Farshtey: Understand Yiddish

Farshtey ("understand" in Yiddish) teaches you to read a sicha in the original — and understand it.

The sicha is divided into short passages. Each passage has two steps: • Study — read the passage. Every Yiddish word is marked; tap it to see what it means right here, in context. • Play — the same passage, without translations. Choose what each word means, build points and a streak, and finish with a comprehension question on the whole passage.

Each passage you pass unlocks the next, along a path of 24 passages to the end of the sicha. The first sicha: Shabbos Parshas Bereishis 5752.

Built for learners: • Shabbos and Yom Tov - no reminders, based on your city's times. Your streak counts study days and never breaks on Shabbos. • No ads, no sign-up, no data collection. Everything stays on your device. • Hebrew or English interface; the sicha itself is always right-to-left. • Gentle kalimba and wood sounds, and a tune that builds with every correct answer in a row — can be turned off. • Dark mode, and large, comfortable text.

Recent changes:
• New: a Reading chapter — learn to read the Yiddish vowel letters, with 171 words from the sicha
• Every word with niqqud and a literal meaning
• A guided tour the first time you open the app
• Share your result as an image