Looking for practical Yiddish to Minang phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish phrase first, then the Minang translation (Minang) — 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 Minang.
Tip: read the Minang line out loud three times, then cover the Yiddish side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
העלא
Halo(hola)
א דאנק
Terima kasih(a dank)
גוט מארגן
Selamat pagi(gut margen)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
Selamat sore(gut nakhmitog)
גוט ערב
Selamat malam(gut erev)
גוט נאכט
Selamat tidur(gut nakht)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
Sampai jumpa(ikh vel zikh zen shpetter)
זײַ געזונט
Selamat tinggal(zay gezunt)
ווי הייסטו?
Sapa nama awak?(vi heystu?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
Nama saya John(mayn nomen iz John)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
Apa kabar?(vi geit es aykh?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
Senang bertemu dengan awak(nisht tsu trefn aykh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
רעדסטו ענגליש?
Apakah kamu bisa berbahasa Inggris?(Apakah kamu bisa berbahasa Inggris?)
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי
Aku tidak bisa berbahasa Hindi dengan baik(Aku tidak bisa berbahasa Hindi dengan baik)