Streetwise Hebrew

#294 A Gazillion Stuffed Eggplants

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This is the second episode on the Hebrew word מלא (malé), meaning full. Derived from מלא is the slang word מלאנתלפים (malantalafim). What does it mean and how do we say “a stuffed eggplant”? Guy gives a full explanation.   Listen to the All-Hebrew Version of This Episode   New Words and Expressions: “Shesh-esré mal’u la-na’ar” – The boy has reached the age of 16 – שש עשרה מלאו לנער Mal’u + le-mishehu + age  Mal’u lo shloshim – He turned 30 – מלאו לו 30 Mal’u li arba’im – I turned 40 – מלאו לי 40 Mal’u la shesh – She turned six – מלאו לה שש Hu ben 40 – He is 40 – הוא בן 40 Hu chogeg 40 – He is celebrating 40 – הוא חוגג 40 Hu higi’a le-gil 40 – He reached the age of 40 – הוא הגיע לגיל 40 20 shana mal’u la-hatima al heskem ha-shalom im yarden – 20 years since the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan – 20 שנה מלאו לחתימה על הסכם השלום עם ירדן Memalé makom – Substitute, stand-in – ממלא מקום Lemalé – To fill – למלא Makom – place – מקום Lemalé tofes – To fill out a form – למלא טופס Temalé et ha-tofe