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???
Make no more haste than good speed. Don't know me a teakettle (Hak mir nisht ken tshaynik) Stop going on and on about the same one thing all the time. No one is as deaf as they one who will not listen (Keyner iz nit azoy toyb vi der vos vil mit hern.) They are making a big deal out of this. (Me makht a gants yontef derfun.) Three things can't be hidden: love, coughing, and poverty. (Dray zakhen ken men nit bahalten: libe, hisen un dales) When it comes to one's own children, everyone is blind. (Oyf eygene kinder iz yederer a blinder.) You buy yourself an enemy when you lend a man money. I need it like a hole in the head (Ikh darf es vi a lokh in kop) It won't hurt in arranging a marriage (Es ver nit shaten tsum shidekh) A fool remains a fool (A nar blaybt a nar) Truth never dies, but lives a wretched life. Golden dishes will never turn black. The sun will set without your help One who has the reputation of an early riser may safely lie in bed until noon. Words show the wit of a man, but actions his meaning. Where are you climbing with your crooked feet? (Vu krikhst du mit dayn krume fis?) Had you gotten up early, you wouldn't have needed to stay up late. Golden dreams make men wake hungry. What one has, one doesn't want--what one wants one doesn't have If we did not flatter ourselves, nobody else could. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |