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Telling the Time in Yiddish

Hours, minutes and other words for talking about time in Yiddish, with English translations.

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time צײַטtsayt
hour שטונדעshtunde
minute מינוטminut
second סעקונדעsekunde
now איצטitst
later דערנאָךdernokh
soon באַלדbald
early באַלדיקbaldik
late שפּעטshpet
morning מאָרגןmorgn
noon מיטאָגmitog
afternoon נאָכמיטאָגnokhmitog
evening אָוונטovnt
night נאַכטnakht
midnight האַלבע נאַכטhalbe nakht
tonight הײַנט בײַ נאַכטhaynt bay nakht
always תּמידtomed
never קיינמאָלkeynmol
sometimes אַ מאָלa mol
often אָפֿטoft
usually געוויינטלעךgeveyntlekh
again ווידערvider
before —
after נאָךnokh
clock זייגערzeyger
watch זייגערלzeygerl
what time is it? וויפֿל איז דער זייגער?vifl iz der zeyger?

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