Dictionary of Terms

al kol ponim

either way, from all perspectives

avada

of course

ayid

a Jew

azoy

really, so-so (sometimes a question)

aderaba

the opposite is true

bisel

a little

chashivus

immense

chaval

a waste

chaval al deovdin

we are saddened by the loss of a person/work

eppes

a little

farfaln

hopeless, irretrievable

farlozich

rely upon, rely on

ginoy

sure (derived from genau, German meaning exactly)

gishmak

delicious

grada

certainly, as a matter of fact

kol tov

all the best

lemaysa

in reality, practically speaking

lichoira

theoretically

mamesh

actually, actual, in actuality

maskim

agreed

punkt

precisely, exactly, so happens to be

punkt farr kert

just the opposite

shprach

enhancement

shtoch

affront (usually used to describe when one opinion proved the other wrong)