how to say “to complete” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 16, 2022May 13, 2022

To complete something or someone is להשלים
, a הפעיל verb.

For example:

בעוד שבועיים נשלים את הפרוייקט.

In two weeks we’ll complete the project.

and

את משלימה אותי.

You (a female) complete me.

להשלים comes from the same root as שלום
– peace, which brings about a sense of completion.

how to say “to protect” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 19, 2011November 7, 2018

לְהָגֵן We need your feedback! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Today was the first of what’s known in Jewish circles as the “three weeks.” These mark the three weeks of Jerusalem’s impending destruction twice in Biblical and Classical history. They say that the second…

how to say “bathtub” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 13, 2022February 11, 2022

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ByAmi Steinberger December 9, 2010November 6, 2018

I’m reading a book written by a cousin of my grandmother’s, who was among those in Budapest that helped rescue Jews during the Holocaust. One of the missions he participated in was smuggling Jews across the Romanian border to safety, on their way to אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל (EH-rets yees-rah-EL) – the Land of Israel. …

for Holocaust Day – “pain”

ByAmi Steinberger April 11, 2010November 5, 2018

כאב In Level 1 of Ulpan La-Inyan we teach the verb, it hurts (זֶה כּוֹאֵב – zeh koh-EHV). The word for ache or pain is כְּאֵב (keh-EHV). Holocaust Day (today), or יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה (yohm hah-shoh-AH) in Hebrew (means literally, the day of the disaster or conflagration), is a יוֹם כְּאֵב לְאוּמִי (yohm keh-EHV le-oo-MEE) – a…

how to say “folk tale” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 21, 2022March 17, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]סִיפּוּר עֲמָמִי The Hebrew word for story or tale is סיפור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]אבא, ספר לנו סיפור! Dad, tell us a story! A folk tale is סיפור עממי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /], where עממי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /] is related to the word עם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /] – people or nation. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/סיפור-עממי-#.m4a” /]ספק אם זה…

another way of saying “food for thought” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 28, 2012October 31, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? חֹמֶר לְמַחְשָׁבָה Check out our spring courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat Deadline to save 200 shekels April 1! The last entry presented a Hebrew equivalent for the English expression, food for thought – נְקֻדָּה לְמַחְשָׁבָה (neh-koo-DAH leh-mahkh-shah-VAH) – literally, a point for thought. I realized later that there…

To complete something or someone is להשלים, a הפעיל verb.