Lesson 6 - question words
These are the most commonly used question words. Others, not mentioned here, are less common or seen mainly in literature.
English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
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who | mi | מי |
what | ma | מה |
when | ma-tai | מתי |
where | ei-fo | איפה |
why | la-ma | למה |
which (m.) | ei-ze | איזה |
which (f.) | ei-zo | איזו |
which (p.) | ei-lu | אילו |
how | eikh | איך |
how much/many | ka-ma | כמה |
English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
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Who’s there? | mi sham? | מי שם? |
Who can I talk to (here)? | im mi a-ni ya-khol le-da-ber (po)? | עם מי אני יכול לדבר [פה]? |
Who’s calling? (who's on the phone?) | mi ba-te-le-fon? | מי בטלפון? |
What is that? | ma ze? | מה זה? |
What time is it? | ma ha-sha-a? | מה השעה? |
What's up? | ma ha-ma-tsav? | מה המצב? |
When do they arrive? | ma-tai hem ma-gi-im? | מתי הם מגיעים? |
When are you leaving? | ma-tai a-tem oz-vim? | מתי אתם עוזבים? |
When will the train arrive? | ma-tai ha-ra-ke-vet ma-gi-a? | מתי הרכבת מגיעה? |
Where’s the bathroom? | ei-fo ha-she-ru-tim? | איפה השירותים? |
Where are you going? | le-ei-fo at ho-le-khet? | לאיפה את הולכת? |
Where are you from? | me-ei-fo at? | מאיפה את? |
Why now? | la-ma akh-shav? | למה עכשיו? |
Why are you here? | la-ma a-ta po? | למה אתה פה? |
Why is the door open? | la-ma ha-de-let pe-tu-kha? | למה הדלת פתוחה? |
How great! | ei-ze yo-fi! | איזה יופי! |
Which skirt should I buy? | ei-zo kha-tsa-it ke-dai li lik-not? | איזו חצאית כדאי לי לקנות? |
Which shirts did you decide to get rid of? | ei-lu khul-tsot hekh-lat-e-ta liz-rok? | אילו חולצות החלטת לזרוק? |
How did you do that? | eikh a-si-ta et ze? | איך עשית את זה? |
How's the weather in Jerusalem? | eikh me-zeg ha-a-vir bi-ru-sha-la-yim? | איך מזג האוויר בירושלים? |
How do you feel? | eikh at mar-gi-sha? | איך את מרגישה? |
How much does this cost? | ka-ma ze o-le? | כמה זה עולה? |
How many kilos? | ka-ma ki-lo? | כמה קילו? |
How much money do you make? | ka-ma ke-sef a-ta mar-vi-akh? | כמה כסף אתה מרוויח? |