זה בסדר אם את מאחרת כמה דקות; אני בכל מקרה עוד בבית.

Yes. זה בסדר is a very common Hebrew expression meaning it’s okay, that’s fine, or no problem.

Literally:

• זה = this / it
• בסדר = okay / alright / in order

So word-for-word it is something like this is okay, but in natural English you usually translate it as it’s okay.

Hebrew often uses זה in this kind of general statement, where English uses it.

Because in present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted.

So:

• זה בסדר = It is okay
• אני בבית = I am at home
• את מאחרת = You are late / You’re running late

Hebrew does have forms of to be in the past and future, but in the present tense you normally leave it out.

Yes. את is you when speaking to one female.

So:

• את מאחרת = you (to a woman) are late / will be late
• אתה מאחר = you (to a man) are late / will be late

This sentence is specifically addressed to a female listener.

That is very normal in Hebrew. The present form can often be used for a near-future situation, especially when the meaning is obvious from context.

So אם את מאחרת כמה דקות can mean:

• if you’re a few minutes late
• if you happen to be a few minutes late
• if you arrive a few minutes late

Hebrew often uses the present tense where English might prefer a future-like meaning.

מאחרת comes from the verb לאחר / איחר, meaning to be late or to delay.

In this sentence, את מאחרת means:

• you’re late
• you’re running late
• you arrive late

Because the sentence says כמה דקות (a few minutes), the idea is specifically:

• if you’re a few minutes late
• if you arrive a few minutes late

Here אם means if.

So:

• אם את מאחרת כמה דקות = if you’re a few minutes late

Hebrew אם can sometimes also mean whether, depending on the sentence, but here it is clearly conditional: if.

Here it means a few minutes.

Although כמה can literally mean how many, it also often means some / a few, depending on context.

So:

• כמה דקות = a few minutes not
• how many minutes?

If it were a question, the intonation or punctuation would make that clear:

• כמה דקות? = How many minutes?

But in this sentence, it is simply a few minutes.

בכל מקרה means in any case, anyway, or at any rate.

Literally:

• ב־ = in
• כל = every
• מקרה = case

So literally it is in every case, but in natural English:

• בכל מקרה = anyway / in any case

In this sentence, it softens and reassures:

• I’m still at home anyway
• In any case, I’m still at home

Here עוד means still.

So:

• אני עוד בבית = I’m still at home

This is a very common use of עוד. Depending on context, עוד can also mean:

• more
• another
• yet / still

In this sentence, still is the correct meaning.

Because בבית means at home / in the house, while הביתה means homeward / to home.

Compare:

• אני בבית = I am at home
• אני הולך הביתה = I am going home

So in your sentence, the speaker is describing their location, not movement:

• אני בכל מקרה עוד בבית = I’m still at home anyway

The word order is natural, but Hebrew word order can be somewhat flexible.

This version:

• אני בכל מקרה עוד בבית means
• I’m still at home anyway

You may also hear slightly different orders, such as:

• אני עוד בבית בכל מקרה
• בכל מקרה אני עוד בבית

The emphasis changes a little, but the basic meaning stays similar. The original sentence sounds natural and conversational.

The semicolon separates two closely related thoughts:

1. זה בסדר אם את מאחרת כמה דקות
2. אני בכל מקרה עוד בבית

In English, you might also write this with a comma or a dash, depending on style:

• It’s okay if you’re a few minutes late; I’m still at home anyway.
• It’s okay if you’re a few minutes late, I’m still at home anyway.
• It’s okay if you’re a few minutes late — I’m still at home anyway.

So the semicolon is mostly a punctuation choice showing that the second part explains or supports the first.

Yes, but you would need masculine forms.

To one man:

• זה בסדר אם אתה מאחר כמה דקות; אני בכל מקרה עוד בבית.

Changes:

• את → אתה
• מאחרת → מאחר

Everything else stays the same.

Yes, very common. It is a useful pattern for saying it’s okay if... or it’s fine if...

Examples:

• זה בסדר אם את עייפה.
  It’s okay if you’re tired.
• זה בסדר אם אתה בא קצת יותר מאוחר.
  It’s okay if you come a little later.
• זה בסדר אם תשאל.
  It’s okay if you ask.

So this sentence uses a very practical everyday structure.

It sounds natural and conversational. A native speaker could definitely say it.

The tone is reassuring and casual:

• It’s okay if you’re a few minutes late; I’m still at home anyway.

It sounds like someone telling another person not to worry about arriving slightly late.