It is also possible to bewitch items to become unaffected from this charm, as is the case with most bought goods. It is, however, possible to move a creature by summoning things they are wearing or holding. Notes: The Summoning Charm is unable to directly summon exceptionally large targets such as buildings, or living creatures (except for Flobberworms which aren't considered to be worth summoning). The twins used it to summon their brooms from Dolores Umbridge's officeĮtymology: The Latin word accio means 'I call' or 'I summon'. Molly Weasley used it to get the twins' candy. Also, in the Battle of the Seven Potters Harry summoned Hagrid when he fell. Seen/Mentioned: Harry Potter summoned his broom to complete the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994, and to summon the Portkey to escape Voldemort and the Death Eaters in the Little Hangleton graveyard in 1995. The caster doesn't necessarily need to know the location of the target if they say the name of the object to be summoned, such as when Hermione Granger summoned some books from Dumbledore's office simply by saying 'Accio Horcrux books!' while in Gryffindor Tower. This spell needs thought behind it, and the object must be clear in the casters mind before trying to summon it. It is able to summon objects in direct line of sight of the caster, as well as things out of view, by calling the object aloud after the incantation (unless the spell is casted nonverbally). Pronunciation: Various, including: AK-ee-oh or AK-see-oh, AK-see-oh, AS-see-oh (US), and AT-chee-oh (Anglo-Catholic pronunciation)ĭescription: Summons an object towards the caster. “The museum was so quiet, you could easily hear the slightest shushkeh from two rooms away.A Aberto Type: Charm Pronunciation: Ah-bare-toh Description: A spell used to open doors. Shushkeh (SHOOSH-keh, with the “oo” pronounced as in “book”): This Yiddish word for “whisper” literally sounds like what it means. “Even though he’s kind of cheap, my shtub-mensch is a real mensch.” English already uses “ mensch” to describe a good, decent person., so why not give it an upgrade?

Shtub-mensch (SHTOOB-mensh, with the “oo” pronounced as in “book”): The literal translation of shtub-mensch is room- or house-person, but is used to mean roommate. “Would you like the last cheese blintz, Zissele?” Zissele (ZISS-uh-leh) Use this term of endearment instead of the blander ‘”sweetie,” “sugar” or similar English words. Make sure to put some attitude behind it! (Some self-righteous fist-shaking, perhaps?) It’s already a sentence use it when your buttons have been pushed too far. Veren zol fun dir a blintsa (VEHR-en zol fun DEER ah BLIN-tseh): Yelling this at someone who cuts you off is more entertaining than using more off-color language since you’re telling the offender that they should turn into a blintz! “I often find myself wishing I still had my old Trapper Keeper ringlheft.” It refers to a three-ring binder and is definitely an attention-grabber. Ringlheft (RIN-gul-heft) This is hands-down my favorite word in Yiddish. “The band usually puts on a great performance, but last night’s show was nit azoy ay-ay-ay.” Nit azoy ay-ay-ay (NEET ah-ZOY aye-aye-aye the “ay” should be pronounced like the pronoun “I”): This phrase means ‘”not that great.” “Just one more hour of this malokhe and I get to head home!” Malokhe (mah-LOH-kheh): This is a word borrowed from Hebrew, and it means work. “My mom must put a pound of butter in her kashe-bulbe, but it’s so good I don’t care!” Kashe-Bulbe (KAH-sheh BOOL-beh): Want to expand your culinary Yiddish beyond kreplach and kugel? Kashe-Bulbe means mashed potatoes, and is more fun to say than its English equivalent.

“Pull up your britches your unterzakhn are showing!” Unterzakhn is also the title of a graphic novel by Leela Corman.

(OON-ter-zakhn) Literally “under-things,” unterzakhn refers to undergarments.

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