Learn Hardcore Hebrew: זה בהחלט פרעוש.

ch / kh in behechlet is the throaty sound heard in German Bach or Scottish loch
ע in פרעוש is often very weak or almost silent in modern Hebrew, so many learners just hear parosh
Stress is usually on the last syllable in בהחלט and פרעוש

What does זה mean here?

Here, זה means something like this, that, or it, depending on context.

In a sentence like זה בהחלט פרעוש, it often works very naturally as:

Hebrew often uses זה in simple identification sentences where English might prefer it.

Why is there no word for is in the sentence?