how to say “can’t complain” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-1.m4a” /]אֵין תְּלוּנוֹת
If you’ve been in Israel long enough, you certainly know the word for to complain – להתלונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-2.m4a” /]. This word too goes as far back as Biblical Hebrew.
A modern example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-3.m4a” /]הוא לא מפסיק להתלונן.
He doesn’t stop complaining.
A complaint – both formal (to the police, for example) or informal – is a תלונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-4.m4a” /]:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-5.m4a” /]היא הגישה תלונה למשטרה.
She filed a complaint with the police.
But if you’d like instead to express that things are going well, you might say:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אין-תלונות-1.m4a” /]אין תלונות!
I can’t complain!
Literally, that’s there are no complaints.
