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???
Don't live in a town where there are no doctors Only fools rely on miracles (Nor naronim farlozn zikh oyf nisim) Cheap as borsht (Bilig vi borsht) If you can't endure the bad, you won't live to see the good. If the fool didn't belong to me, I'd be laughint too (Ven der nar volt nit geven mayner, volt ich oykh gelakht.) A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity. May a strange death befall you! (A mise meshune oyf dir!) He who is no good to himself is not good to another. (Ver es toyg nit far zikh, toyg nit far yenem.) He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks A bad peace is better than a good war (A shlekhter sholem iz beser vi a guter krig) You could live, but they don't let you. (Meh ken leben nor men lost nit.) If a girl has no other virtues, even a freckle can be considered one. (Az es zenen nito keyn andere mayles, iz a zumer-shprinkele oykh a mayle) Don't do business with a fool (Mit a nar tor men nit handlen.) Better barley soup at home than a roast at someone else's home (Beser bay zikh krupnik, eyder bay yenem gebrotns.) On a beautiful person, it's good to look, with a smart person it's good to live. (Of a shaynem iz gut tsu kukn, mit z klugn iz gut tsu lebn) Lose an hour in the morning, chase it all day It's as appropriate as a big (Es past vi a khazer.) Sometimes even a fool can say a smart word (A nar ken a mol zoygn a klug vort) The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have. Do not worry about tomorrow, because you do not even know what may happen to you today. My Favorites | New additions Alphabetical order | Original Yiddish · My Favorites · New additions · Alphabetical order · Original Yiddish |