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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Hebrew Survival Phrases, brought to you by HebrewPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Israel. You'll be surprised at how far a little Hebrew will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Survival Phrases Lesson 10 - Apologies |
| In today's lesson, we will cover phrases we use for apologizing. Now, as you haven't quite mastered Hebrew, it's probably very prudent to go over the phrases for apologizing as they just might come in handy. |
| We'll start with "I'm sorry," which in Hebrew for a male speaker, is אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitztaer. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitztaer. Now, let's hear it again, אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitztaer. For a female speaker, it is אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret. Let's break it down by syllable, אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret. Now, let's hear it again, אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret. |
| Please note that we use אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitztaer (for a male speaker) and אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret (for a female speaker) in the formal level of speech. |
| Talking to a friend, thus changing to the informal level of speech, you will use סְלִיחָה, Slicha. Let's break it down by syllable, סְלִיחָה, Slicha. Now, let's hear it again, סְלִיחָה, Slicha. |
| We use סְלִיחָה, Slicha and אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitzta'er (for a male speaker) and אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret (for a female speaker) when you might have said or done something offensive, wrong, or embarrassing. Note that we ALSO use סְלִיחָה, Slicha as "excuse me." Use this when you are trying to work your way through a crowd, at the subway station for instance, or when you are trying to get someone's attention in a store, or asking for directions. |
| Now, what if someone says סְלִיחָה, Slicha to you after they have done something wrong and you want to respond "No problem" or "It doesn't matter." In this case, the proper response should be זֶה בְּסֵדֶר, Ze beseder, which literally means, "It's nothing." סְלִיחָה, Slicha Let's break it down by syllable, סְלִיחָה, Slicha. Now, let's hear it again, סְלִיחָה, Slicha. |
| Ok, to close out today's lesson, we would like you to practice what you have just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so בְּהַצְלָחָה, Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "I'm sorry/Excuse me." (male speaker) - אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר, Ani mitztaer. |
| "I'm sorry/Excuse me." (female speaker) - אֲנִי מִצְטַעֶרֶת, Ani mitztaeret. |
| "I'm sorry/Excuse me." - סְלִיחָה, Slicha. |
| "No problem/It doesn't matter." - זֶה בְּסֵדֶר, Ze beseder. |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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