Key Rule: For yes/no questions, use the same word order as a statement - just change your intonation (raise your voice at the end):
• Statement: אַתָּה גָּר פֹּה. (you live here.)
• Question: אַתָּה גָּר פֹּה? (do you live here?)
In formal writing, y
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | מִי | mi | who |
| 2 | מָה | ma | what |
| 3 | אֵיפֹה | EI-fo | where |
| 4 | מָתַי | ma-TAI | when |
| 5 | לָמָּה | LA-ma | why |
| 6 | אֵיךְ | eikh | how |
| 7 | כַּמָּה | KA-ma | how much / how many |
| 8 | אֵיזֶה | EI-ze | which (m.) |
| 9 | אֵיזוֹ | EI-zo | which (f.) |
Circle the correct answer for each question.
1.How do you say 'where' in Hebrew?
מָתַי | לָמָּה | אֵיפֹה | אֵיךְ
2.How do you form a yes/no question?
Add a question word | Change word order | Just use rising intonation | Add לֹא at the end
3.כַּמָּה means:
Why | When | How | How much / how many
4.How do you say 'yes' in Hebrew?
לֹא | כֵּן | טוֹב | נָכוֹן
Answers
1. אֵיפֹה
2. Just use rising intonation
3. How much / how many
4. כֵּן