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Streetwise Hebrew

#28 Sorry isn't the hardest word

Streetwise Hebrew

TLV1 Studios

Israel, Tlv1, Religion & Spirituality, Language Learning, Education, Language, Judaism, Hebrew, Streetwise

4.9988 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2014

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

We Israelis may not be the most polite people in the world, but from time to time even we say “I’m sorry” and “excuse me.” How do you say it in Hebrew? And what can you answer back? And how is it all connected to Korean? Listen and find out.

Listen to the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon

New Words and Expressions:

Slicha – Forgiveness – סליחה

Sole’ach, solachat – Forgiving – סולח, סולחת

“Slichot” wikipedia

Slach/Slechi li – Excuse me – סלח לי / סלחי לי

“Slicha al shepagati bach” – Sorry for hurting you – סליחה על שפגעתי בך

“Slicha she-lo hikshavti” – Sorry I didn’t listen – סליחה שלא הקשבתי

“Ma-ze slicha”- I’m so sorry – מה-זה סליחה

Mamash slicha – So sorry – ממש סליחה

Slicha she-ani hai – “Sorry for being alive” – סליחה שאני חי

Slicha she-ani noshem – “Sorry for breathing” – סליחה שאני נושם

Levakash slicha – To ask for forgiveness, to say you’re sorry – לבקש סליחה

“Halachti levakesh slicha” – I went to say I am sorry – הלכתי לבקש סליחה

“Ve-at mitstaeret” – And you (f.) are sorry – ואת מצטערת

Lehitsta’er – To be sorry – להצטער

Tsa’ar – Regret, sadness – צער

Ani mitztaer al… – I am sorry for… – אני מצטער על

“Ze beseder” – It’s ok – זה בסדר

Shtuyot – Nonsense – שטויות

Lo kara klum – Nothing happened – לא קרה כלום

Salachti – I have forgiven – סלחתי

“Tagidi salachti” – Just say “I’ve forgiven” – תגידי סלחתי

Playlist and Clips:

Peer Tasi – Slicha (lyrics)

Ariel Zilber – Betty Bam (lyrics)

Gazoz – Roni (lyrics)

Liran Aviv – Tagidi (lyrics)

Zazim, ep. 18

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is T.L. V. 1.

0:10.0

Street-wise Hebrew.

0:12.0

Chalo, it's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew. Shalom, it's me a guy from Street-wise Hebrew.

0:15.0

Slicha,

0:17.0

Al-Sha, forgiveness from the root Samich Lamadhet, who Salach, he has forgiven.

0:26.2

So, Solleach, Solachat are the present.

0:29.9

So it's a parallel verb.

0:31.3

Slicha behaves like ktiva. We hear the word Slicha around yom Kippu when many people ask for forgiveness

0:37.4

from their loved ones. Slichot is the plural. So forgiveness is. Yes, we've got something like it in Hebrew, and it's a religious term as well

0:45.8

because in the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, people pray and use

0:50.9

text they call Slichot and these are verses and prayers that ask

0:54.5

forgiveness from God. Slichah can be used for sorry but also for excuse me

0:59.5

slachly, slichyhili or silichili in Hebrew, but it sounds way to our cake, but just Slicha is fine as well.

1:07.6

So if you need to grab the attention of an air attendant, let's say, good luck with that,

1:11.6

you can just say Slicha, let's say good luck with that you can just say Sliha let's try again Sliha

1:16.5

probably he didn't hear me

1:18.3

Sliha can be used with either preposition al

1:21.9

sliha al shia-Gatibach,

1:25.0

Slica, or plus Shee.

1:28.0

Slica, shelohic shav di shema.

1:32.0

Slica al-Sha-Sha-Tibagh. Shilohhikhavti, shehahmah, sorry for hurting you.

1:36.8

Slicha Shilohik shavti.

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