| Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish Contributor(s): Blech, Benjamin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0028633873 ISBN-13: 9780028633879 Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: You're not idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s'il vous plait in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara! after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish! Don't throw your hands in a helpless "Oy, vey" just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish is your guide to this unique tongue, whether you're tackling rules of grammar or just throwing around some key phrases so you sound a little less goyish. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get a fascinating explanation of how and why Yiddish developed, an easy introduction to the Yiddish alphabet, as well as the distinctive sound of Yiddish, and all the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side. This book contains a treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for every occasion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Yiddish - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 439.109 |
| LCCN: 00269569 |
| Series: Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.38" W x 9.12" (1.27 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You're not idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s'il vous plait in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish Don't throw your hands in a helpless Oy, vey just yet The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish is your guide to this unique tongue, whether you're tackling rules of grammar or just throwing around some key phrases so you sound a little less goyish. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get a fascinating explanation of how and why Yiddish developed, an easy introduction to the Yiddish alphabet, as well as the distinctive sound of Yiddish, and all the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side. This book contains a treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for every occasion. |