vos hert zikh

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Pronunciations

vos hert zikh (vos HERT zikh) listen
vos hert zikh (vos HER zukh) listen

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Definitions

  • inter. What's up? How are you?

Example Sentences

  • "I once visited the Chazon lsh זצ"ל, and he asked me: 'Vos hert zich?' (what is new?). I replied: 'There's nothing new.' Whereupon he remarked: 'Things are well then!'" (source)

  • "'Vos hert zich?' Frank’s puppet asks." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ?װאָס הערט זיך, lit. 'what's heard?'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

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      Alternative Spellings

      vos hert zich

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