יש לי יום שלם בבית, אז אני מסדרת את החדר.

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Breakdown of יש לי יום שלם בבית, אז אני מסדרת את החדר.

• יש: there is
• לי: to me
• חדר: room

Questions & Answers about יש לי יום שלם בבית, אז אני מסדרת את החדר.

Why does Hebrew say יש לי for I have?

Hebrew usually expresses possession with יש ל... + a person:

• יש לי = literally there is to me
• So יש לי יום שלם literally means There is a whole day for me, i.e. I have a whole day

This is the normal way to say have in Hebrew. Hebrew does not usually use a separate verb like English to have in this kind of sentence.

Examples:

• יש לי ספר = I have a book
• יש לה זמן = She has time
• אין לנו כסף = We don’t have money

What exactly is לי here?

לי means to me / for me.

It is made from:

• ל־ = to / for
• י = me

So:

• לי = to me
• לך = to you (masculine)
• לךְ = to you (feminine)
• לו = to him
• לה = to her
• לנו = to us

In יש לי יום שלם, the idea is there is to me a whole day.

Why is it יום שלם and not שלם יום?