Questions & Answers about הלקוחה שואלת מה המחיר ואם יש הנחה היום.
The prefix ה־ means the.
- לקוחה = a female customer / customer
- הלקוחה = the female customer
Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the noun, instead of writing it as a separate word.
Because it agrees with הלקוחה, which is feminine singular.
In the present tense, Hebrew verbs change for gender and number:
- שואל = masculine singular
- שואלת = feminine singular
- שואלים = masculine plural / mixed plural
- שואלות = feminine plural
So with הלקוחה you need שואלת.
It can mean both.
Hebrew present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive:
- הלקוחה שואלת = the customer asks
- הלקוחה שואלת = the customer is asking
Context tells you which one sounds more natural in English.