Learn how to ask for the location of a specific store
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| Jessi: Hello, and welcome to Hebrew Survival Phrases, brought to you by HebrewPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Israel. You'll be surprised at how far a little Hebrew will go. Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and there you'll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
| Survival Phrases Lesson 30 - Is There a Store Near Here? |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask to get something. In this lesson, we'll introduce you to another useful phrase for asking the place where you can find what you are looking for. Today's phrase is, "Is there a (place) near here?" First, we need a place. Let's use the word דֹּאַר, Doar, which means "Post office." Let's break it down by syllable, דֹּאַר, Doar. Now, let's hear it once again, דֹּאַר, Doar. |
| In Hebrew, "Is there a post office near here?" is ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? Let's break it down by syllable, ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? Now, let's hear it once again, ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? |
| The first word יֵשׁ, Yesh means, "There is." Let's break it down and hear it one more time, יֵשׁ, Yesh. This is followed by the adverb פֹּה, Po, which means, "here" in English. Next, we have the object דֹּאַר, Doar, which means, "post office," and, lastly, בַּסְבִיבָה, Basviva "near here." Let's hear it one more time, ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? This literally means, "Is there a post office near here?" ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? |
| To ask for a different place, we can just replace the word דֹּאַר, Doar with any other word and the phrase works just fine. Let's imagine you need to withdraw some money from your bank account. In Hebrew, "Is there an ATM near here?" is ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּסְפּוֹמָט בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po kaspomat basviva? The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for, in this case כַּסְפּוֹמָט, Kaspomat, which is "ATM" in English. Let's use the entire phrase one more time, ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּסְפּוֹמָט בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po kaspomat basviva? |
| Ok, to close out today's lesson, we would like you to practice what you have just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it out loud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so !בְּהַצְלָחָה, Behatzlacha! which means "Good luck!" in Hebrew. |
| "Is there a post office near here?" - ?יֵשׁ פֹּה דֹּאַר בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po doar basviva? |
| "Is there an ATM near here?" - ?יֵשׁ פֹּה כַּסְפּוֹמָט בַּסְבִיבָה, Yesh po kaspomat basviva? |
| Jessi: Alright! That's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by HebrewPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment! |
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