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<i>Okay</i>, Yiddish.

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Maan ershte shprakh iz Yiddish.

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Ikh red nokh Yiddish tsi maan mame, in maan tate, in maan schvester--

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Na, nisht maan shvester--

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maan brider

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Um...

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Ikh bin geboyren in Williamsburg,

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Nisht--

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Nisht di Williamsburg vos yeder vayst yetst,

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De ershte, <i>the original</i>.

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<b>lakht</b>

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Um...

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Ikh hob gelernt Eynglish ven ikh begangn in <i>school</i>.

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<i>Shule</i>

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in, uh...

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Tsi mikh, Yiddish iz a shprakh...

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vus--

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<i>yes</i> a sakh, a sakh Yiddishe kinder redn nisht de shprakh mer--

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Di ekhte frime, di Satmere, di Bobeve,

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di Khasidishe kinder redn es

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ober im, a fille in maan mishpukhe

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di yingere kinder redn is nisht mer

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nur maan eltere brider

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in ikh redn Yiddish.

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Di andere, shvester in brider, redn nisht Yiddish.

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Maan tate ret Yiddish

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Nur maysnz Yiddish

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In maan mame redt zibn, zibn shprakhn

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Ober ven zi redt tsi mikh, oder tsi maan babbe

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oder tsi ir brider

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Zi redt Yiddish

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Um...

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Vos nokh ken Ikh dir tell- zugn veygn Yiddish

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Um...hmm...

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Ven Ikh guy aankoyfn in Williamsburg

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De mentshn in di geshefter freygn mikh

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Vi azoy ikh ken redn aza Yiddish?

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Fin vi, fin vi kim ikh?

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Aza zaftige satmere Yiddish

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An Ikh zug zay 'kh'bin du, kh'bin du geboyren'

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In nukhdeym zay freygn mikh alle mul -

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Vos iz daan tate's numen?

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In ven Ikh zug zay maan tate's numen

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Zay trakhtn a bisl...

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In

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Normal,

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a pur minit shpeyter,

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Zugn zay "Yu, yu! Ikh vays daan tate

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In zay kennen- Zay kennen mikh zugn..

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Vi alt maan tate iz

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Az zay zennen gegangen yeshive mit eym

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Ode- oder

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Zay zennen geveyn ba a khasine letste

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vokh mit eym

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Oder, s'a klayne velt

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ve-ve-ven m'shpatzirt arim Williamsburg

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V-vi yeder redt aza Satmere Yiddish

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Yeder vayst yeder ayner

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s'iz nisht do aza zakh vi di redst tzi

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ainer far finif minit tzeyn minit

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in di vayst nisht di zelbe mentch

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oder d'bist nisht mishpukhe mit zay

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Normal bin ikh mishpukhe mit yeder ayner

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vus ikh zey in Williamsburg

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Ershte, tzvayte, drite cousins, epis azoy.

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Um...

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Ikh ken zugn dray masses fin

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Aza aza

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Vizoy, vizoy zugt min in Yiddish

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Ikh hub shoyn fargessn de vort

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Vus iz gesheyn: Ikh bin gegangen aankoyfn

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In s'geveyn in de MealMart

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Kh'vays vus MealMart...

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Is...

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In

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De mentch hut mikh gefreygt

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Kh'bin geveyn mit a,- mit a khaverte

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fin maan

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In er hut,- er hut getrakht "oh di bist a

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bist a faygele" hut er getrakht.

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Hut er mikh gefreygt

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"Oh, di hust,- di hust leeb maydlekh?"

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Hub ikh gezugt

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"Kh'hub leeb alle mentchn"

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In er hut mikh gezugt "Oh..,

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Kh'hub deys kaynmool nisht farshtannen".

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Uber ir is geveyn zayer git tzi mir

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Er is nisht geveyn gemayn.

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Er hut mikh gefreygt "Vus is daan numen?"

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"Di redst aza Yiddish... Fin vi biste?"

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Hob ikh gezugt kh'bin fin du"

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Hut er gezugt "Vus is daan numen?"

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Hob ikh eym gezugt,

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"In vus is daan tatte's numen?"

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Hob ikh eym gezugt...

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Hut er getrakht in gekheshbint

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in zaan kop

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Kh'hub gezugt "Vus kheshb-

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vus makhste a kheshben?"

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Hut er gezugt "Ikh bin geveyn in camp

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mit daan tatte.

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finif in fertzig yoor tzirik."

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Kh'hub eym gezugt, kh'hub eym gezugt "Yu?"

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In er hut gezugt "Yu yu."

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In er iz geveyn gerekht, vaal

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er hut mikh gezugt

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zaakhn veygn maan tatte vus

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s'iz takke geveyn gerekht

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Hub ikh gezugt "Hust eym gezeyn

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zaat demults?"

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Hut er gezugt "Yu. Khassenes"

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"Simkhes."

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Dus is de ershte gesheft.

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Nokh a tzvayte gesheft...

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de zelbe zaakh.

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De man hut mikh gefreygt fin vee ikh kim.

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Hob ikh gezugt 'Williamsburg".

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Zaan tatte's numen.

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Hub ikh eym gezugt. Er hut gezugt

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"Oh yu, di hust gevoynt du, of deye gass!

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Draasig yoor tzirik"

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Hub ikh zegugt "Yu takke.

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Gerekht."

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In de drite maase is

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Ikh bin geveyn in a-

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a gesheft

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In s'iz geveyn a Chassidishe bukher

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vus hut gevart(n) inter mir... in...

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Er hut mikh oongekikt

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Hub ikh eym oongekikt, in er hut gezugt

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"Di vayst- d'vayst ver ikh bin?"

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Hub'kh gezugt "Nayn, ikh vays nisht"

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"Di vayst mikh"

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Hob ikh gezugt "Nayn, ikh vays dir nisht."

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Hut er gezugt "Mir zennen cousins."

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Hob ikh gezugt "Oh, yu?"

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He's like "Yu yu"

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In er hut mikh gezugt vi azoy

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Kh'u gezugt "Okay."

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Uber ikh hob eym nisht derkent.

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Uber er hut mikh derkent

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Kh'vays nisht vi azoy, uber

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er hut gevist ver ikh bin geveyn.

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O, ver ikh bin.

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In okh nokh ayn:

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Ikh bin geveyn in de Lower East Side

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Kh'vays nisht vizoy m'zugt deys in Yiddish

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In s'do a- a bakeray gerifn

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'Moshe's Bakery'.

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Tzvayte avenue

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Kh'vays nisht velkhe gass.

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Ikh gay aran dort

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In...

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De...

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De man,

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er hut oykhet mit de Yiddish

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"Oh, vizoy redsti Yiddish?"

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Hob ikh gezugt

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Hut'er gezugt "Vus is daan numen?"

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Kh'hob eym gezugt.

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In er hut gezugt

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"Di vayst ver ikh bin?"

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Hob ikh gezugt "Nayn, ikh vays nisht

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ver di bist."

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"Di vayst mir zennen mishpukhe?"

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Hob ikh gezugt "Yu?"

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He says "Yu"

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Hut er gezugt "Yu"

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Daan, er hut mikh gezugt "Daan tatte's

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brider's shver."

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"Ikh bin daan tatte's brider's shver."

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Hob ikh gezugt "O, zayer git"

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M'farkoyft de khalle far yontif.

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Ikh bin gegangen dort koyfn khalle

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In er hut gezugt "Bisti de zeen

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oder de tokhter?

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"Hob ikh eym gezugt "Bayde."

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"S'ventzikh"

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Um...

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Hut er gezugt

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"Ikh ken- ikh ken nemen a photo fin dir?"

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Hob ikh gezugt "Nayn."

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Hut er gezugt "Ayn minit, ayn minit,

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kh'vil rifn maan vaab

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Kh'vil zulst redn tzi maan vaab

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In er hut genimmen zaan telephone

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Er hut gerifn zaan vaab.

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Er hut mikh gelaykt

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of de telephone mit zaan vaab, az zi zul

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kennen hirren maan Yiddish.

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Uber zi ken mikh nisht zeyn.

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So ikh vays nisht vus s'iz geveyn epis.

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Far eym uber. So yetzt ven ikh gay dort

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in er is dort, in de vayst,

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er freygt mikh, er rift... Oh.

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Er hut genimmen maan... maan... number

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In er rift mikh. A mool a mool rift er mikh.

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Far yontif epis.

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Er zugt

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Y'know

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"Ikh trakht veygn dir"

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Epis... You know.

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Vizoy zugt er... Um...

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Er redt fin

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"Di vayst di bist a Yiddishe neshume."

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In...

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"Ven di darfst epis, kenst mikh rifn."

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Shkoyekh. Ikh darf goornisht.

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In deys is maan...Dey'se maan letzte...

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Maan letzte maase fin...

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yidn vus redn Yiddish tzi mir.