Looking for practical Chuvash to Yiddish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chuvash phrase first, then the Yiddish translation (Yiddish) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Yiddish.
Tip: when a Yiddish phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Chuvash wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Сӑнӑ
העלא(hola)
Рахмат
א דאנק(a dank)
Ирӗк кӗн
גוט מארגן(gut margen)
Пӗрӗн кӗн
גוט נאכמיטאָג(gut nakhmitog)
Кӗнӗн кӗн
גוט ערב(gut erev)
Кӗнӗн тӗнчӗ
גוט נאכט(gut nakht)
Кӗнӗн чӗрӗ
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
Сӑнӑр
זײַ געזונט(zay gezunt)
Тӗнӗн исӗн?
ווי הייסטו?(vi heystu?)
Мӗнӗн исӗн Джон
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן(mayn nomen iz John)
Тӗнӗн кӗнӗ?
ווי גייט עס אייך?(vi geit es aykh?)
Тӗнӗн пӗрӗнчӗ
נישט צו טרעפן אייך(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Сӑн английи чӗлхӗ?
רעדסטו ענגליש?(redstu english?)
Мин хинди чӗлхӗм не пӑрӑм
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי(ikh red nisht gut hindi)
Мин пӑрӑмӗн
איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט(ikh farshtey nisht)
Пӗрӗнчӗ кӗнӗл
ביטע רעדן שפּעטער(bite redn shpeter)
Тӗнӗн пӑрӑмӗн?
קעןסטו דאָס ווידער זאָגן?(kenstu dos vider zogn?)
Кӗнӗн кӗрӗш?
ווער איז דער באַד?(ver iz der bad?)
Мин шӑнӗр чӗнӗрӗн кӗнӗм?
ווי קומ איך צו דער שטאָט צענטער?(vi kum ikh tsu der shtot tsenter?)
Сӑнӗн чӗнӗр
טערן לינקס(tern links)
Сӑнӗн юрат
טערן רעchts(tern rekhts)
Тӗнӗн пӑрӑм
גיי שטאַרק(gey shtark)
Кӗнӗн кӗнӗрӗн?
ווי פיל קאָסטן די פֿאָרן?(vi fil kostn di forn?)
Пӗрӗнчӗ бер билет
איין טיקעט, ביטע(ayn tiket, bite)
Кӗнӗн пӑрӑмӗн?
איז עס ווייַט פון דאָ?(iz es veyt fun do?)
Мин юратӗн
איך בין פֿאַרלוירן(ikh bin farloiren)
Кӗнӗн SIM-картӗн пӑрӑм?
ווער קען איך קויפן אַ סימ קאַרד?(ver ken ikh koyfn a sim kard?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ӗпӗ
יאָ(epě)
Ӗнӗ
ניין(eně)
Пӗрлӗ
אויב(pěrlě)
Пӗрӗнчӗ
איך שטימען(pěrenčě)
Пӗрӗнчӗнӗ
איך שטימען נישט(pěrenčěně)
Тӗнчӗр хӗрӗ
דאס זינגט גוט(těnčěr xěrě)
Кӗнӗнчӗ пӗрлӗ?
וואס טראכטסטו?(kěněnčě pěrle)
Сӗн мӗнӗнчӗр?
קענסטו מיר העלפֿן?(sěn mĕněnčěr)
Мӗнӗнчӗрӗн
איך דאַרף הילף(mĕnĕnčěrěn)
Пӗрлӗнчӗ
וואַרט אַ מאָמענט(pěrlěnčě)
Пӗрӗнчӗн
איך בין נעבעכדיק(pěrenčěn)
Ӗнӗн пӗрлӗ
נישט קיין פּראָבלעם(eněn pěrlě)
Тӗнчӗрӗн
מזל טוב(těnčěrěn)
Тӗнчӗрӗн кӗнӗ
אויך געבורטסטאָג(těnčěrěn kěně)
Хӗрӗн хӗрӗ
האָבן אַ זיכערן רייזע(xěrěn xěrě)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Кӗнтӗр тӗнчӗнӗ?
ווער איז די באַן שטאנציע?(ver iz di ban shtantsye?)
Автобус тӗнчӗнӗ кӗн?
ווער איז די באַס שטופ?(ver iz di bas shtup?)
Кӗнтӗр пӗлӗш?
וואָס איז דער פּלאַטפאָרם?(vos iz der platfarm?)
Кӗнтӗр кӗрӗнчӗ?
וואָס צייט גייט עס אוועק?(vos tsayt geyt es ovek?)
Пӗрлӗх тӗнчӗнӗ?
איז דאָס דער richtige וועג?(iz dos der riktige veg?)
Пӗр тӗнчӗнӗнче
עס איז נעבן דאָ(es iz nebn do)
Пӗр тӗнчӗнӗнчӗ
עס איז ווייַט פון דאָ(es iz vayt fun do)
Картӗнчӗнӗнче кӗнтӗр?
קענסטו מיר ווייַזן אויף דער מאַפּע?(kenstu mir vayzn af der mape?)
Пӗр тӗнчӗнӗнче туй
שטיי דאָ, ביטע(shtei do, bite)
Кӗнтӗр кӗнтӗрӗ?
ווי לאַנג נעמט עס?(vi lang nemt es?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Пĕрле тӗнчĕ?
ווי פיל kostet דאס?(vi fil kostet dos?)
Тӗнчĕн пĕрлĕн.
דאס איז צו טייַער(dos iz tsu tayere)
Пĕрлĕн тӗнчĕ тӗнчĕ?
האָבן איר עפּעס ביליקער?(hoben ir epes biliker?)
Картăн пĕрлĕрсем?
קען איך באַצאָלן מיט אַ קאַרטל?(ken ikh batzoln mit a kartel?)
Икĕнче тӗпĕрсем.
איך וואָלט געוואלט אַ טיש פֿאַר צוויי(ikh velt gevelt a tish far tsvey)