הדרך לבנק לא רחוקה; אפשר להגיע בעשר דקות.

הדרך means the way / the road / the route. The prefix ה־ is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• דרך = a way / a road / a route
• הדרך = the way / the road / the route

In this sentence, Hebrew is talking about a specific route: the way to the bank.

לבנק is made from:

• ל־ = to
• בנק = bank

But because bank here is definite, the meaning is to the bank, not just to a bank.

In Hebrew, when ל־ combines with ה־ (the), they usually merge into one form. So:

• ל + הבנק becomes לבנק

This is very common in Hebrew:

• לבית = to the house
• לעיר = to the city
• לבנק = to the bank

So even though you do not see a separate ה, the definite meaning is still there.

Because דרך is a feminine noun in Hebrew.

Adjectives in Hebrew usually match the noun in gender and number. Since הדרך is feminine singular, the adjective also has to be feminine singular:

• masculine singular: רחוק
• feminine singular: רחוקה

So:

• הבנק רחוק = the bank is far
• הדרך רחוקה = the הדרך is far

In your sentence, the subject is הדרך, so רחוקה is the correct form.

Hebrew often expresses this idea with far / not far, just like English can say The way to the bank isn’t far.

So:

• הדרך לבנק לא רחוקה = The way to the bank is not far

You could sometimes say something with short in other contexts, but לא רחוקה is very natural when talking about distance.

אפשר is a very common impersonal word meaning:

• it is possible
• one can
• you can (in a general sense)

So:

• אפשר להגיע = it’s possible to get there / one can arrive / you can get there

Hebrew often uses this kind of impersonal structure without a subject like it. English needs it is possible, but Hebrew can simply say אפשר.

After אפשר, Hebrew normally uses the infinitive, also called שם הפועל.

So:

• אפשר להגיע = it is possible to arrive / to get there
• literally: possible to arrive

This is similar to English, where we also say possible to reach or possible to arrive.

The verb להגיע means to arrive / to reach / to get to depending on context.

Yes. Here ב־ means something like in / within when talking about time needed.

So:

• עשר דקות = ten minutes
• בעשר דקות = in ten minutes / within ten minutes

In this sentence, it means the trip takes about ten minutes.

A useful comparison:

• הגעתי בעשר דקות = I got there in ten minutes
• חיכיתי עשר דקות = I waited ten minutes

So ב־ is common when expressing how long it takes to complete something.

Because it is already clear from the first clause.

First clause:

• הדרך לבנק לא רחוקה = The way to the bank is not far

Second clause:

• אפשר להגיע בעשר דקות = You can get there in ten minutes

Hebrew often leaves out information that is obvious from context. Here, להגיע is understood as להגיע לבנק.

So the full idea is:

• אפשר להגיע לבנק בעשר דקות

But saying just אפשר להגיע בעשר דקות sounds natural because לבנק is already understood.

A simple pronunciation guide would be:

ha-DEREKH le-BANK lo re-kho-KA; ef-SHAR le-ha-GI-a be-E-ser da-KOT

A few notes:

• דרך has the guttural sound kh in the middle.
• רחוקה also has that kh sound.
• אפשר is usually stressed on the second syllable: ef-SHAR
• להגיע is often pronounced in careful speech as le-ha-GI-a

Exact pronunciation can vary a little, especially in fast everyday speech.

The semicolon separates two closely related ideas:

1. הדרך לבנק לא רחוקה
2. אפשר להגיע בעשר דקות

The second clause explains or supports the first one. In English, you might also write this with a period, or sometimes a comma depending on style. In Hebrew, the semicolon here simply shows a stronger pause than a comma.

It does not change the grammar; it just helps organize the sentence clearly.