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אידיש
Yiddish  
/YID-ish/
noun
1      :the Yiddish language
adjective
2     :Jewish; of or relating to Jews
origin
from Yiddish Yid, from Hebrew Yehudi, 'of the ancient Israelite tribe of Judah'.
Also:  
ייִדיש
ס׳איז פיינע נייעס
s'iz fayne nayes  
/SIZ FEYE-nə NEYE-əs/
exclamation
SLANG
1      :OMG this is good stuff!
boring old phrase
2      :that's good news
Example sentence:
This kugel — I have no words; s'iz fayne nayes.
origin
contemporary North American Yiddish slang
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שלום עליכם
shulem alaychem 
/SHOO-ləm ah-LEYE-khəm/
greeting
1       :hello
2      :pleased to meet you
origin
from Hebrew Shalom Aleichem, 'Peace be upon you'.
Variant English spelling/pronunciation: 
(Yivo/Klalshprakh)
sholem aleykhem 
/SHUH-ləm ah-LAY-khəm/
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שלום עליכם
shulem alaychem 
/SHOO-ləm ah-LEYE-khəm/
greeting
1       :hello
2      :pleased to meet you
origin
from Hebrew Shalom Aleichem, 'Peace be upon you'.
Variant English spelling/pronunciation: 
(Yivo/Klalshprakh)
sholem aleykhem 
/SHUH-ləm ah-LAY-khəm/
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