Left, right, straight ahead and how to ask the way in Yiddish, with English translations.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| left | לינקlink |
| right | רעכטrekht |
| straight ahead | — |
| north | צפֿוןtsofn |
| south | דרוםdorem |
| east | מזרחmizrekh |
| west | מערבֿmayrev |
| here | דאָdo |
| there | דאָרטdort |
| near | נאָענטnoent |
| far | ווײַטvayt |
| up | אַרויףaroyf |
| down | אַראָפּarop |
| in front of | פֿאַרfar |
| behind | הינטערhinter |
| next to | לעבןlebn |
| between | צווישןtsvishn |
| opposite | אַקעגןakegn |
| above | איבערiber |
| below | אונטערunter |
| inside | אינעווייניקinevenik |
| outside | אין דרויסןin droysn |
| corner | ווינקלvinkl |
| crossroads | קרייצוועגkreytsveg |
| roundabout | — |
| traffic light | פֿאָרסיגנאַלforsignal |
| map | מאַפּעmape |
| address | אַדרעסadres |
| street | גאַסgas |
| turn left | — |
| turn right | — |
| how do I get to…? | — |
| I'm lost | איך האָב פֿאַרבלאָנדזשעטikh hob farblondzhet |
5 of 33 entries are still missing in Yiddish (—) or have no direct equivalent.