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Drek!: The Real Yiddish Your Bubbe Never Taught YouBUY FROM AMAZON.COM
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Usually ships in 24 hours  (11 customer reviews)RRP: Buy New: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours EDITORIAL REVIEWOne doesn't have to be Jewish to recognize the words that have made their way into every fold of popular language: Chutzpah, Mensch, Tokhes, Mishmash, Nudge, Shtick, Schmaltzy, Schlep, Icky, and so on. Then there are phrases whose meaning and syntax are borrowed from Yiddish: "bite your tongue", "drop dead", "enough already", and "excuse the expression". This hilarious, concise guide includes chapters on the Basic Descriptions of People (the good, the bad, the ugly, and the goofy), the Fine Art of Cursing, Juicy Words and Phrases, Exclamations and Exasperations, and the Fine Art of Blessing. PRODUCT DETAILSPublisher: PlumePub. Date: 1st December 1998 Catalog: Book Media: Paperback Number Of Pages: 112 Ean: 9780452278998 Isbn: 0452278996 ABOUT THIS BOOKUSER REVIEWS
Just a cursory look at few pages brings back memories of my long departed mother who was an immigrant from Poland.
This is a very funny book, I enjoyed it a lot and plan to share it with all my crazy relatives.
I had hoped for something more than this skinny, undersized volume. to spin an old gag, "Life is a drek sandwich. Sometimes you get more bread... sometimes you get more drek." Not too much drek in this sandwich. For instance I wanted a definition of "Yutz." I had to go to Google to find it. And a couple of other terms that have more than one meaning left those alternatives unlisted. But it's better than no sandwich at all. And I found other volumes I might invesetigate later, if I find myself in need of such diversity. In brief, I got the Drek I paid for, but not much else.
What a fun book!! Easy to remember words with the translations right next to them. Even some history on the language of Yiddish. Very enjoyable.
I bought this as a guide for my boyfriend, who is technically Jewish but doesn't really practice, as a fun way to learn something more about the culture he comes from as well as to just have some fun with language. This book was easy to read and digest, the phonetic guide was very helpful, and it was entertaining. SIMILAR ITEMS: |
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