# Farshtey: Understand Yiddish — Read a sicha in the original

> Read a sicha in the original (iPhone/iPad app by Shmuel Kravetz.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/farshtey-understand-yiddish/id6818002680 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Shmuel Kravetz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6818002682)
- Category: Education, Games, Trivia
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 27 MB
- Languages: Hebrew
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-26

## What is Farshtey?

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. Tap any word to see what it means right here, with its dictionary form and type (Yiddish, Lashon Hakodesh, phrase). Every sentence also has a translation of the whole sentence. • Play — then a short game makes sure you understood: the same passage, without translations. Choose what each word means, 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.

A Reading chapter, for anyone who doesn't yet read Yiddish fluently: • In Yiddish the vowels are letters: אָ, ע, י, וי, יי. The vowel table shows the matching niqqud for each one. • "How is it read?" — choose how a word from the sicha is read. After a mistake you get a hint and another try. • Four stages: single vowels, combinations, long words, and sentences from the sicha with Lashon Hakodesh in Chabad pronunciation.

Stars, points and ranks: • Up to three stars for each passage, by how well you understood it. • +10 points for each correct answer, −2 for a wrong one. Points add up from every game, replays too. • Eight ranks, from Copper through Silver and Gold up to Diamond. • A streak of study days, a daily goal of one passage, and a Hebrew learning calendar of the days you learned. • Sharing: after a passage, send friends an image of your result.

Built for learners: • A daily reminder at the time you choose — can be turned off. • Shabbos and Yom Tov — no notifications or reminders on Shabbos and Yom Tov, based on your city's times. Your streak counts study days and never breaks on Shabbos, Yom Tov, Erev Shabbos or the holidays. • 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.

## Is Farshtey safe?

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## Is Farshtey legit?

Farshtey: Understand Yiddish has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Farshtey is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.26 — 2026-10-25

• New sicha: Shabbos Parshas Vayeira 5751 — 25 passages, every word and sentence translated (draft)
• Each sicha has its own path: choose a sicha from the "Sichos" list, and home opens on the last one you studied
• At the end of each sicha — "You finished the sicha!" and on to the next

### 1.0.20 — 2026-10-21

No release notes.

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