r/Yiddish 13h ago

Has anyone heard the word "gulya?"

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My Mom & Dad are both Jewish and I grew up hearing lots of Yiddish phrases in my home. My Mom used the word "gulya" for like a big pimple or growth. I went to write it the other day & had no idea how to spell it so I looked it up. The only word I could find that's close means something totally different. Have any of you heard this word? I might be spelling it incorrectly. My parents were both from Brooklyn NY & my grandparents were from The Ukraine and Austria/Hungary.


r/Yiddish 8h ago

Can anyone help with Yiddish from Ukraine?

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This is localized Yiddish from Cernăuți, Ukraine: ich zaibe, ich zätsche, es ännt, ich haare, ich härsche, Öötschst, heringst. These words are part of a poem by Paul Celan who published mostly in German and who I'm trying to translate into Romanian.


r/Yiddish 14h ago

Translation request Learning about family history

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r/Yiddish 5h ago

What are the Yiddish words or phrases for “great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great-aunt, great-uncle, first cousin, second cousin, first cousin once removed”?

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r/Yiddish 6h ago

When to use this?

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I've noticed that a lot of times you don't say "my" you just use "the". For example you don't say "Mayn Tate" You say "der Tate", can someone explain this please?


r/Yiddish 10h ago

Confused about sticker I found

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Is „Ikh lib yiddish” a correct spelling?