אם יש עמלה נוספת, אני רוצה לשלם במזומן.

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Breakdown of אם יש עמלה נוספת, אני רוצה לשלם במזומן.

• יש: there is
• לרצות: to want
• אם: if

Questions & Answers about אם יש עמלה נוספת, אני רוצה לשלם במזומן.

Why does the sentence start with אם?

אם means if. It introduces a condition:

• אם יש עמלה נוספת = if there is an additional fee

This is a very common way to begin a conditional sentence in Hebrew.

What does יש mean here, and why isn’t there a separate word for there is?

יש is the standard Hebrew way to say there is or there are.

So:

• יש עמלה = there is a fee
• literally, Hebrew does not need a separate word for there

A useful thing to know: יש does not change for gender or number in the present tense.

• יש עמלה = there is a fee
• יש עמלות = there are fees

Why is נוספת after עמלה instead of before it?

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun, unlike in English.

So:

• עמלה נוספת = an additional fee
• literally: fee additional

This is the normal Hebrew word order for noun + adjective.