A new Yiddish course launched on Duolingo, the popular language-learning app, on Tuesday, April 6. On cue, it seems the entirety of Ashkenazi Jewish Twitter started brushing up on the mama loshen, and tweeting through the experience. The results? Some very funny jokes about learning Yiddish on an app.
Here are some of our favorite tweets:
1. Zebras are relevant to everyday conversation, nu?
Yiddish friend: So, you started Duolingo Yiddish??
Me: Totally. Every single day.
Yiddish friend: *speaks Yiddish*
Me *in perfect Yiddish*: “The Zebra is next to the pyramid.”
— David/Dovid Bashevkin (@DBashIdeas) April 6, 2021
2. Duolingo, are you my Jewish grandma?
Excuse you? pic.twitter.com/uVlZPhG9dt
— Jimmy (not one of those) Rothschild(s) (@Pale_0ntologist) April 5, 2021
3. It’s a #BreakTheInternet moment, for sure.
Yiddish coming out on Duolingo is like the Animal Crossing drop for Ashkenazim
— jewfjan stevens (@DICKIMINAJ) April 6, 2021
4. “Wine for Mom” is the exact vibe of the moment.
https://twitter.com/OrNistar/status/1379418592786124801?s=20
5. Yes, there is actually a category for “complain” :’)
Truly the most Jewish thing you'll ever see on a language app. 💙💙 pic.twitter.com/A7U4yPW94i
— rayne (@trayne_wreck) April 6, 2021
6. Okay, but for real, why does Duolingo love bears!?
https://twitter.com/shirasaidwhat/status/1379313970767667207
7. We miss you, Spock.
https://twitter.com/finite_alright/status/1379440811780227074
8. The struggle is real.
https://twitter.com/yaeltime/status/1379263084628443137
9. *Screams*
https://twitter.com/EvelKneidel/status/1379284660119814145?s=20
10. You don’t have a beloved tomato?
yiddish @duolingo off to a brilliant start pic.twitter.com/llX8wkBpSk
— די ראָזעווע פּאַװע pink peacock (@dirozevepave) April 5, 2021
11. Bringing this exact energy.
My 13 year old and I complaining about Duolingo having made a fictional space language available before Yiddish *while* we are downloading and updating Duolingo to learn Yiddish together is the energy required in order to master Yiddish.
— hodel in the streets, chava in the sheets (@mrotzie) April 6, 2021
12. Once again, did my Grandma program these sentences?!
So Yiddish duolingo wastes NO TIME AT ALL pic.twitter.com/T8m41frcOT
— A. Z. Forеman: Seriоus Philology, Silly Bеhаvior (@azforeman) April 6, 2021
13. Let’s KEEP THIS ENERGY.
https://twitter.com/RakhelSilverman/status/1379254708083302406?s=20
14. Yes, Jews crashed Duolingo.
https://twitter.com/tashakaminsky/status/1379233565712453633?s=20
15. Brb see you when I’m fluent.
how do I tell my job that I need a week off to focus exclusively on learning yiddish on duolingo
— kosher kaiman (@queerhellcat) April 6, 2021
16. Okay, for all the jokes, we are thankful!
https://twitter.com/klezmerwitch/status/1379407121104609289?s=20
17. LADINO NEXT!!
https://twitter.com/M0sheAdam/status/1379469044101812225?s=20
18. And let’s end on a genuine note: Mazel tov to everyone who is starting their Yiddish journey. We’re cheering you on!
https://twitter.com/KosherLena/status/1379260540258676746
