Questions & Answers about המנה הזאת יקרה, אבל היא טעימה.
How do you pronounce המנה הזאת יקרה, אבל היא טעימה?
A natural pronunciation is:
ha-ma-NA ha-ZOT ye-ka-RA, a-VAL hi te-i-MA
A word-by-word guide:
- המנה → ha-ma-NA
- הזאת → ha-ZOT
- יקרה → ye-ka-RA
- אבל → a-VAL
- היא → hi
- טעימה → te-i-MA
The stress is mostly toward the end of the words, especially in יקרה and טעימה.
Why is זאת after המנה instead of before it?
Because in Hebrew, words like this and that usually come after the noun, not before it.
So:
- המנה הזאת = this dish
- literally, something like the dish this
This is normal Hebrew word order. English says this dish, but Hebrew says the dish this.
Why is there a ה־ on המנה?