Signs

1. אַרײַנגאַנג

   arayngang

   Entrance

   Usage

   The word for an entrance. Yiddish signs appear mainly in Jewish neighborhoods, schools and around synagogues; elsewhere the sign is usually in English or Hebrew

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun with the plural "אַרײַנגאַנגען". It is built from "אַרײַן" (in) and "גאַנג" (way, passage)

2. אַרויסגאַנג

   aroysgang

   Exit

   Usage

   The word for an exit. If you cannot find the way out, show this word and ask someone to point. English or Hebrew signs are more common

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun with the plural "אַרויסגאַנגען". It is built from "אַרויס" (out) and "גאַנג" (way, passage)

3. אָפֿן

   ofn

   Open

   Usage

   The word for an open shop. Shop-door signs are often in English "Open" or in Hebrew instead

   Grammar Note

   An adjective with no ending when it is the predicate. The verb "to open" is "עפֿענען"

4. פֿאַרמאַכט

   farmakht

   Closed

   Usage

   The word for a shop or door that is closed. In Jewish neighborhoods shops commonly close from Friday evening until Saturday night, so you may meet this sign then

   Grammar Note

   The past participle of "פֿאַרמאַכן" (to close), used on signs to mean "closed"

5. מענער

   mener

   Men

   Usage

   The word used for men's toilets and changing rooms. Check this word and the next, "פֿרויען", before you enter a gender-separated space

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "מאַן" (man). On signs the plural stands for "men's"

6. פֿרויען

   froyen

   Women

   Usage

   The word used for women's toilets and changing rooms. In Jewish neighborhoods, where many places are separated by gender, it helps to recognize it

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "פֿרוי" (woman). On signs the plural stands for "women's"

7. טואַלעט

   tualet

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word for a toilet. Signs often use "WC" or Hebrew instead. To ask where it is, say "וווּ איז דער טואַלעט?"

   Grammar Note

   A masculine noun with the plural "טואַלעטן"

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