Questions & Answers about יש לי שאלה על השיעור של היום.
Hebrew usually expresses have with the pattern יש + ל־.
So יש לי literally means something like there is to me, but in natural English it means I have.
- יש לי שאלה = I have a question
- יש לי ספר = I have a book
This is the normal way to say possession in present-tense Hebrew.
A useful opposite pattern is:
- אין לי שאלה = I don’t have a question
יש means there is / there are or more generally exists.
Examples:
- יש ספר על השולחן = There is a book on the table
- יש לי זמן = I have time
- יש בעיה = There is a problem
In your sentence, יש is part of the possession pattern יש לי.