ikh veys nisht

Pronunciations

ikh veys nisht (ikh VAYS nisht) listen

Definitions

  • interj. I don't know.

Example Sentences

  • "What's the weather like today in Florence?" "Ikh veys nisht."

  • "Ken Zain it’ll be a mixture of the tzionishe dialect with yeshivish, ken zein something else. Ich veis nisht." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • איך וויס נישט ikh vays nisht

    • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      ich veys nisht, ikh vays nisht, ich vays nisht, ich vais nisht, ikh vais nisht, ikh veys niet, ich veys niet, ikh vays niet, ich vays niet, ich vais niet, ikh vais niet, ikh veys nit, ich veys nit, ikh vays nit, ich vays nit, ich vais nit, ich vais nit

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