A – alef. 1 Able [v] – ken’n. Absolute – absolut Accident – tzu’fal / A Abode – voin’n ort. Absolutely – durch ois dos umglik. Abolish – of’shaff’n. / lachlut’n. Accidental – tzufalik. A – alef. Abord - af der shif. Absolutely not – Acclimatization – A little while – a Abortion – avarot. b’shum oif’n. aklimatizatzie. veilinke. About - mekoiach / Absorb – arein tzi’n / Accommodations – A nobody - a nishtikeit veg’n. ein zap’n. kvartier. / a kayn’r nit. About it – der veg’n. Absorbed [mentally] – Accompany – valaat’n A quarter past – About [approx] – farklert / farton. / mit kum’n / mit gay’n / a fert’l noch. kimat. Absorbent – zafik. unt’r fir’n. A quarter to – About [around] – Abstain – ein halt’n. Accomplice – mithelf’r. a fert’l tsu. arum di. Abstraction – Accomplish – oif ton / A shame and disgrace - About [concerning] – abstractsye. der graych’n / oisfir’n / a shandeh un a charpe. m’koiech / veg’n. Absurd – vild. durch fir’n. A week ago – About [what] – ep’s. Absurdity – vildkeit. Accord – d er hesk’m. farach’tog’n / farvog’n / About me - ahf mir / Abundant – shefedik. According to – loit. a voch tsurik. veg’n mir. Abuse – zil’zul / Accordion – Abandon – Above [over] – oiv’r / zid’l vort. harmon’ye. av’k varf’n. ib’r oib’n. Academic – akademish. Account – cheshb’n / Abandoned – ogezogt / Abreast – shur’e. Academy – akademye. rechenung. unt’r varf’n. Abroad – In oisland. Accede to – Account [on account of] Abandoned wife – Abrogate – kaser’n. noch kum’n. – machames / tsu lib. di agunah. Abrupt – sharf. Accent – aktzent. Accountant – Abbreviation – Absent – felndik / Accept – an nem’n. cheshb’n fir’r. farkirtsung / kirtsung, nish toh / felt. Acceptable – karant. Accounted for – Abdomen – der boich. Absent minded – Acceptance – an’nem. oisgetsaylt. Abide – blib’n. tsu traytelt’r / Accepted – Accrue – Ability – di fayikeit. tsu flayg’n. onge’num’n. ein tzu vaks’n. Able [adj] – fayik. Absent minded [senile] Access – driest horg’l. Accumulate – – ayv’r bot’l / ib’r bot’l. ein kleib’n. 2 Accurate – pintlech. Accurate – pintlech. Acquainted – bakant. Add – rechen’n / Adolescense – Accursed – Acquire – tzu krig’n. mois’f zein / git tsu / der vaksung. far’sholt’n. Acrobat – acro’bat. tsu geb’n. Adopt – on nem’n. Accusation – kitrug / Acrobatic – Added – tzu kum’n. Adorable – tay’r. di bahuldikung. akro’bat’ish. Addition – chib’r / Adorn – batseer’n. Accuse – on’klog’n / Across – arib’r / k’ver. der tsugob / tsulog. Adult – bashuldik’n. Across [on the other Additional – noch. der vaksene. Accuser – katayg’r. side] – oif yen’r zeit. Address – adr’s. Adultery – der neeif. Accustom – Act [a role] – shpil’n. Adequate – adekvat / Adulthood – tzu gevayn’n. Act [behave] – tayg’n. Advance – advansirn. Accustomed – fir’n zich. Adhere – tzu shtay’n. Advantage [to take] – tsugevaynt. Act [deed] – akt. Adhesive – kl’p. ois niets’n. Ace – mayd’m. Action – hand’lung. Adjascent – Advantageous – Ache – vaytik / vay ton. Actions [deeds] – shchaynish. letayv’e. Achieve – ufton. meis’m. Adjoining – Advent - avant Achievement – ufton / Activate – aktiveer’n. shchaynishdik. Adventure – avanture. berieshaft / der’graych. Active – ak’tiv. Adjourn – shlis’n. Adventurer – Acid – zoierse. Active [person] – too’r. Adjust – tzu pas’n. avanturist. Acknowledge – Activity – aktivit’t. Administration – Adverb – adverb. bashtetik’n. Actor – aktor. administratsia. Adversary – kegn’r Acknowlege – Actress – aktrisse. Admiral – admiral. Adverse – genei’k. moide zein / bashtetik’n Actual – fakt’ish. Admire – bavunder’n Adversely – lig’nay. / tsu geb’n. Actually – mamesh / / hant’n. Adversity – umglick. Acorn – chaser nisl. tak’e / le ol’m. Admission – tzu’loz / Advertise – anonser’n Acoustic – acoustich. Acumen – charif’s. arein tr’t. / reklamir’n. Acquaint – Acute – charif / sharf. Admit - Advertisement – bakan’n ein. Adaptable – tzu fasik arein tzu loz’n. der anons / di medo’e. Acquaintance – Adar – the 6th. month Admit [v] – Advice – aytse. bakante [f] / bakant’r in the Jewish calendar. moid’e zein. Advisable – keday. [m]. Admonish – mas’r. Advise [v] – ayts’n. Advocate [v] – shtits’n. 3 Advocate [v] – shtits’n. Afford – fargin’n zich. Afterthought – Agitator – tuml’r. Aerate – far gazer’n. Afford to – noch gedank. Aglow – bagild’n Aerial – antana. a fargin’n zich. Afterwards – der noch Agnostic – apikoir’s. Aeroplane – a eroplan. Afforest – flantz’n a / noch’dem. Ago – mit / tsurik. Aesthetic – esthetish vald. Again – noch amol / Agonize – ois krenk’n. Afar – funad’r / veit’n. Affront – balaydik’n. veed’r / veit’r . Agony – di ye’shurim / Affable – noich lebri’s. Afire – brent. Against – antkeg’n. g’sise. Affair – iny’n. Aflame – brent. Against it – der’keg’n. Agree – on shtim’n / Affairs – ay’sokim. Afloat – af’n vas’r. Age – tseit. mask’m zein. Affect – anrir’n Afoot – af’n fus. Age [epoch] – t’kuf’e. Agreeable – Affection – libshaft. Afore – forn’t. Age [old] – elt’r yor’n noch kumik. Affection [brotherly] – Afraid – der’shrekt. / der elt’r / alterheit. Agreed – mask’m / achve / varemkayt. Afraid [pl]– Aged – beyorn’t. op’gemacht / mushve. Affectionate – der’shrok’n. Ageless – Agreement – mashuve var’m zein / Afresh – fun dos nei. shtendik yung. / durch’kum / haskom’e gevund’n zein. Africa – afrika. Agency – agent’s. / op’mach. Affective – afektik. African – Afrikan’r. Agenda – Agressor – anfal’r. Affidavit – afidayvit. Aft – vort arop. sayd’r ha’yom. Agriculture – Affiliate – afilyir’n / After – n och. Agent [commission] – agrikultur. farvind/n. After all – fort. agent. Agronomy – erd arb’t. Affinity – kruvyishaft. After the fact – Aggravate – far ger’n / Aground – af’n grund. Affirm – farzicher’n. bediev’d. far shver’n. Ague – kadoch’s. Affirmation – Afterglow – Aggression – agresiye. Ah – ah. farzicher’n. noch glei’n. Aggressive – agressiv. Aha – azay. Affirmative – positive. Aftermath – Aggressor – aggressor. Ahead – forent / Affix – ficksir,n. der noch dem Agile – flink / rirevdik. forois. Afflict – plog’n. Afternoon – Agitate – ruder’n. Aid – helf’n. Affliction – tzore / noch mitog. Agitated [to be] – Aim [n] – der tsil. mak’e. Aftertaste – noch tam. uf ruder’n / plats’n. Aim [v] – onsil’n / Affluent – a g’vir zein. Agitation – agitatsi. shtreb’n. 4 Air – di luft. Air – di luft. Albatross – shturm All – gor / alts’ding / Allied [with] – aliirt. Air conditioner – flig’l. gants / stam / ale. Alligator – alligator. luft’kilr. Albeit – hagam. All [entirely] – in Alliterate – aliteratzie. Air conditioning – di Albescent – vert gro. gants’n / gor. Alliteration – luft’kil’ung. Albino – veise All [every] – alde / ale. aliteratzia. Air mail – luft’post. schvartze. All kinds – aler’lay. Allocate – tzu tayl’n / Air raid – anfli’n. Album – alvom’n. All kinds of – asignir’n. Aircraft – fli’varg / Albumen – veis’l. kolaminim / alerlay. Allocation – tzu luftshif. Alcholic – alcholish. All right [with pleasure] taul’ngn. Airfield – airodrom. Alcohol – alcohol. – mechteise. Allot – alokir’n. Airforce – luft’flot. Alcove – alk’r. All the time – alemol. Allotment – chayl’k Airless – farshtkt tsu Ale – englishe vir. All the while – ale veile. Allow [permit] – ver’n. Alef – 1st. letter of the All told [in all] – derloz’n. Airplane – aero’plan Yiddish alphabet. besachakl. Allow [v] – der’loib’n / fligmasjin. Alert – vachik. Allege – meshur. lozn. Airport – fli’plats. Alfresco – in drois’n. Alleged – meshurdik. Allowance – fach’gelt. Airy – luftik. Algebra – algebra. Allegedly – zokt m’n / Allowance [make – Aisle – durchgang Alias – dek nom’n. kloimersht. rachen’n zich mit. Alabaster – veis Alien – oislendish. Allegiance – Allowed – gelohz’n / marm’r. Alienate – of’fremd’n. getri’shaft. derloib’t. Alarm – shrek. Alight – licht’n zich. Allegoric – alegarish. Allowed [to be] – tor’n. Alarm clock – Align – avek shtel’n oif Allegory – aleg’arie. Alloy – geshmeltz. vek’zayg’r. ayn. Allergic – alergish. Allude [to] – meramez Alarmist – umruikist. Alike – ent’lich / gleich. Allergy – aler’gye. zein oif. Alas – a shod / och. Alimony – aliment’n. Alleviate – linder’n. Allusion – der far’ruf / Alas [unfortunately] – Alive – b’chei’im / Alleviation – der rem’ez. layd’r. bei’m leb’n / lebe’dik. linder’ung’n. Ally – aliirt’r. Alas and alack – och un Alkali – vaz’e. Alley – gess’l. Almanac – almenak. vay. Alkaline – vaz’ish. Alliance – bund / Almighty – der yadach’s ayber’sht’r / almechtig’r Almonds – mandelech. 5 Almonds – mandelech. Altogether – bichlal / Ambiguity – Ammunition – Almost – kimat / koim. glat / afile / in gantz’n / tsvay teitshikheit. amunitzie. Alms - n’dove / chotsh’n / in ayn’m. Ambiguous – Amnesia – ts’doke. Altruism – alaytruis’m. tvay teitshik. Amnesty [n] – Aloft – in luft’n. Aluminium – Ambit – madray. amnestie. Alone – alay’n / gufe. aluminium. Ambition – Amnesty [v] – Along – leng ois / Always – shtendik / di ambitsie. amnestir’n. paz’e. tomid / ale mol / alts / Ambitious – ambitsiez. Among – tsu vish’n. Aloof – kol min atzad. tom’d. Ambrosia – ambrozye. Amoral – nit moral. Aloud – oif’n kol. Am – bin. Ambulance – ambulans. Amorous – livbedik. Alphabet - alef bays. Amalgam – Ambush – der iberfal / Amorphous – Alphabet [non Jewish] – kombinatzia. lok’r. Amortise – amortiz’n. alphabet. Amalgamate – Ameliorate – Amount [n] – Already – shayn. tsu kombineer’n varbeser’n. sachum’n. Also – oich’t / oich. Amass – ankoif’n. Amen – ohmayn. Amounts to – es batreft Altar – mizbayach. Amateur – amator. Amenable – / oismach’n. Alter [change] – Amaze [astound] – shove’lecho’nefesh. Amphibian [adj] – ib’r beit’n / genitsev’n. der shtoin’n. Amend – amend’r. amfivish. Altercate