עדיין יש תקווה.

A common pronunciation is:

adáyin yesh tikvá

More precisely:

• עדיין = a-DA-yin or a-DA-yen depending on accent/speaker
• יש = yesh
• תקווה = tik-VA

The main stress is usually on:

• -dá- in עדיין
• -vá in תקווה

With vowels, it is often written as:

עֲדַיִן יֵשׁ תִּקְוָה

Word by word:

• עדיין = still / yet
• יש = there is / there are / exists
• תקווה = hope

So the sentence literally means something like:

Still, there is hope
or more naturally in English:
There is still hope.

יש is the Hebrew word used to express existence: there is / there are.

So:

• יש תקווה = There is hope
• יש זמן = There is time
• יש בעיה = There is a problem

It does not change for singular/plural or masculine/feminine in this kind of sentence. It simply says that something exists.

Because Hebrew does not build this expression the same way English does.

In English, there is has a dummy there that does not really mean location.
In Hebrew, יש already carries the meaning there is / there exists by itself.

So:

• English: There is hope
• Hebrew: יש תקווה

No extra word for there is needed.

Hebrew has no indefinite article. In other words, there is no separate word for a or an.

So:

• תקווה can mean hope or a hope, depending on context.

Compare:

• יש תקווה = There is hope
• יש בעיה = There is a problem

If Hebrew wants to make a noun definite, it usually adds ה־ (the):

• התקווה = the hope

But in this sentence, the meaning is general: hope exists, not the hope.

Putting עדיין first is very natural and emphasizes the idea of continuation:

עדיין יש תקווה = There is still hope

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, so you may also hear:

יש עדיין תקווה

This also means There is still hope.

The version with עדיין first often feels a little more emphatic or more like the speaker is reassuring someone.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In a positive sentence like this one, it usually means:

• still

So:

• עדיין יש תקווה = There is still hope

In negative sentences or questions, it often corresponds to:

• yet

For example:

• עדיין אין תשובה = There is still no answer / There isn’t an answer yet
• הוא עדיין לא הגיע = He still hasn’t arrived / He hasn’t arrived yet

So the exact English translation depends on the sentence type.

Yes, תקווה is a feminine singular noun.

In this particular sentence, you do not see any gender agreement, because יש does not change.

But gender does matter in other sentences. For example, if you use an adjective or another verb, it may need feminine agreement:

• התקווה עדיין קיימת = The hope still exists

Here קיימת is feminine singular, matching תקווה.

Not normally in this meaning.

When Hebrew uses יש to mean there is, it usually takes a noun directly:

• יש תקווה
• יש זמן
• יש פתרון

Using את here would sound wrong for a basic existential sentence.

Also, with יש, indefinite nouns are especially common. If you want to talk about a specific hope, Hebrew often rephrases the sentence instead of simply saying יש התקווה.

For example:

• התקווה עדיין קיימת = The hope still exists

That sounds much more natural than trying to force a definite noun after יש.

You replace יש with אין:

• עדיין אין תקווה = There is still no hope / There isn’t hope yet

This is a very common pair:

• יש = there is / there are
• אין = there is not / there are not

So:

• יש תקווה = There is hope
• אין תקווה = There is no hope

It works in both.

עדיין יש תקווה is a natural, standard Hebrew sentence. You could see it:

• in conversation
• in news or speeches
• in literature
• in emotional or encouraging contexts

It sounds completely normal and idiomatic.