וורט

[Ali Smith]

שלום!

What does וורט mean and how is it pronounced?

Context:

גדליה, אין לך איזה וורט? משהו שירומם את הרוח קצת?

תודה!

 

[Drink]

It's "vort", and it comes from Yiddish, where it literally meant "word" (and is related to this English word). But it has a more specific meaning in Yiddish, which is the one borrowed into Hebrew. It means "a short speech/talk/tidbit about the Torah".