School & Education

1. איז דאָ אַ שולע אין דער נאָענט?

   Iz do a shule in der noent?

   Is there a school nearby?

   Usage

   When looking for a school. "שול" can also mean school, but "שולע" is the clear word for it

   Grammar Note

   "שולע" is a feminine noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. וווּ איז די אוניווערסיטעט?

   Vu iz di universitet?

   Where is the university?

   Usage

   Asks where a university is

   Grammar Note

   "אוניווערסיטעט" is used with either gender; here it takes "די". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. וווּ איז די ביבליאָטעק?

   Vu iz di biblyotek?

   Where is the library?

   Usage

   Asks where the library is

   Grammar Note

   "ביבליאָטעק" is a feminine noun. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. איך בין אַ סטודענט / סטודענטקע.

   Ikh bin a student / studentke.

   I am a student.

   Usage

   States that you are a student. A man says "סטודענט", a woman "סטודענטקע"

   Grammar Note

   Occupations and statuses take the indefinite article "אַ". Occupation words have a masculine and a feminine form; the feminine takes the ending "-קע"

5. איך בין אַ לערער / לערערין.

   Ikh bin a lerer / lererin.

   I am a teacher.

   Usage

   States your occupation. A man says "לערער", a woman "לערערין"

   Grammar Note

   Occupations take the indefinite article "אַ". The feminine form takes the ending "-ין"

6. איך לערן זיך ייִדיש.

   Ikh lern zikh yidish.

   I am learning Yiddish.

   Usage

   Mentions the language you are studying

   Grammar Note

   "לערנען זיך" with the reflexive "זיך" means "to learn, to study"

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