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האַרציקhartzik meaning in Yiddish

heartfelt, warm, cordial · adjective

Also spelled in English: hartsik

Illustration for the Yiddish word hartzik

The word that turns a formal room into a living room. A hartzik thank-you lands differently.

אַ האַרציקע דאַנק פֿאַר דיין הילף.

“A heartfelt thanks for your help.”

When someone thanks you in a way that actually reaches you, that is hartzik.

Yiddish words for feelings and moods

Published 4 August 2026

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Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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