Job, office, boss, salary and other words about working in Yiddish, with English translations.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| work | אַרבעטarbet |
| job | שטעלעshtele |
| office | ביוראָbyuro |
| boss | שעףshef |
| colleague | קאָלעגעkolege |
| employee | אָנגעשטעלטערongeshtelter |
| employer | באַשעפֿטיקערbasheftiker |
| salary | שׂכירותskhires |
| meeting | זיצונגzitsung |
| company | פֿירמעfirme |
| business | געשעפֿטgesheft |
| contract | קאָנטראַקטkontrakt |
| interview | אינטערוויוinterviu |
| career | באַרוףbaruf |
| factory | פֿאַבריקfabrik |
| worker | אַרבעטערarbeter |
| holiday | יום־טובֿyontef |
| schedule | פּלאַןplan |
| project | פּראָיעקטproyekt |
| task | אויפֿגאַבעoyfgabe |
| deadline | — |
| document | דאָקומענטdokument |
| signature | חתימהkhsime |
| בליצפּאָסטblitspost | |
| phone call | — |
| overtime | — |
| unemployment | אַרבעטסלאָזיקייטarbetslozikeyt |
| promotion | דערהייבונגderheybung |
| retirement | פּענסיעpensye |
| to hire | דינגעןdingen |
| to fire | אָפּזאָגןopzogn |
| to resign | — |
| to retire | — |
| to earn | פֿאַרדינעןfardinen |
| to work | אַרבעטןarbetn |
| unemployed | אַרבעטסלאָזarbetsloz |
| part-time | — |
| full-time | — |
7 of 38 entries are still missing in Yiddish (—) or have no direct equivalent.