Dreydl
Der os vos heyst me zol nemen gornisht
The letter that means you take nothing
Nun
Kukhn fun kartofl
Cakes from potatoes
Latkes
Di tsol fun likhtelakh in a khanuke-lempl
The number of candles in a menorah
Nayn
Nine
Der taytsh fun vort "khanuke"
The meaning of the word "Hanukkah"
Dedication
Di tsol fun teg fun yontef khanuke
The number of days of Hanukkah
Akht
Eight
Der os vos heyst me zol nemen halb
The letter that means you take half
Hey
Me preglt latkes dermit
You fry latkes with this
Der boyml - cooking oil
Dos shmalts - chicken fat
Dos likhtl vos helft di andere likhtelakh
The candle that helps the other candles
Shames
Di brokhe vos me makht di ershte nakht
The blessing you say on the first night
Shehekheyonu
Di familye vos hot ongefirt dem ufshtand
The family that lead the revolt
Di makabim
The Maccabees
Der os vos heyst me zol nemen gants
The letter that means you take everything
Gimel
A gebeks mit eyngemakhts
A pastry with jam
Sufganiyot OR Pontshkes
Jelly Donuts
Di rikhtung vos me shtelt di likhtelakh
The direction you place the candles
Fun rekhts af links
From right to left
A khidesh oder iberrashung fun Got
A suprise or wonder from God
Der Nes
Miracle
Der beyzer yevonisher kenig
The evil Greek king
Antyokhes
Antiochus
Der os vos heyst me zol araynshteln
The letter that means you put in
Shin
An ander vort far latke
Another word for latke
Dos khremzl - Chremsel
Di rikhtung vos me tsindt on di likhtelakh
The direction that you light the candles
Fun links af rekhts
From left to right
Der taytsh fun der kirtsung Nun-Gimel-Hey-Shin
The meaning of abbreviation Nun-Gimel-Hey-Shin
Nes Gadol Hayo Sham
A great miracle happened there
Di date fun khanuke in luekh
The Hebrew date for Hanukkah
Der finf un tsvanstiker fun Kislev
The 25th of Kislev
Alte dreydlakh zenen gemakht derfun
Old-time dreydls are made from this
Dos blay
Lead
In mitl-elter makht men latkes dermit
In Middle Ages, latkes were made from this
Der kez
Cheese
Di tsol likhtelakh in a alteglekhe menore
The number of candles in regular candelabra
Zibn
Seven
Di shtot fun der ershter khanuke
The city of the first Hanukkah
Yerushelayim
Jerusalem
Dos yor fun der ershter khanuke
The year of the first Hanukkah
165 BCE - Regular Calendar
3597 Hebrew Calendar