סליחה, איפה הבנק הכי קרוב?

where

Breakdown of סליחה, איפה הבנק הכי קרוב?

• קרוב: near
• סליחה: excuse me
• בנק: bank

Questions & Answers about סליחה, איפה הבנק הכי קרוב?

How do you pronounce סליחה, איפה הבנק הכי קרוב?

A common pronunciation is:

sli-KHA, EI-fo ha-BANK ha-KHI ka-ROV?

A more precise transliteration would be:

Slikha, eifo habank hakhi karov?

A few pronunciation notes:

• סליחה = sli-KHA
  • The kh sound is like the ch in German Bach or Hebrew ח.
• איפה = EI-fo
  • Usually pronounced eifo in modern Hebrew.
• הבנק = ha-bank
• הכי = ha-KHI
• קרוב = ka-ROV

The main stress is usually on the last syllable of קרוב.

What does each word mean literally?

Word by word:

• סליחה = excuse me / sorry
• איפה = where
• הבנק = the bank
• הכי = most
• קרוב = close / near

So the sentence is literally something like:

Excuse me, where the bank most near?

Natural English: Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?