Questions & Answers about כמה עולה הכרטיס הזה?
How do I pronounce כמה עולה הכרטיס הזה?
A natural pronunciation is kamá olé ha-kartís ha-zé?
With stress marked:
- כמה → ka-MA
- עולה → o-LE
- הכרטיס → ha-kar-TIS
- הזה → ha-ZE
A fully pointed version would be כַּמָּה עוֹלֶה הַכַּרְטִיס הַזֶּה?
Also, the ע in עולה is usually very light or silent in modern Israeli Hebrew.
Why does עולה mean costs? Doesn’t it literally mean goes up or rises?
Yes. The verb עלה basically means to go up / to rise. But in Hebrew, it is also the normal verb for to cost.
So:
- המחיר עולה = the price goes up
- הכרטיס עולה 20 שקל = the ticket costs 20 shekels
This is completely normal Hebrew, not a strange expression.
Why is עולה pronounced olé here and not olá?