במטבח חם, אבל החדר קר.

The kitchen is hot, but the room is cold.

Breakdown of במטבח חם, אבל החדר קר.

• אבל: but
• ב: in
• חדר: room
• מטבח: kitchen

Questions & Answers about במטבח חם, אבל החדר קר.

Why is there no Hebrew word for is in this sentence?

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

So instead of saying something like The room is cold with a separate word for is, Hebrew simply says:

החדר קר
literally: the room cold

This is completely normal Hebrew.

But in other tenses, Hebrew does use forms of to be. For example:

• החדר היה קר = The room was cold
• החדר יהיה קר = The room will be cold

So the missing is is not a mistake; it is just how present-tense Hebrew works.

What does במטבח mean exactly?

במטבח is made from:

• ב־ = in
• מטבח = kitchen

So it means in the kitchen or sometimes in a kitchen, depending on context.

A useful thing to know is that Hebrew often attaches short prepositions like ב־ directly to the next word, instead of writing them separately.

So:

• ב + מטבח = במטבח

Why does במטבח חם not have a clear subject like the kitchen?

Because this part of the sentence is working like .