Flavoring your vocabulary with Yiddish doesn't have to make you feel like
a meshugener! You're no 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
sayanora! after sushi, sake, and karaoke.
But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a
total nebbish!
Don't throw up 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 to the
distinctive sound of Yiddish.
- All the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and
friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side.
- A treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for everything.