Can a German speaker understand Yiddish or a Hebrew speaker?
2007-12-20 08:55:12 · 14 answers · asked by M. 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ Israel
A lot of yiddish words are germanic, I would guess (not being a yiddish speaker) that it's more german the hebrewBeing a german speaker, I would say that I can understand a lot of yiddish words
2007-12-20 08:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
About 85% of the Yiddish vocabulary is German, 10% is Hebrew and 5% is Slavic.
Besides, Yiddish is a German-based language so Hebrew speakers DO NOT understand it by any mean. It is far more comprehensible for German speakers.
2007-12-21 06:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by yotg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say 30% Hebrew, 70% German.
A German speaker can understand a Yiddish speaker with some difficulty. The opposite is true as well.
2007-12-20 09:49:29 · answer #3 · answered by kismet 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, cuz Yiddish is the Judeo-German” and has a large number of specifically Jewish words in it that ordinary speakers of Germany do not understand and also Yiddish has a phonetic system that differs in some respects from the German language. Yiddish has a grammar that, too, diverges from that of the German language..
2007-12-20 09:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by Davey Boy Smith #1 Fan- VACATION 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not sure of the exact percentage but I am fluent in German and I can generally understand much, but not all, of Yiddish. It sounds like a weird German / Dutch dialect to me. I can't understand Hebrew though, I would think Hebrew is a totally different language whereas Yiddish is a mixture of various languages with a lot of German thrown in.
2007-12-20 08:59:35 · answer #5 · answered by Julia 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Yiddish is very much like 14th century German.with some words from the speakers homeland. Yiddish has very little
Hebrew in it if any ,as Hebrew is the language of the bible
and until modern times was not a spoken language
2007-12-20 09:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by hairbob 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I'm not quite sure, but my mom speaks Yiddish all the time, and she can understand German, but not speak it. Most Yiddish speakers understand German perfectly. There are alot of German sounds in Yiddish, especially a lot of hard "ch" sounds.
2007-12-20 08:58:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-09 00:18:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A German speaker can understand Yiddish quite well, which is a dialect spoken by German Jews who emigrated to other parts of Europe.
There is very little actual Hebrew in it to my knowledge, which is a totally seperate language.
Best.
2007-12-20 08:58:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
my Yiddish Teacher and Family Friend says its like 70% German and 20% Hebrew and 10% other or new words.
2007-12-20 09:14:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋