איפה הקפה?

coffee

Breakdown of איפה הקפה?

• איפה: where

Questions & Answers about איפה הקפה?

How do you pronounce איפה הקפה?

It is usually pronounced EI-fo ha-ka-FE?

• איפה = eifo / eyfo = where
• הקפה = ha-kafe = the coffee

The main stress is usually:

• EI-fo
• ha-ka-FE

So the whole sentence sounds like EI-fo ha-ka-FE?

What does the ה at the beginning of הקפה mean?

The ה is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• קפה = coffee
• הקפה = the coffee

Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun as a prefix.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Modern Hebrew, the verb to be is usually left out in the present tense.

So Hebrew says, literally:

• איפה הקפה? = Where the coffee?

But in natural English, that becomes:

• Where is the coffee?

This is completely normal in Hebrew. You do not need to add a separate word for is here.