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Pretty sure it has to “oy vey”. It’s also a good example: it’s easy to understand for me because in German, “oh weh!” is a very common phrase.
by ManuelKiessling 2y ago
Pretty sure it has to “oy vey”.
It’s also a good example: it’s easy to understand for me because in German, “oh weh!” is a very common phrase.
- woodruffw 2y ago“Veh” is an attested but less common spelling, so it doesn’t have to be “vey.” (The “official” YIVO transliterations are not widely used, in practice.)