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Lesson 3

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Vocabulary

English = Hebrew

Question words

Where (is)? = Eifo? ?איפה
Where to? = Le'an? ?לאן
Where from? = Me'ayin? ?מאין*


Particles

The = Ha... ...ה (definite article) Prefixes to the word it is modifying
And = Ve... ...ו Prefixes to the word it is modifying
To = Le... ...ל Prefixes to the word it is modifying
From = Mi... ...מ Prefixes to the word it is modifying
In = Be... ...ב Prefixes to the word it is modifying
That = She... ...ש Prefixes to the first word in the clause it is modifying


Nouns

restaurant = Mis'ada מסעדה
hotel = Malon מלון
restroom = Sherutim שרותים (literally means "services")
street = Rehov רחוב
England = Angliya אנגליה
Germany = Germanya גרמניה
Israel = Yisrael ישראל
Australia = Ostraliya אוסטרליה
United States = Artsot ha-brit ארצות הברית
U.S.A. = (written abbreviation) ארה"ב (Pronounced Arhav - Though seldom used in speech)


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Footnote

• Although Me'ain (where from) is taught in a lot of textbooks, it is rarely used in daily speech. instead, the word used is Me'eifo (מאיפה).

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Usage

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Exercises

How would you say the following in Hebrew?

1. Where are you from?
2. Where is the restaurant?
3. How are you? (Review from lesson 1.)
4. Where is a restroom? (This is useful and important question for travelers. Note: The English word "a" is not translated, so the question translates word for word as "Where is restroom?")

Use the word 'Eifo' (אֵיפֹה) for "where is":

Eifo hashirutim? "Where is the restroom?" איפה השרותים?‏

Eifo hamisadah? "Where is the restaurant?" איפה המסעדה?‏

Eifo hamalon? "Where is the hotel?" איפה המלון?‏

Eifo r'chov ben-y'hudah? "Where is Ben-Yehuda street?" איפה רחוב בּן-יהודה?‏

Eifo y'rushalayim? "Where is Jerusalem?" איפה ירושלים?‏