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