Questions & Answers about יש לנו כמה אורחים הערב.
Hebrew does not usually use a normal verb meaning to have in the present tense. Instead, it often uses:
- יש = there is / there are
- לנו = to us
So יש לנו literally means there is to us, but in natural English that becomes we have.
So:
- יש לנו כמה אורחים הערב
literally: There are to us several guests tonight
natural English: We have a few guests tonight
יש is an existential word. It means there is or there are.
It does not change for singular or plural:
- יש אורח = There is a guest
- יש אורחים = There are guests
In your sentence, יש introduces the existence of something: the guests.