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001 2007019667
003 DLC
005 20120406081810.0
008 070514s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007019667
020 $a9780312364625
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn129953438
035 $a(OCoLC)129953438
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dIK2$dBUR$dDLC
050 00 $aPJ5113$b.W485 2007
082 00 $a439/.181$222
100 1 $aWex, Michael,$d1954-
245 10 $aJust say nu :$bYiddish for every occasion (when English just won't do) /$cMichael Wex.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c2007.
300 $aix, 303 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 7-8) and index.
520 $aA practical guide to using Yiddish words and expressions in day-to-day situations, along with enough grammar to enable readers to put together a comprehensible sentence and avoid embarrassing mistakes. Wex also explains the five most useful Yiddish words--shoyn, nu, epes, takeh,and nebakh--what they mean, how and when to use them, and how they can be used to conduct an entire conversation without anybody ever suspecting that the reader doesn't have the vaguest idea of what anyone is actually saying. Readers will learn how to shmooze their way through such activities as meeting and greeting; eating and drinking; praising and finding fault; maintaining personal hygiene; going to the doctor; driving; parenting; getting horoscopes; committing crimes; going to singles bars; having sex; talking politics and talking trash. There's nothing in the world that can't be improved by translating it into Yiddish, and this book shows you how.--From publisher description.
505 0 $aGreeting and meeting -- Stages of life -- Food and drink -- Family life -- Protective phrases -- Madness, fury, and driving -- Health and illness -- Love and sex -- Happiness and pleasure.
650 0 $aYiddish language$vTerms and phrases.
650 0 $aYiddish language$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aYiddish language$xIdioms.
650 0 $aProverbs, Yiddish.
650 0 $aYiddish wit and humor.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007019667.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0727/2007019667-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0727/2007019667-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1207/2007019667-s.html