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TTN translates from German, French, English and Italian into Yiddish – and vice versa. Specialised translators who are native speakers, quality assurance according to ISO 17100, a quote in three clicks.

About Yiddish

Native name
ייִדיש
ISO code
ISO 639-1: yi · ISO 639-3: yid
Language family
Indo-European › Germanic
Script
Hebrew
Native speakers
0.6 million
Also spoken in
United States, Israel, Belgium, United Kingdom, Canada, Ukraine
Official language Also spoken

Yiddish is the historical language of Ashkenazi Jews, based on medieval German with Hebrew-Aramaic and Slavic elements. It is written in Hebrew letters; today it is spoken mostly in Hasidic communities.

Source: Wikipedia / Ethnologue, 2025