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Podcast: You Just Have To Laugh
Episode: 634. Funny, You don't sound Yiddish. Let's learn some great Yiddish words with David.
Description: Yiddish is a language used by Jewish people. It originated in 9th or 10th century in Central Europe. It's a West Germanic language that developed when Jews from France and Italy settled in the Rhine River valley. Today it is mainly spoken in the Israel, the United States and Russia. Bissel (bisl)— A little bit, as in "I just want to eat a bissel right now." Bubbe (bubby) — Grandmother Zayde (zaide)— Grandfather Chutzpah —