Words our grandkids will never know
06-14-2012, 03:32 PM
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My parents and grandparents spoke Yiddish at home thinking that my sisters and I wouldn't know what they were saying, but we learned the language just by listening. The three of us could speak and understand it very well.
06-15-2012, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Jumpy Guy' timestamp='1339683085' post='21781112
Rob, here's one for you although I am not sure of the spelling (Yiddush)
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
My parents and grandparents spoke Yiddish at home thinking that my sisters and I wouldn't know what they were saying, but we learned the language just by listening. The three of us could speak and understand it very well.
06-15-2012, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ralper' timestamp='1339716743' post='21782754
[quote name='Jumpy Guy' timestamp='1339683085' post='21781112']
Rob, here's one for you although I am not sure of the spelling (Yiddush)
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
Rob, here's one for you although I am not sure of the spelling (Yiddush)
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
My parents and grandparents spoke Yiddish at home thinking that my sisters and I wouldn't know what they were saying, but we learned the language just by listening. The three of us could speak and understand it very well.
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I have no clue about Yiddish words, but I do love a challenge.
Maury, could you also use it in a sentence? Maybe, seeing how the word is used in context might help someone figure out the word, too.
06-15-2012, 06:25 AM
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That was spelled as phonetically as I could. When my parents, grandparents or relatives would travel (mostly to Atlantic City) they would call home collect by using the operator. They would than ask for themselves or use a code word and we would not accept the call but knew they arrived safe thus saving probably ten cents.
EXP. Operator - I have a collect call for anyone from Dorothy Safe.
Us: - I'm sorry but Dorothy is not available at this time.
Operator: Thank you very much.
Didn't cost anything, but we knew that my mom and party arrived safe.
Once my grandmother forgot her jacket (probably mink coat cause it gets really cold on the boardwalk in August)and called home and my mother answered when she called asking for Francis Coat. Still remember as if it was yesterday.
Does that help? I know that this wasn't a "Frankel" thing, we weren't that smart.
EXP. Operator - I have a collect call for anyone from Dorothy Safe.
Us: - I'm sorry but Dorothy is not available at this time.
Operator: Thank you very much.
Didn't cost anything, but we knew that my mom and party arrived safe.
Once my grandmother forgot her jacket (probably mink coat cause it gets really cold on the boardwalk in August)and called home and my mother answered when she called asking for Francis Coat. Still remember as if it was yesterday.
Does that help? I know that this wasn't a "Frankel" thing, we weren't that smart.
06-15-2012, 05:42 PM
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That was spelled as phonetically as I could. When my parents, grandparents or relatives would travel (mostly to Atlantic City) they would call home collect by using the operator. They would than ask for themselves or use a code word and we would not accept the call but knew they arrived safe thus saving probably ten cents.
EXP. Operator - I have a collect call for anyone from Dorothy Safe.
Us: - I'm sorry but Dorothy is not available at this time.
Operator: Thank you very much.
Didn't cost anything, but we knew that my mom and party arrived safe.
Once my grandmother forgot her jacket (probably mink coat cause it gets really cold on the boardwalk in August)and called home and my mother answered when she called asking for Francis Coat. Still remember as if it was yesterday.
Does that help? I know that this wasn't a "Frankel" thing, we weren't that smart.
EXP. Operator - I have a collect call for anyone from Dorothy Safe.
Us: - I'm sorry but Dorothy is not available at this time.
Operator: Thank you very much.
Didn't cost anything, but we knew that my mom and party arrived safe.
Once my grandmother forgot her jacket (probably mink coat cause it gets really cold on the boardwalk in August)and called home and my mother answered when she called asking for Francis Coat. Still remember as if it was yesterday.
Does that help? I know that this wasn't a "Frankel" thing, we weren't that smart.
I still don't recognize it. Was it a combination of the English word safe and the Yiddish sounding ending lechas? Lots of the old timers would put words together like that especially when they didn't want the "goyim" to know what they were saying.
06-15-2012, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kgf3076' timestamp='1339748249' post='21783591
[quote name='ralper' timestamp='1339716743' post='21782754']
[quote name='Jumpy Guy' timestamp='1339683085' post='21781112']
Rob, here's one for you although I am not sure of the spelling (Yiddush)
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
[quote name='Jumpy Guy' timestamp='1339683085' post='21781112']
Rob, here's one for you although I am not sure of the spelling (Yiddush)
a "safylsence" call? Any idea?
My parents and grandparents spoke Yiddish at home thinking that my sisters and I wouldn't know what they were saying, but we learned the language just by listening. The three of us could speak and understand it very well.
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I have no clue about Yiddish words, but I do love a challenge.
Maury, could you also use it in a sentence? Maybe, seeing how the word is used in context might help someone figure out the word, too.
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Unless you speak some Yiddish, I doubt hearing it in context would help. Interesting idea though.