
noh a
yet
still
more
else
another
additional
early
as early as
after

1. yet, still, more; further; else; 2. another, additional; 3. as early as; 4. after

nokh ander

noch ander
nokh
noch
ander
successively
all the better
better

1. successively; 2. all the better

nokh dem

noch dem
noh dem
nokh
noch
noh
dem
afterwards
after
after this
after that

afterwards, after this, after that

nokh mitog

noch mitog
noh mitog
nokh
noch
noh
mitog
n''m
afternoon
p.m.

afternoon, p.m.

nokh nisht

noch nisht
noh nisht
nokh nischt
noch nischt
noh nischt
nokh
nisht
noch
noh
nischt
not yet
not
yet

not yet

nokhamol

nochamol
nokhmol
nochmol
nokhmal
nochmal
again

again

nokhamolik

nochamolik
nokhmolik
nochmolik
nokhmalik
nochmalik
repeated
repeat

repeated

nokhkumen

nochkumen
nohkumen
accede to
accede

accede to

Nokhmitog

Nochmitog
der Nokhmitog
der Nochmitog
afternoon

afternoon

Nosh

Snack
eat a little
eat
a little
little
munch
graze
noshing

(rhymes with Josh)
1. To snack; to eat a little something; to munch, to graze
Example: I was noshing all day.
2. The object of the noshing.
Example:
Do you want a nosh?

Nosher

Noscher
One who snacks a lot
snack a lot
snack
lot
a lot

One who snacks a lot

Nosheray

Nosherai
Nosherie
snacks
junk food
snack
junk
food
Nosheraih
Nosherayh
Noshereih
Noshereyh

Snack food; snacks; junk food

Nu?

Nu
So?
Well?
So
Well

So? Well?

Nudjen

Badger
annoy persistently
annoy
persistently
Noodjen
Nudje
Noodje

Badger, annoy persistently

Nudnick

Nudge
Nudje
Nudgeh
pest
bore
annoying person
annoying
person
badgerer
pesty nagger
pesty
nagger
nuisance
obnoxious person
obnoxious
Noodge
Noodgeh
Nudnik
Noodnick
Noodnik
Nudjeh
Noodje
Noodjeh

A pest, a bore; annoying person, badgerer; pesty nagger, nuisance, obnoxious person.
Commentary:
The nudnik drives everyone crazy with his activities. Always present and always in the way, the nudnik is often tolerated but rarely loved.

Nukshleper