היא פה.

here

Breakdown of היא פה.

• היא: she

Questions & Answers about היא פה.

How do you pronounce היא פה?

It is usually pronounced hi po.

A more detailed breakdown:

• היא = hi
• פה = po

The stress is usually on the only syllable of פה: po.

A learner-friendly pronunciation would be:

• hee POH or simply hi po

In everyday Israeli Hebrew, היא is commonly pronounced hi, not a careful three-sound pronunciation like hee-ee.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So where English says:

• She is here

Hebrew naturally says:

• היא פה

This is very normal. Hebrew often leaves out am / is / are in present-tense sentences.

Compare:

• אני עייף = I am tired
• הוא בבית = He is at home
• היא פה = She is here

But in past and future, Hebrew does use forms of to be:

• היא הייתה פה = She was here
• היא תהיה פה = She will be here