Skiing & Winter Sports

4 phrases · Yiddish with romanization, English and audio

  1. איך וויל גיין אויף סקי.

    Ikh vil geyn oyf ski.

    I want to go skiing.

    Usage

    Says you would like to go skiing

    Grammar Note

    "גיין אויף סקי" is the way to say "to go skiing". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

  2. איך בין געפֿאַלן. זענט איר אין אָרדענונג?

    Ikh bin gefaln. Zent ir in ordenung?

    I fell. Are you all right?

    Usage

    Said after a fall, asking the others whether they are all right. It uses the polite "איר"

    Grammar Note

    "איך בין געפֿאַלן" is a perfect; verbs of motion take "בין" (to be). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

  3. זאָגט מיר, ביטע, ווי אַזוי דער וועטער וועט זײַן מאָרגן.

    Zogt mir, bite, vi azoy der veter vet zayn morgn.

    Please tell me what the weather will be like tomorrow.

    Usage

    Asks at a desk what the weather will be tomorrow

    Grammar Note

    To a stranger the plural imperative "זאָגט" (the polite "איר" form) is used. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

  4. איז דאָ שניי הײַנט?

    Iz do shney haynt?

    Is there snow today?

    Usage

    Asks whether there is snow today

    Grammar Note

    "שניי" is a masculine noun meaning "snow". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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