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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
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
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?
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