איפה החנות?

where

Breakdown of איפה החנות?

• חנות: store

Questions & Answers about איפה החנות?

How do you pronounce איפה החנות?

A common pronunciation is:

Eifo ha-chanut?

A more detailed sound guide:

• איפה = EI-fo
  
  • ei like in day
  • fo like foh
• החנות = ha-cha-NUT
  • ha = hah
  • ch is the throaty Hebrew sound, like German Bach or Scottish loch
  • stress is usually on the last syllable: nut

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

EI-fo ha-cha-NUT?

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted.

So Hebrew often says:

• איפה החנות?
  literally: Where the store?

But it naturally means:

• Where is the store?

This is very normal in Hebrew. The missing is is understood from context.

Why does החנות start with ה?

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning .