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Hebrew/Questions
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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?