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Learning the Yiddish Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Yiddish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Yiddish Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | ארטיקלען |
| the | די |
| a | אַ |
| one | מען |
| some | עטלעכע |
| few | ביסל |
| the book | די בוך |
| the books | די ביכער |
| a book | אַ בוך |
| one book | איין בוך |
| some books | עטלעכע ביכער |
| few books | ביסל ביכער |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Yiddish.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Yiddish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Yiddish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Yiddish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | עסנוואַרג |
| almonds | אַלמאַנדז |
| bread | ברויט |
| breakfast | פרישטיק |
| butter | פּוטער |
| candy | זיסוואַרג |
| cheese | קעז |
| chicken | הינדל |
| cumin | קומין |
| dessert | פאַרבייַסן |
| dinner | מיטאָג |
| fish | פיש |
| fruit | פרוכט |
| ice cream | ייַזקרעם |
| lamb | לאַם |
| lemon | לימענע |
| lunch | לאָנטש |
| meal | מאָלצייַט |
| meat | פלייש |
| oven | ויוון |
| pepper | פעפער |
| plants | געוויקסן |
| pork | כאַזער - פלייש |
| salad | סאַלאַט |
| salt | זאַלץ |
| sandwich | סענדוויטש |
| sausage | ווורשט |
| soup | זופּ |
| sugar | צוקער |
| supper | וועטשערע |
| turkey | ינדיק |
| apple | עפּל |
| banana | באַנאַנע |
| oranges | אָרינדזשיז |
| peaches | פּיטשיז |
| peanut | פיסטאַשקע |
| pears | פּערז |
| pineapple | אַנאַנאַס |
| grapes | ווייַנטרויבן |
| strawberries | סטראָבעריז |
| vegetables | וועדזשטאַבאַלז |
| carrot | מער |
| corn | פּאָפּשוי |
| cucumber | וגערקע |
| garlic | קנאָבל |
| lettuce | סאַלאַט |
| olives | הזיתים |
| onions | אַניאַנז |
| peppers | פּעפּערז |
| potatoes | פּאַטייטאָוז |
| pumpkin | קירבעס |
| beans | בינז |
| tomatoes | טאַמאַטאָוז |
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