| Vint | Winds |
| 4 Tsofn | North |
| 4 Dorem | South |
| 4 Mizrakh | East |
| 4 Mayrev | West |
| Drakonen | Dragons |
| There are 3 kinds of dragons | |
| 4 Royte Drakon | Red Dragon |
| 4 Grine Drakon | Green Dragon |
| 4 Zeyf oder Vays | Soap or whites (also is used as zero) |
| 8 Blimen | Flowers |
| 8 Zhokers | Jokers |
| 4 Pintlekh | Dots |
| 4 Bambu | Bams |
| 4 Shpaltn | Cracks |
| Oysdrukn | Expressions |
| Pasn di Drakonen | Matching Dragons |
| Shpaltz mit royte Drakonen | Cracks with Reds |
| Pintlekh mit vayse Drakonen | Dots with Whites |
| Bambu mit grine Drakonen | Bams with Greens |
| Lomir shpiln | Let’s play |
| Di shpilers | The players |
| Di baleboste | The hostess |
| Tsumish di kakhlen | Mix the tiles |
| Makh a vant | Make a wall |
| Mir shpiln umzeygerdik | We play counter-clockwise |
| Nem a kakhl | Take a tile |
| Varf avek | Discard |
| A Por | A Pair |
| Pung: Dray zelbe kakhlen | Pung: 3 like tiles |
| Kong: Fir zelbe kakhlen | Kong: 4 like tiles |
| Makh a to’es | Make a mistake |
| Vart a minut | Wait a minute |
| Ikh vil dos | I want that |
| Varfl | Dice |
| Zeyf | Soap |
Last Updated on 4/3/09
By PHILIP "FISHL" KUTNER