בצומת הזה יש רמזור, ולכן קל יותר לחצות את הכביש.

In Hebrew, this/that words usually come after the noun:

• הצומת הזה = this intersection
• הכביש הזה = this road

In your sentence, the noun is also preceded by ב־ (in/at), so:

• ב + הצומת → בצומת
• בצומת הזה = at this intersection

So בצומת הזה is the normal Hebrew word order for at this intersection.

There actually is one, but it gets absorbed.

Hebrew often combines certain prepositions with ה־ (the):

• ב + ה → בַ / בֶ / בְ in writing simply ב
• ל + ה → ל
• כ + ה → כ

So:

• ב + הצומת becomes בצומת

That means בצומת הזה really contains the idea of at the intersection הזה, i.e. at this intersection.

יש means there is / there are.

So:

• יש רמזור = there is a traffic light

This is a very common Hebrew structure for existence:

• יש בית = there is a house
• יש זמן = there is time
• בצומת הזה יש רמזור = at this intersection there is a traffic light

Hebrew uses יש where English often uses there is.

After יש, Hebrew usually gives the thing that exists without את.

So:

• יש רמזור = there is a traffic light

Using את here would be wrong, because את marks a definite direct object, and יש is not taking a normal direct object in this sentence.

Also, רמזור has no ה־, because the sentence is introducing it as a traffic light, not necessarily the traffic light.

Compare:

• יש רמזור = there is a traffic light
• הרמזור ירוק = the traffic light is green

ולכן means and therefore / and so / therefore.

It is made of:

• ו־ = and
• לכן = therefore

So:

• ..., ולכן קל יותר... = ..., and therefore it is easier...

It connects the first idea to the result:

• There is a traffic light at this intersection,
• therefore it is easier to cross the road.

Hebrew often makes the comparative with:

• adjective + יותר

So:

• קל = easy/light
• קל יותר = easier
• מהיר = fast
• מהיר יותר = faster
• טוב = good
• טוב יותר = better

In this sentence:

• קל יותר לחצות את הכביש = it is easier to cross the road

So instead of changing the adjective itself the way English does (easy → easier), Hebrew usually adds יותר.

Good question. Here קל is not describing צומת.

The phrase is:

• קל יותר לחצות את הכביש
• literally: easier to cross the road

This is an impersonal expression, similar to English it is easier to...
There is no real noun there that קל is agreeing with, so Hebrew commonly uses the masculine singular form as the default.

So קל here does not mean the intersection is easy. It means crossing is easier or it is easier to cross.

לחצות is the infinitive, meaning to cross.

After expressions like easy, hard, possible, important, Hebrew often uses an infinitive:

• קל להבין = easy to understand
• קשה לעשות = hard to do
• חשוב לדעת = important to know
• קל יותר לחצות = easier to cross

So the structure is very similar to English:

• easy to cross
• easier to cross

The verb is לחצות = to cross.

Its root is usually analyzed as ח־צ־ה in this verb.
Some common forms are:

• לחצות = to cross
• חוצה = crosses / crossing
• חציתי = I crossed
• נחצה can mean was crossed in some contexts, though other patterns may also be used depending on style and meaning

A learner mainly needs to recognize לחצות here as the infinitive to cross.

Be careful not to confuse it with similar-looking words from other roots.

את marks a definite direct object.

In this sentence:

• לחצות את הכביש
• to cross the road

Because הכביש is definite (the road), Hebrew uses את before it.

Compare:

• אני רואה את הבית = I see the house
• אני רואה בית = I see a house

So:

• לחצות כביש = to cross a road
• לחצות את הכביש = to cross the road

This is one of the most important grammar points in Hebrew.

הכביש means the road. In context, it refers to the road at that intersection, so it is treated as definite.

Hebrew often uses the definite form when the thing is clear from context:

• בצומת הזה... לחצות את הכביש
• At this intersection... cross the road

Even though English might sometimes say cross the street or cross a road depending on context, Hebrew naturally uses הכביש here.

Both can relate to roads/streets, but they are not always the same.

• כביש = road, roadway, the part for vehicles
• רחוב = street, often the named street or street as a place/location

In a sentence about crossing at an intersection, כביש is very natural because it focuses on the actual roadway being crossed.

So:

• לחצות את הכביש = cross the road
• אני גר ברחוב הזה = I live on this street

צומת is generally masculine in standard modern Hebrew:

• צומת גדול
• הצומת הזה

However, you may sometimes hear variation in everyday speech, and some learners get confused because not all speakers are perfectly consistent with less common noun genders.

For your sentence, the important form is:

• בצומת הזה = at this intersection

Yes. רמזור means traffic light / traffic signal.

Examples:

• יש רמזור בצומת = there is a traffic light at the intersection
• הרמזור אדום = the traffic light is red
• לחכות ברמזור = to wait at the traffic light

It’s a very common everyday word in Israeli Hebrew.

Hebrew often leaves out the dummy subject it that English requires.

English says:

• It is easier to cross the road

Hebrew simply says:

• קל יותר לחצות את הכביש
• literally: easier to cross the road

This is very normal. Hebrew often uses adjective-based impersonal expressions without an explicit subject.

The sentence is:

• בצומת הזה יש רמזור, ולכן קל יותר לחצות את הכביש.

A natural breakdown is:

1. בצומת הזה = at this intersection
2. יש רמזור = there is a traffic light
3. ולכן = and therefore
4. קל יותר = it is easier
5. לחצות את הכביש = to cross the road

So the overall structure is:

• [location] + [there is] + [thing], and therefore [it is easier] + [infinitive phrase]

This kind of structure is very common in Hebrew.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• בצומת הזה — be-tso-met ha-ZE
• יש רמזור — yesh ram-ZOR
• ולכן — ve-la-KHEN
• קל יותר — kal yo-TER
• לחצות את הכביש — lakh-TSOT et ha-kvish

A few notes:

• צ sounds like ts
• ח is the throaty Hebrew kh sound
• Stress is usually near the end in words like רמזור, יותר, לחצות

Yes, there are other natural ways to express a similar idea. For example:

• בצומת הזה יש רמזור, אז קל יותר לחצות את הכביש.

  • אז = so

• קל יותר לחצות את הכביש בצומת הזה, כי יש רמזור.

  • because there is a traffic light

Your original sentence is a bit more formal or polished because of ולכן (therefore), but it is completely natural.