- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: Plume (Nov 30 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0452278996
- ISBN-13: 978-0452278998
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.5 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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#624,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #16 in Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Yiddish
- #20 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Language Instruction > Instruction > Germanic Languages
- #26 in Books > Reference > Foreign Languages > Instruction > Germanic Languages
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One doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue", "drop dead", "enough already", and "excuse the expression". This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing.
About the Author
Yetta Emmes is a pseudonym for Eva Mekler, the author of, most recently, the novel Sunrise Shows Late. Mekler is also the author of nonfiction books on theater and psychology, including Contemporary Scenes For Student Actors, The New Generation Of Acting Teachers, and Bringing up a Moral Child. She resides in New York City.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Sorry, but I didn't like it at all!,
By "arele96" (Mexico City, MEXICO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You (Paperback)
Sorry, but I didn't like it at all!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learning Yiddish - You Need This Book!,
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This review is from: Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You (Paperback)
As one learns a langauge, knowing what "not to say" can be as important as knowing what you can say. In addition to the "colourful" Yiddish it will show you, this book includes many perfectly acceptable words and phrases for many occasions or places in the life of a Jew. It includes a brief synopsis of Yiddish grammar as its final chapter. Its author's transliteration scheme is a bit unusual, but given this book's strengths, that's a minor flaw.
5.0 out of 5 stars
great,
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This review is from: Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught You (Paperback)
A must for anyone interested in languages.
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