how to say “excuses” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-1.m4a” /]הֲכִי טוֹב, הַטּוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר, הַמֵּיטָב If you look closely at the three expressions above for the best, you’ll find the word טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-2.m4a” /] – good – in all of them, in some form. Each of these expressions is useful in different contexts: הכי טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-3.m4a” /] is an everyday expression, for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/המיטב-4.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /]אֵרוּעַ The Hebrew word for event – אירוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-1.m4a” /] – comes from the Aramic verb ארע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-2.m4a” /] – happened: an event is something that takes place, and then it’s over. Like in English, אירוע can refer to an event geological, digital, or one that people gather to take part in. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/אירוע-3.m4a” /]מאוד…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]לְפַנּוֹת מָקוֹם To clear something – to remove it – is לפנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]דוד, שכחת לפנות את השולחן! David, you forgot to clear the table! So to clear space for someone or something – to make room or to give way – is לפנות מקום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/לפנות-מקום-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…