Hebrew Questions
Learning the Hebrew Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Hebrew language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Hebrew.
Hebrew questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:
| English Questions | Hebrew Questions |
| Questions | shealot - שאלות |
| how? | aeykh? - איך? |
| what? | mehe? - מה? |
| who? | mey? - מי? |
| why? | lemehe? - למה? |
| where? | aeyfehe? - איפה? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Hebrew has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hebrew.
List of Questions in Hebrew
Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Hebrew placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hebrew vocabulary.
| English Questions | Hebrew Questions |
| where is he? | aeyfeh hoa? - איפה הוא? |
| what is this? | meh zehe? - מה זה? |
| why are you sad? | lemeh ateh 'etsove? - למה אתה עצוב? |
| how do you want to pay? | aeykh ateh rotseh lesheleme? - איך אתה רוצה לשלם? |
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| can I come? | aney eykhol levoa? - אני יכול לבוא? |
| is he sleeping? | hoa eyshen? - הוא ישן? |
| do you know me? | ateh mekheyr aotey? - אתה מכיר אותי? |
| do you have my book? | eysh lekh hesefer sheley? - יש לך הספר שלי? |
| how big is it? | khemeh zeh gueḏole? - כמה זה גדול? |
| can I help you? | aney eykhol le'ezor lekh? - אני יכול לעזור לך? |
| can you help me? | ateh eykhol le'ezor ley? - אתה יכול לעזור לי? |
| do you speak English? | ateh meḏever anegueleyte? - אתה מדבר אנגלית? |
| how far is this? | khemeh zeh reẖoke? - כמה זה רחוק? |
| what time is it? | meh heshe'ehe? - מה השעה? |
| how much is this? | khemeh zehe? - כמה זה? |
| what is your name? | meh shemekh? - מה שמך? |
| where do you live? | aeyfeh ateh guere? - איפה אתה גר? |
Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Hebrew, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hebrew Questions, you might want to check the rest of our Hebrew lessons here: Learn Hebrew. Don't forget to bookmark this page.