2006-09-27 16:35:12 · 9 answers · asked by analyst 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yiddish is a mix of German, Russian, Hebrew and other languages, but there's enough German in there that many basic phrases sound the same, although in writing they look different.
Some written Yiddish is kind of like phonetic German, in the same way that Haitian Creole is like phonetic French.
I speak German--not fluently--but I can understand some Yiddish without having learned it anywhere.
2006-09-27 16:48:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What German Speakers? Anyone in particular?
2006-09-27 23:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably most of it, since it is a form of Middle High German. It would be hard to read, though, since it uses the Hebrew alphabet.
2006-09-27 23:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, somewhat. Just like Italian an Spanish.
2006-09-27 23:37:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yup, yiddish has german language roots
2006-09-27 23:36:31 · answer #5 · answered by special-chemical-x 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Possibly they are very similar languages with many of the same words.
2006-09-27 23:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by roamin70 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the person....if spoken slowly, yes, you can understand.
2006-09-27 23:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by pro_and_contra 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A lot of it, yes.
2006-09-27 23:36:27 · answer #8 · answered by Bart S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YOU FUNNY !!!
2006-09-27 23:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by ThomasR 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋