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20 Hebrew words for asking questions

20 Hebrew words worth knowing, picked from the topics Function words, Politeness and small talk, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

Questions 20 words

HebrewEnglish
מיwho
מהwhatBefore a verb
מהwhatOn its own or after a preposition
מתיwhen
איפהwhere
איךhow
למהwhy
כמהhow muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price
איזהwhichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
איזהwhich oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
האםdoQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
מהwhatQuestion word, object
מהwhatQuestion word, subject
כןyes
לאno
אוליperhaps
כמובןof course
אני לא יודעI do not know
בסדרokay
כיbecauseEveryday use

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