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    Are there (or were there) different dialects of Yiddish spoken throughout the world? Would Yiddish spoken in Poland, for example, be intelligible to Yiddish speakers in say Romania?
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    There are many dialects of Yiddish, and they're usually mutually understandable. For instance, you might say "kegal," "meshiga," and mema" for 'pudding," "crazy," and "aunt," but many speakers say "kugel," "meshugah," and "muma." In other words, where one says "ee", others say "oo".
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    How do I say, "Thank you for the bed"?
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    Adank far di bet.
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    How do I say "You're welcome" in Yiddish?
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    You would say "Nishto far vos" (נישתּו פֿאַר װאָס).
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    What is the Yiddish word for "please"?
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    "Bitteh" is the Yiddish word for "please."
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    How do you pronounce Eyde?
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    "Aid" as in first aid, "eh" rhyming with "the". This is ashkenazi pronunciation.
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    How to say "thank God"?
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    "Baruch hashem".
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    What language did the Jews speak before the 9th Century?
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    They spoke Hebrew or Yiddish.
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    What is the vocal translation for "wait" in Yiddish?
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    Vaht. with the 'a' pronounced as in 'last'.
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