החנות מימין, והמשרד משמאל.

The store is on the right, and the office is on the left.

Breakdown of החנות מימין, והמשרד משמאל.

• ו: and
• חנות: store
• משרד: office
• מימין: on the right

Questions & Answers about החנות מימין, והמשרד משמאל.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

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

So:

• החנות מימין = The store is on the right
• המשרד משמאל = The office is on the left

This is completely normal Hebrew.
If you wanted past or future, Hebrew would usually use forms of היה:

• החנות הייתה מימין = The store was on the right
• החנות תהיה מימין = The store will be on the right

What do מימין and משמאל literally mean?

Literally, they come from the pattern מ־ + ימין / שמאל:

• מימין = literally something like from the right
• משמאל = literally something like from the left

But in actual usage, in sentences like this, they usually mean:

• on the right
• on the left

So even though the מ־ often means from, these forms are very commonly used as location expressions.

Why does Hebrew use מימין / משמאל instead of something more like בימין / בשמאל?