גרינג
gring/ɡʁɪŋɡ/
The Yiddish word for easy is גרינג (gring).
גרינג is an adjective used to describe something that requires little skill or effort.
Meaning: requiring little skill or effort (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gring and the IPA is /ɡʁɪŋɡ/.
Did you know?
- The word גרינג shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'wring', as both likely trace back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to squeeze'.
- While גרינג means 'easy' in Yiddish, its close relative in modern German, 'gering', usually means 'small' or 'insignificant' rather than 'simple'.
- Yiddish often uses the word לייכט for 'easy' when referring to something that is not difficult, while גרינג can imply that something is 'trifling' or 'lowly'.
Examples in context
- זײַן אַרבעט איז גרינג.His job is easy.This sentence shows how to use גרינג to describe a person's job.Tatoeba #13575093 by rul, translation #13559839 by rul
- זייער אַרבעט איז גרינג.Their job is easy.This sentence shows how to use גרינג to describe a group's job.Tatoeba #13575095 by rul, translation #13559836 by rul
- צי איז פֿראַנצייזיש גרינג?Is French easy?This sentence shows how to use גרינג when asking if a language is easy.Tatoeba #8916340 by shekitten, translation #6358451 by CK
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Example conversation
Sarah and Berl are studying for a test.
- שרה Saraאיז דער טעסט גרינג?Iz der test gring?Is the test easy?
- בערל Berelיא, עס איז זייער גרינג.Ya, es iz zeyer gring.Yes, it is very easy.
- שרה Saraאיך בין גליקלעך צו הערן.Ikh bin gliklekh tsu hern.I am happy to hear that.
- בערל Berelדו וועסט עס מאכן גרינג!Du vest es makhn gring!You will make it easy!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “easy” translations and entries גרינג, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries גרינג, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
