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[M1903A1]

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Darf men fergesin der shiktsa...?

If I only knew Yiddish! My grandmother of blessed memory wanted to learn it with me for a while.

What's the translation on that? I recognize "fergesin" (to forget) and "shiktsa" (non-Jewish woman) but am lost on the rest.

When my two Jewish friends were in town I could figure out their Yiddish (much to their chagrin!) because I studied German. Now that they've moved away I'm as rusty as a piece of late 70s Detroit iron!

[TomHagen]

Originally Posted by M1903A1

What's the translation on that? I recognize "fergesin" (to forget) and "shiktsa" (non-Jewish woman) but am lost on the rest.

When my two Jewish friends were in town I could figure out their Yiddish (much to their chagrin!) because I studied German. Now that they've moved away I'm as rusty as a piece of late 70s Detroit iron!

Yeah, when I started learning Yiddish and Hebrew, my spanish skills went rusty as well, and I was fluent enough to backpack through rural Mexico.