vadai / ודאי

Pronunciation: vah-DAI
Definition: Certainly.
Example: “Vadai that’s true.”
Origin: Hebrew/Aramaic
Also spelled: vaday

vort / וואָרט

Pronunciation: VORT
Definition: Short Torah thought.
Example: “I heard a beautiful vort.”
Origin: Yiddish
Also spelled: vert

vus iz pshat / וואָס איז פשט

Pronunciation: VOOS iz PSHAHT
Definition: What does it mean?
Example: “Vus iz pshat in this Gemara?”
Origin: Yiddish/Yeshivish
Also spelled: vos iz pshat

yamim noraim / ימים נוראים

Pronunciation: yah-MEEM noh-rah-EEM
Definition: High Holy Days.
Example: “Before the Yamim Noraim…”
Origin: Hebrew