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דער קױשבאָל־שפּילער
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דערthe קױשבאָל־שפּילערbasketball player

װיקרעםVikram אוןand זײַןhis װײַבwife, שײנאַShayna, זענעןare איןin (the) סופּערמאַרקsupermarket
headװאָסwhat דאַרפֿן מירdo we need קױפֿןto buy איןin (the) סופּערמאַרק?׳supermarket
headמירwe דאַרפֿןneed הינדלchicken, ⁠לאָקשןnoodles, בױמל...׳oil
headאױoh, װיקרעםVikram! גיב אַ קוקlook! ס׳איז איםit's him!
headװאָס רעדסטוwhat are you talking about! װעמען?׳who
headדײַןyour באַליבטסטערfavorite קױשבאָל־שפּילערbasketball player, שמעון גאָלדשטײן!׳Shimon Goldshtein.
?Who does Shayna see
  • Vikrom's favorite basketball player
  • her favorite movie star
  • some people playing baseball
headנײןno, דאָסit איזis נישטnot שמעון גאָלדשטײן!׳Shimon Goldshtein
headיאָyes, יאָyes, דאָסit איזis איםhim! זאָג אים עפּעס!׳say something to him
headאױ, װײoh my! נײןno, איךI ביןam צו פֿילtoo נערװעז!׳nervous
headאָבערbut װיקרעםVikram, גיב אַ קוק!׳look
headאײַךyou (pl.) בײדעboth האָבןhave דיthe זעלבעsame שיךshoes מיטwith דיthe זעלבעsame רױטעred שנורעװאַדלע⁠סshoelaces!
דערthe קױשבאָל־שפּילערbasketball player קוקט אױףlooks at װיקרעםVikram אוןand שײנאַShayna אוןand שמײכלטsmiles
headאױ, װײoh my! שײנאַShayna, ערhe קוקטis looking אױףat אונדז!׳us
?Why is Vikram worried
  • .The basketball player doesn't play well
  • .The basketball player is frowning at Vikram
  • .The basketball player is looking at them
headיאָyes! ערhe קומט צוis coming up צוto אונדז!׳us
headאױoh, װאָסwhat זאָלshould איךI טאָן?׳do
headרעדtalk מיטto (with) אים!׳him
headאױ, װײ!׳oh my
headהוהו!׳yoo hoo
headיאָ?׳yes
headזײ געפֿעלן מירI like ("they please me"-plural) אײַערyour (formal) שיךshoes!
?Why did the basketball player want to talk to Vikram
  • .He wanted Vikram to join his team
  • .He wanted Vikram to cook for him
  • .He and Vikram are wearing the same shoes
אַןa עולםcrowd ("OY-lem") פֿאַרזאַמלט זיךgathers
headשמעוןShimon! שמעוןShimon! שמעון!׳Shimon
headהוראַhurrah, שמעון!׳Shimon
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