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[Shanus]

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@MOMMAVik wrote:
My parents spoke Yiddish when they wanted to speak secretly. Over the years we kids came to understand what they were saying! I so miss listening to them talking with a cup of tea & some mandel bread ❤️ .

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@MOMMAVik  I definitely have those memories of my grandparents and my Dad understood it, but like me couldn't speak it. Whenever I heard the word "kinder", I listened up knowing it was something I shouldn't hear...My Grandpa drank his tea in a glass with a sugar cube in it and the spoon still in it, too. I began to copy it at a young age and remember him being afraid I'd put my eye out with the spoon. That's when I learned the word "oiygen" (sp?) for eye and "nished" for I assume no or not. In either case, I got the point. 

[golding76]

Good Shabbos, everyone!  How much I enjoyed your stories of speaking Yiddish in your early years and the charm (and powerful effects) of the language.  As someone who lived in Baltimore, New York and Miami (and had Jewish friends in high school and college), I have learned a few words in Yiddish throughout my life.

I have a question about the pronunciation of the word "famisched."  Is it pronounced like the English word "famished" or is the emphasis or another syllable?   I'm interested.

We are one of the zones to get hit by the snow and cold this weekend.  I hope all who are affected will remain safe and warm.  All others, I hope you have a safe and warm weekend, too.  

Hot chocolate, everyone!

[Shelbelle]

Hi, Goldie, it is not pronounced like famished. It is  FA as in Fa La La , then mished!!!

[Skyegirl21]

Shabbat Shalom friends!  That hot pastrami sandwich has me drooling!  I gotta make one for myself- I think I will buy some stuff to make a Reuben -  I grew up in NJ ( close to NYC) and we would always go to this incredible Jewish deli called Kosher Nosh. Wish I lived nearby... 
           
Zay Gezunt!!  So cute my German grandma used to say that all the time! 💝💝💝🌹

[golding76]

Shelbelle, thank you for taking the time to give me a very clear explanation of how to pronounce the word.  

I love your approach to the "fa."

[Shelbelle]

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@golding76 wrote:

Shelbelle, thank you for taking the time to give me a very clear explanation of how to pronounce the word.  

I love your approach to the "fa."

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My pleasure, I just adore all the Yiddish expressions, hard to translate so many of them, they make no sense in English but have so much meaning in Yiddish.

[dmod nj]

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@Skyegirl21 wrote:

Shabbat Shalom friends!  That hot pastrami sandwich has me drooling!  I gotta make one for myself- I think I will buy some stuff to make a Reuben -  I grew up in NJ ( close to NYC) and we would always go to this incredible Jewish deli called Kosher Nosh. Wish I lived nearby... 
           
Zay Gezunt!!  So cute my German grandma used to say that all the time! 💝💝💝🌹

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@Skyegirl21  there was a deli in Glen Rock by that name.  Is that the same one you mentioned in  your post?  

I remember going there with friends, in the late 70s/early 80s, when I was in college.  DELICIOUS FOOD! 

[golding76]

Zay Gezunt

Of course, when I read that Yiddish expression, my mind raced to the German word gesundheit, which is an expression wishing good health to someone who sneezes.  I grew up in a Maryland town originally settled by Germans, and my mother grew up in an area of Pennsylvania settled primarily by Germans, so it was not uncommon in our area to say gesundheit whenever anyone sneezed.

The word "gesund" means "health" or "healthy."    (Since I never studied German, I checked online.)

As those of you who speak Yiddish know, it is a melange of a German dialect and Hebrew.

[Skyegirl21]

Hi @dmod ! YES !  The Kosher Nosh is in Glen Rock! Still there today and just a wonderful! 
I grew up in Paramus- Best wishes for good, healthy upcoming week! 💝