להגיש מסמכים לוויזה
“להגיש מסמכים לוויזה” (легиш мсмахим ла-виза) — to apply for a visa in Hebrew. Phrase, level B1. The verb lehagish — to submit — you have already submitted with an application and a complaint: lehagish bakasha, lehagish tluna. Hebrew submits the application — and the papers go as attachments. In a live sentence: “אני מגיש מסמכים לוויזה היום.” — I am applying for a visa today. Written with the characters ל, ה, ג, י, ש, מ, ס, מ, כ, י, ל, ו…
In short
| Written in Hebrew | להגיש מסמכים לוויזה |
| Read in Latin letters | легиш мсмахим ла-виза |
| Translation | to apply for a visa |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
The verb lehagish — to submit — you have already submitted with an application and a complaint: lehagish bakasha, lehagish tluna. Hebrew submits the application — and the papers go as attachments
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- אני מגיש מסמכים לוויזה היום.ани магиш мсмахим ла-виза ха-йом.I am applying for a visa today.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to apply for a visa” in Hebrew?
«להגיש מסמכים לוויזה», read “легиш мсмахим ла-виза”. In a live sentence: “אני מגיש מסמכים לוויזה היום.” — I am applying for a visa today. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ל, ה, ג, י, ש, מ, ס, מ, כ, י, ל, ו…
How is “להגיש מסמכים לוויזה” written in Latin letters?
легиш мсмахим ла-виза. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The verb lehagish — to submit — you have already submitted with an application and a complaint: lehagish bakasha, lehagish tluna. Hebrew submits the application — and the papers go as attachments. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.