איפה השירותים בדירה החדשה?

Hebrew often leaves out the present-tense form of to be.

So instead of saying something like Where is the bathroom?, Hebrew simply says:

איפה השירותים?
literally: Where the bathroom/toilet?

This is completely normal in everyday Hebrew.
If you translated word-for-word, the full sentence is more like:

Where [are/is] the bathroom facilities in the new apartment?

The missing is is understood from context.

Great question. שירותים is one of those Hebrew words that is plural in form but often refers to a single place: the toilet, restroom, or bathroom.

So:

• שירותים = toilet/restroom/bathroom
• even though it looks plural, it is commonly used as one unit

This is similar to English words like pants or scissors, which are plural in form but can refer to one thing.

In everyday Hebrew, איפה השירותים? is the normal way to ask Where is the bathroom/restroom?

The ה is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• שירותים = bathroom / restroom / toilets
• השירותים = the bathroom / the restroom

In this sentence, the speaker is asking about a specific bathroom in a specific place, so the is used.

Because Hebrew often attaches short prepositions directly to the following word.

Here:

• ב = in
• הדירה = the apartment

When ב comes before a word with ה (the), they usually combine:

• ב + הדירה → בדירה

So בדירה means in the apartment.

This kind of contraction is very common in Hebrew.

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• דירה חדשה = a new apartment
• הדירה החדשה = the new apartment

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

English: the new apartment
Hebrew: the apartment the-new

That word order is completely normal in Hebrew.

Because in Hebrew, if a noun is definite, the adjective describing it also has to be definite.

So:

• דירה חדשה = a new apartment
• הדירה החדשה = the new apartment

Both words need the ה when the phrase is definite.

In your sentence, בדירה החדשה means in the new apartment.

Even though the ה on דירה is not visible by itself, it is built into בדירה from the contraction:

• ב + הדירה → בדירה

So the adjective must also be definite:

• החדשה = the new

Because דירה is a feminine singular noun, and adjectives in Hebrew must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• definiteness

So:

• דירה = apartment (feminine singular)
• חדשה = new (feminine singular)
• החדשה = the new (feminine singular, definite)

If the noun were masculine singular, you would use חדש instead.

For example:

• בית חדש = a new house
• הבית החדש = the new house

A common pronunciation is:

Eifo ha-sherutim ba-dira ha-chadasha?

A rough breakdown:

• איפה = EI-fo
• השירותים = ha-she-ru-TIM
• בדירה = ba-di-RA
• החדשה = ha-cha-da-SHA

A few notes:

• ch in chadasha is the throaty sound in Hebrew ח, not the English ch in chair
• the stress is usually near the end in שירותים, דירה, and חדשה

It can mean different things depending on context.

Most commonly, שירותים refers to:

• toilet
• restroom
• bathroom

In a home, like in this sentence, it often means the bathroom or the toilet.
In a public place, it usually means the restroom.

So the exact English translation depends on the situation, but שירותים is the normal everyday word.

Yes.

Both mean where:

• איפה = where
• היכן = where

But there is a difference in style:

• איפה is more common in everyday speech
• היכן sounds a bit more formal or literary

So in normal conversation, איפה השירותים בדירה החדשה? sounds very natural.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• איפה = where
• השירותים = the bathroom / restroom
• בדירה החדשה = in the new apartment

So the structure is basically:

Where + the bathroom + in the new apartment?

A more natural English version would be:

Where is the bathroom in the new apartment?

This is a very common Hebrew question pattern:

• איפה + noun phrase?

For example:

• איפה הספר? = Where is the book?
• איפה המפתחות? = Where are the keys?
• איפה השירותים? = Where is the bathroom?

Yes, it is natural and grammatical.

It sounds like a normal question someone might ask when trying to locate the bathroom in a specific apartment.

Depending on context, a Hebrew speaker might also say:

• איפה השירותים? = Where is the bathroom?
• איפה חדר האמבטיה? = Where is the bathroom?
• איפה חדר השירותים? = Where is the toilet room?

But איפה השירותים בדירה החדשה? is perfectly normal.