How would you say "Abi" in English?

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    WIY
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    How would you say abi in English like, abi geredt or abi Im….?

    Thanks

    #928092
    oomis
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    “So it should be???” (I do not speak Yiddish).

    #928093
    WIY
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    oomis

    If you dont know Yiddish why answer?

    #928094
    Poster
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    Abi – on purpose – in teh text of, she did it abi to get me upset.

    Abi – Abi geredt, I cannpt think of an english translation. u have me stumped

    #928095
    Y.W. Editor
    Keymaster

    “As long as”

    #928096
    HaLeiVi
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    His nose is Abi a carrot.

    #928097
    REALIST
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    “FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF”…

    #928098
    WIY
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    Poster

    I was now thinking that abi can be translated as “for no reason at all, or pointlessly.” Abi geredt, just for the sake of talking…

    #928099
    yitayningwut
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    as long as

    #928100
    oomis
    Participant

    I was thinking of A bi Gezunt, and that’s always what I thought it meant (so it should be, you’re healthy). I am happy to have the more correct translation. As to why i would answer if I don’t speak Yiddish, well I don’t speak French, either, but I still know what some expressions mean.

    #928101
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    WIY, pointlessly is pretty good.

    I was going to say that Abi means “stom” but that is not english either.

    How do you stom in english?

    #928102

    You can learn a lot about foreign languages just by listening and observing. As an example, here are some French words and expressions that I picked up:

    #928103

    From a Google search (abi yiddish):

    abi

    at least

    if only

    if nothing else

    any

    least

    only

    nothing else

    nothing

    else

    1. (conj.) at least, if only, if nothing else; 2. (adj.) any

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    stom / stam – simply

    #928104
    Shraga18
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    icot,

    thanks for the French post. Best laugh I had all day 🙂

    #928105
    yitayningwut
    Participant

    hahaha

    #928106

    Shraga18-

    Merci ?

    #928107
    OneOfMany
    Participant

    lol @ Icot ^_^

    #928108

    oomis

    yitayningwut-

    OneOfMany-

    Thank you.

    #928109
    Git Meshige
    Participant

    It has multiple meanings. The term , Abi melebt would mean, at least I am living. The term, abi geredt, Just to speak for no reason.

    I challenge anyone to translate the term ” to fargin”

    #928110
    Toi
    Participant

    i would translate it as ‘solely with the purpose of’ or ‘with prime importance given to’

    #928112
    Ken Zayn
    Member

    Abi

    Y.W. Editor

    Key Master

    “As long as”

    POSTED 2 DAYS AGO #

    HaLeiVi

    Plays the aeolian harp by air

    His nose is Abi a carrot.

    Rotfl

    Icot also rotfl

    See translations on

    http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/favorite-yiddish-words

    #928113
    Ken Zayn
    Member

    I challenge anyone to translate

    the term ” to fargin”

    How about “not to begrudge”

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