Hebrew/Questions
< Hebrew
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
Interogative[edit | edit source]
מִי -- who mee Hebrew/Aleph-Bet5
מָה -- what Hebrew/Aleph-Bet3, Hebrew/Aleph-Bet4
אֵיפֹה — where (interogative) ey-fo
מָתֵי — when (interogative) ma-tay
מַדוּעַ — why (interogative) ma-du-ah
אֵיךְ — how (interogative) eykh
לָמָה — what for (interogative) la-ma
כַּמָּה — how much or how (interogative) ka-ma
Pronoun[edit | edit source]
זֶה — this (pronoun) ze
zot (f.s.) Elay (m. or s. plural)
Verb[edit | edit source]
עָלָה — cost (verb) a-la
Adverb[edit | edit source]
כֵּן — yes (adverb) kayn
לֹא — no (adverb) lo
Sentences[edit | edit source]
To ask how much an item costs, say:
?כַּמָּה זֶה עָלָה — How much does this cost? (question) 'Kamah (KAH-mah) zeh oleh (OH-leh)?
A common shorthand is:
?כּמה זה
Kamah zeh? = How much is this?
If you are pointing at a specific item, say a radio, you might say:
?כּמה הרדיוֹ
Kamah haradio (ha-RAH-dee-yo)? = How much is the radio?
?מִי הִיא -- Who is she?