היא רוצה להזמין רק כמה אורחים, כדי שהמסיבה תהיה קטנה ושקטה.

In unpointed Hebrew spelling, רוצה is written the same for both masculine singular and feminine singular.

• הוא רוצה = he wants (pronounced rotse)
• היא רוצה = she wants (pronounced rotsa)

So the subject היא tells you this should be understood as she wants, even though the spelling of רוצה does not change.

להזמין is the infinitive, meaning to invite here.

Hebrew often uses:

• רוצה + infinitive = wants to ...

So:

• היא רוצה להזמין = she wants to invite

The ל־ at the beginning is the normal infinitive marker, roughly like English to.

Yes. להזמין can also mean to order in some contexts, such as ordering food or a taxi.

For example:

• להזמין אורחים = to invite guests
• להזמין פיצה = to order pizza

So the object tells you which meaning is intended. Here, because the object is אורחים (guests), the meaning is clearly invite.

It means only a few guests or just some guests.

Breakdown:

• רק = only / just
• כמה = some / several / a few
• אורחים = guests

So the phrase suggests a small, non-specific number of guests.

No. כמה can mean different things depending on context.

• In a question, it often means how many / how much
• In a statement, it can mean some / several / a few

Here it is not a question, so כמה אורחים means some guests or a few guests, not how many guests?

Because את is used before a definite direct object, and כמה אורחים is indefinite.

Compare:

• היא מזמינה את האורחים = She invites the guests (specific guests)
• היא מזמינה כמה אורחים = She invites some guests (not specific)

Since כמה אורחים is not definite, את is not used.

כדי ש־ means so that or in order that.

It introduces a purpose clause:

• היא רוצה להזמין רק כמה אורחים, כדי שהמסיבה תהיה קטנה ושקטה
• She wants to invite only a few guests, so that the party will be small and quiet

This is very common in Hebrew when you explain the purpose of an action.

Because this part has its own full clause and its own subject: המסיבה.

A useful contrast:

• כדי + infinitive when you just have to do something
  • היא באה כדי לעזור = She came to help
• כדי ש־ + clause when you say so that ...
  • היא מזמינה מעט אנשים כדי שהמסיבה תהיה שקטה = She invites few people so that the party will be quiet

Here, the party is the subject of the second clause, so כדי ש־ is the natural structure.

תהיה is the future form of להיות (to be) for feminine singular.

• dictionary verb: להיות = to be
• future, feminine singular: תהיה = she/it will be

Since מסיבה (party) is a feminine singular noun, Hebrew uses תהיה:

• המסיבה תהיה = the party will be

After כדי ש־, Hebrew commonly uses the future to express an intended result or goal.

Because they describe המסיבה, and מסיבה is a feminine singular noun.

Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number

So:

• masculine singular: קטן, שקט
• feminine singular: קטנה, שקטה

Since מסיבה is feminine singular, the sentence uses:

• קטנה ושקטה = small and quiet

It is really two parts written together:

• ש־ = that / so that
• המסיבה = the party

So:

• שהמסיבה = that the party / so that the party

In Hebrew, short prefixes like ש־, ו־, ב־, ל־, and כ־ are attached directly to the following word.

Yes, but only in the present tense.

For example:

• המסיבה קטנה ושקטה = The party is small and quiet

There is no separate word for is in the present tense.

But in the future (and past), Hebrew does use forms of להיות:

• המסיבה תהיה קטנה ושקטה = The party will be small and quiet

So here תהיה is necessary.

Yes. This is a very natural Hebrew sentence.

The structure is:

• היא רוצה להזמין = she wants to invite
• רק כמה אורחים = only a few guests
• כדי ש... = so that...
• המסיבה תהיה קטנה ושקטה = the party will be small and quiet

So the sentence flows in a normal Hebrew way: action first, then purpose.