Looking for practical Ndebele South to Yiddish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndebele South 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: pick five Yiddish phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
העלא(hola)
Ngiyabonga
א דאנק(a dank)
Ubusuku obuhle
גוט מארגן(gut margen)
Imini emnandi
גוט נאכמיטאָג(gut nakhmitog)
Ubusuku obuhle
גוט ערב(gut erev)
Lalani kahle
גוט נאכט(gut nakht)
Sizobonana
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
Hamba kahle
זײַ געזונט(zay gezunt)
Ubani igama lakho?
ווי הייסטו?(vi heystu?)
Igama lami ngingu John
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן(mayn nomen iz John)
Unjani?
ווי גייט עס אייך?(vi geit es aykh?)
Kuhle ukukwazi
נישט צו טרעפן אייך(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
רעדסטו ענגליש?(redstu english?)
Angikhulumi isiHindi kahle
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי(ikh red nisht gut hindi)
Angiqondi
איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט(ikh farshtey nisht)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane
ביטע רעדן שפּעטער(bite redn shpeter)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
קעןסטו דאָס ווידער זאָגן?(kenstu dos vider zogn?)
Iphi indlu yokugezela?
ווער איז דער באַד?(ver iz der bad?)
Ngiyawufinyelela kanjani emaphakathi?
ווי קומ איך צו דער שטאָט צענטער?(vi kum ikh tsu der shtot tsenter?)