בחדר הבריחה יש תפאורה.

there is

Breakdown of בחדר הבריחה יש תפאורה.

• חדר בריחה: escape room
• תפאורה: set decoration; scenery

Questions & Answers about בחדר הבריחה יש תפאורה.

What does יש mean in this sentence?

יש is the Hebrew existential word for there is or there are in the present tense.

So יש תפאורה means there is scenery / there is set decoration.

A useful thing to know: יש does not change for singular, plural, masculine, or feminine. Hebrew uses the same word in all those cases.

For example:

• יש תפאורה = there is scenery
• יש חידות = there are puzzles

The negative form is אין = there isn’t / there aren’t.

Why does the sentence start with בחדר הבריחה instead of יש?

Hebrew word order is fairly flexible. Starting with בחדר הבריחה puts the location first, like saying:

In the escape room, there is scenery.

That sounds natural in Hebrew and helps set the scene first.

You could also say:

יש תפאורה בחדר הבריחה

This is also natural and means essentially the same thing. The version with the location first gives slightly more focus to where the scenery is.

Why is it חדר הבריחה and not החדר הבריחה?