Romanization of Yiddish
Okay kiddo, so Yiddish is a language that some Jewish people speak. But sometimes, they write it using different letters than we use in English. So, to make it easier for people who don't know Yiddish to read and understand, they use something called "Romanization."
"Romanization" just means that they use the letters in the Roman alphabet (like the ones we use in English) to write Yiddish words. This makes it easier for people who don't know Yiddish to read and understand what it says.
For example, let's say there's a Yiddish word that looks like this: שווערצער. That's really hard for someone who doesn't know Yiddish to read and say out loud.
But if we "Romanize" it, it would look like this: shvetsar. That's a lot easier to read and understand, right?
So basically, "Romanization" just means translating Yiddish words into the letters we use in English to make them easier to read and understand.
"Romanization" just means that they use the letters in the Roman alphabet (like the ones we use in English) to write Yiddish words. This makes it easier for people who don't know Yiddish to read and understand what it says.
For example, let's say there's a Yiddish word that looks like this: שווערצער. That's really hard for someone who doesn't know Yiddish to read and say out loud.
But if we "Romanize" it, it would look like this: shvetsar. That's a lot easier to read and understand, right?
So basically, "Romanization" just means translating Yiddish words into the letters we use in English to make them easier to read and understand.