אין קפה.

There is no coffee.

Breakdown of אין קפה.

• קפה: coffee
• אין: there is no

Questions & Answers about אין קפה.

What does אין mean in this sentence?

אין is the Hebrew word used to say that something does not exist / is not present / there is no ....

So אין קפה means there is no coffee.

In sentences like this, אין is the natural opposite of יש, which means there is / there are:

• יש קפה = there is coffee
• אין קפה = there is no coffee

Why is there no word for is in אין קפה?

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

So where English says:

• There is no coffee

Hebrew often just says:

• אין קפה

This is completely normal. Hebrew does not need a separate present-tense is here.

How do you pronounce אין קפה?

A common Israeli pronunciation is:

ein ka-FEH

A rough guide for English speakers:

• אין ≈ ein / ayn
• קפה = ka-FEH, with the stress on the last syllable

So the whole sentence is pronounced roughly:

ein ka-FEH