how to say “excuses” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-1.m4a” /]אֵיךְ הָיָה? In English, we say how was it? when inquiring about someone’s recent time at an event, a trip, etc. In Hebrew, the expression is ?איך היה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-1.m4a” /] – literally, how was? For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/איך-היה-2.m4a” /]מתי חזרתם מהטיול? איך היה? When did you guys come back from your (the) trip? How was it?…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-1.m4a” /]גִּיל הַזָּהָב When Israelis speak of גיל הזהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-1.m4a” /], they’re not referring to the heyday of an empire – that’s תור הזהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-2.m4a” /]. Rather, they’re talking about the age of retirement, called in English the golden years. They might also speak of הגיל השלישי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גיל-הזהב-3.m4a” /] – the third age (the first two are…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]בָּחוּר, בַּחוּרָה The Hebrew word for young man or guy is בחור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /], while his female counterpart is a בחורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/בחור-#.m4a” /]הוא בחור נבון ומכיל. He’s a wise and sensitive young man. Now, בחור and בחורה technically mean young man/woman, but they’ve been known to refer to a person…