Hebrew/To and From

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)

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).

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?‏

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Places Level 1B