Re: [Cz-L] Die Peschl

From: Arthur von Czernowitz <vonczernowitz_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:09:23 -0700 (PDT)
To: Paul Heger <pheger_at_gmail.com>
Reply-to: Arthur von Czernowitz <vonczernowitz_at_yahoo.com>

A Yiddish speaker would not know what a "Leistenbruch" is.
A Leistenbruch in English is a Hernia or in Yidish a "Kile"

A Yidish speaker would say "Gib mir a Kile Weintroiben".

Arthur

--- On Thu, 9/16/10, Paul Heger <pheger_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Paul Heger <pheger_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Die Peschl
> To: "Arthur von Czernowitz" <vonczernowitz_at_yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Czernowitz List" <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
> Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 2:48 AM
>
>
> SPRECHEN SIE DEUTSCH? AWADE !
> A man wants to buy 1 Kilo grapes at a lady:  Geben
> Sie mir bitte ein
> Leistenbruch Weintrauben
> Paul
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Arthur von Czernowitz
> <
> vonczernowitz_at_yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Die Levane scheint mir grade in Panim herein.
> >
> > A Yiddish speaker trying to speak German.
> >
> > Arthur

      

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