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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish

ISBN 
9780028633879
Format 
Paperback
Recommended Price 
R395.00
Published 
November 2003
About the book: 
You're no idiot, of course. You can serve up a mean s'il vous plait in a French bistro, live la vida loca for a night of margaritas, and manage a sayonara! after sushi, sake, and karaoke. But when it comes to throwing around a little Yiddish, you feel like a total nebbish! 
 
Don't throw your hands up in a helpless 'Oy, vey' just yet! 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Yiddish' is your guide to this unique tongue, whether you're tackling rules of grammar or just throwing around some key phrases so you sound a little less goyish. In this 'Complete Idiot's Guide', you get:
-A fascinating explanation of how and why Yiddish developed.
-An easy introduction to the Yiddish alphabet, as well as to the distinctive sound of Yiddish.
-All the Yiddish you'll need for communicating with family and friends or for bargain-hunting on New York's Lower East Side. 
-A treasury of Yiddish words and phrases for everything.

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