My Grandfather's Yiddish Sayings
Here are some great Yiddish saying that both of my grandfathers used to
tell me, and others ones I've collected, too!
Do you know any others? E-mail me at (morgan@westegg.com) and let me know!!!
What did your grandparents used to tell you???
You can't chew with someone else's teeth You can't dance at two weddings at the same time, nor can you sit on two horses with one behind. You can't make cheesecakes out of snow (Mit shney ken men nit makhn gomolkhes) You can't measure the whole world with your own yardstick. You could live, but they don't let you. (Meh ken leben nor men lost nit.) You don't mean the hagode, but the dumplings (Me meynt nit di hagode, nor di kneydlekh) You should lose all your teeth except one, and that one should ache! (Zolst farlirn ale tseyner akhuts eynem, un der zol dir vey ton) New! You're climbing on the straight wall (Ikh zol azoy visn fun tsores) Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has a friend--be discreet Your health comes first--you can always hang yourself later. Your neighbor's apples are the sweetest. Your pot broken seems better than my whole one. Youth is a mistake, middle age a battle, and old age a regret (Di yugnt iz a feler, di menlekhe yorn a kamf, un der elter a kharote.) My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |