Looking for practical Yiddish to Tajik phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish phrase first, then the Tajik translation (Tajik) — 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 Tajik.
Tip: read the Tajik 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
Салом(Salom)
א דאנק
Ташаккур(Tashakkur)
גוט מארגן
Субҳи хайр(Subhi khair)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
Баъд аз зуҳр(Bad az zuhr)
גוט ערב
Шаббохир(Shabbokhir)
גוט נאכט
Шаб ба хайр(Shab ba khair)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
Баъд мебинем(Bad mebinem)
זײַ געזונט
Хайр(Khair)
ווי הייסטו?
Номатон чист?(Nomaton chist?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
Номи ман Ҷон аст(Nomi man Jon ast)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
Шумо чӣ хелед?(Shumo chi kheled?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
Хуш ба дидор(Khush ba didor)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
רעדסטו ענגליש?
Шумо англисӣ гап мезанед?(redstu english?)
איך רעד נישט גוט הינדי
Ман ҳиндиро хуб гап намезанам.(ikh red nisht gut hindi)
איך פֿאַרשטיי נישט
Ман намефаҳмам.(ikh farshtey nisht)
ביטע רעדן שפּעטער
Лутфан, оҳиста гап занед.(bite redn shpeter)
קעןסטו דאָס ווידער זאָגן?
Мехоҳед, инро боз гап занед?(kenstu dos vider zogn?)