Festival names in Yiddish and English - Common Yiddish Vocabulary

Learn common Yiddish vocabulary with this English-to-Yiddish list of Festival names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Yiddish language skills through popular words and play Yiddish quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Yiddish language, then the 1000 most common Yiddish words will help you to learn the Yiddish language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Festival vocabulary words in Yiddish.


Festival names in Yiddish and English - Common Yiddish Vocabulary

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List of Festival names in Yiddish with English Pronunciation


Learn Festival in Yiddish, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Yiddish vocabulary for daily conversations.

Festival names - Yiddish

New year נייע יאר
Christmas ניטל
Easter יסטער
Onam אָנאַם
Diwali דיוואַלי
Pongal פּאָנגאַל
Independence day זעלבסטשטענדיגקייט טאג
Republic day רעפובליק טאָג
Gandhi jayanti Gandhi Jayanti
Holi האָלי
Durga puja דורגאַ פּודזשאַ
Navratri נאַוואַטרי
Vinayaka chaturthi Vinayaka Chaturthi
Krishna janmashtami קרישנאַ דזשאַנמאַשטאַמי
Maha shivratri מאַהאַ שיוורטרי
Mahavir janma kalyanak Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Makar sankranti מאַקאַר סאַנקראַנטי
Hornbill festival האָרנבילל פעסטיוואַל
Lohri festival לאָהרי פעסטיוואַל
Dussehra festival דושעראַ פעסטיוואַל
Raksha bandhan ראַכשאַ באַנדהאַן
Rama navami ראַמאַ נאַוואַמי
Teej festival Teej פעסטיוואַל
Moatsü festival Moatsü פעסטיוואַל
Baishakhi באַישאַקי
Bihu festival ביהו פֿעסטיוואַל
Buddha purnima בודאַ פּורנימאַ
Chhath pooja Chhath Pooja
Venice carnival וועניס קאַרנאַוואַל
Losoong festival לאָסאָאָנג פעסטיוואַל
Montreux jazz festival מאָנטרעוקס דזשאַז פעסטיוואַל
Bon festival Bon festival
Kandy esala perahera Kandy Esala Perahera
Saga dawa Saga Dawa
Womad festival וואָמאַד פעסטיוואַל






Top 1000 Yiddish words


Here you learn top 1000 Yiddish words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Yiddish meanings with transliteration.


Eat עסן
All אַלע
New נייַ
Snore שנארקן
Fast שנעל
Help הילף
Pain ווייטיק
Rain רעגן
Pride שטאָלץ
Sense זינען
Large גרויס
Skill בקיעס
Panic פאניק
Thank דאַנקען
Desire פאַרלאַנג
Woman פרוי
Hungry הונגעריק

Daily use Yiddish Sentences


Here you learn top Yiddish sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Yiddish meanings with transliteration.


Good morning גוט מארגן
What is your name וואָס איז דיין נאָמען
What is your problem וואָס איז דיין פּראָבלעם?
I hate you איך האב דיך פיינט
I love you איך האב דיר ליב
Can I help you קען איך דיר העלפן?
I am sorry אנטשולדיגט
I want to sleep איך וויל שלאפן
This is very important דאָס איז זייער וויכטיק
Are you hungry ביסטו הונגעריג?
How is your life ווי איז דיין לעבן?
I am going to study איך גיי לערנען
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