אם יש יותר מדי דבש, אפשר לערבב את התה עוד פעם.

If there is too much honey, you can stir the tea one more time.

Breakdown of אם יש יותר מדי דבש, אפשר לערבב את התה עוד פעם.

• יש: there is
• את: direct object marker
• אם: if
• אפשר: possible

Questions & Answers about אם יש יותר מדי דבש, אפשר לערבב את התה עוד פעם.

Why does the sentence start with אם?

אם means if. It introduces a condition:

• אם יש יותר מדי דבש = if there is too much honey

This is very common in Hebrew for if-clauses. In other contexts, אם can also mean whether, but here it clearly means if.

What is יש, and why is it used here?

יש means there is / there are / exists.

So:

• יש דבש = there is honey
• יש יותר מדי דבש = there is too much honey

Hebrew often uses יש where English uses there is / there are. It does not change for singular or plural:

• יש ספר = there is a book
• יש ספרים = there are books

What does יותר מדי mean?