Hebrew/Questions

Vocabulary

Interogative

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

זֶה — this (pronoun) ze

zot (f.s.) Elay (m. or s. plural)

Verb

עָלָה — cost (verb) a-la

Adverb

כֵּן — yes (adverb) kayn

לֹא — no (adverb) lo

Sentences

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?