how to say “to complete” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 16, 2022May 13, 2022

לְהַשְׁלִים

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 do you say “to show up” in Hebrew? plus a thought from this week’s Torah portion

ByAmi Steinberger June 24, 2010November 5, 2018

להתיצב There are a few Hebrew verbs that can mean to show up. One is לְהוֹפִיע (le-hoh-FEE-ah), or literally, to appear. You’d use that one in the context of she showed up at the party – הִיא הוֹפִיעָה בַּמְּסִיבָּה (hee hoh-FEE-ah bah-meh-see-BAH). Another sense of “showing up” is he showed up at the (army)…

how to say “dairy products” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 26, 2016October 21, 2018

מוּצָרֵי חָלָב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-1.m4a” /] A product is a מוצר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-2.m4a” /], which comes from the root י.צ.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-3.m4a” /] meaning create. Thus a dairy product is מוצר חלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-4.m4a” /] (product of milk), while the plural dairy products is מוצרי חלב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מוצרי-חלב-5.m4a” /]הילד הזה אוהב לאכול רק מוצרי חלב. This boy likes eating only dairy…

how to say “profession” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 1, 2021July 29, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /]מִקְצוֹעַ, מִשְׁלַח יָד Hebrew has two terms for profession. The one that most people use in day-to-day conversation is מקצוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/משלח-יד-#.m4a” /]הוא צריך ללכת ללמוד מקצוע. He needs to go and learn a profession. מקצוע also refers to a school subject that is not necessarily vocational, such as language….

how to say “to take place” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 18, 2020February 15, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להתקיים-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְקַיֵּם Hebrew has several words for to take place, but the most generic and useful one is להתקיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להתקיים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להתקיים-#.m4a” /]מתי תתקיים ההרצאה? When will the lecture take place? להתקיים is a התפעל verb of the root ק.ו.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להתקיים-#.m4a” /] meaning standing or rising: something that takes place is as…

how to say “CPR” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger December 15, 2014October 23, 2018

הַחְיָאָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Even if you have no background in Hebrew, chances are you’ve heard the expression !לַחַיִּים listen and repeat before, meaning to life! To produce a word for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR, Modern Hebrew invokes a word related to לחיים, the active-causative verb לְהַחֲיוֹת listen and repeat – to…

daily video – how to say “to take shape” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 16, 2021November 15, 2021

To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...