Lesson 148: Expressing Regret and Hindsight
Reflecting on the past calls for the conditional and a few set phrases. These let you voice regret with nuance. Tap any line to hear it.
Regret
חֲבָל שֶׁלֹּא עָשִׂיתִי אֶת זֶה.
chaval shelo asiti et ze.
It’s a shame I didn’t do it.
הָיִיתִי צָרִיךְ לַחְשֹׁב עַל זֶה קֹדֶם.
hayiti tsarich lachshov al ze kodem.
I should have thought about it earlier.
Hindsight
בְּדִיעֲבַד, זֹאת הָיְתָה טָעוּת.
bedi’avad, zot hayta ta’ut.
In hindsight, it was a mistake.
אִם הָיִיתִי יוֹדֵעַ, הָיִיתִי פּוֹעֵל אַחֶרֶת.
im hayiti yodea, hayiti poel acheret.
Had I known, I would have acted differently.
Making peace with it
אֵין טַעַם לְהִצְטַעֵר עַכְשָׁו.
ein taam lehitstaer achshav.
There’s no point regretting it now.
לְפָחוֹת לָמַדְתִּי מִזֶּה.
lefachot lamadti mize.
At least I learned from it.