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Place and direction words
Here, there, right, left, up, inside, next to
The ending ־ָה (stressed on the last syllable) means direction “to where”: יָמִינָה — to the right, הַבַּיְתָה — homewards, לְמַעְלָה — upwards. Location “where” often uses בְּ or מִ: בִּפְנִים — inside, מִיָּמִין — on the right.
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| פֹּה / כָּאןpo / kan | here | אֲנִי גָּר פֹּהani gar poI live here |
| שָׁםsham | there | הַחֲנוּת שָׁםhachanut shamthe shop is there |
| לְכָאן / הֵנָּהlechan / hena | to here | בּוֹא הֵנָּהbo henacome here |
| לְשָׁםlesham | to there | אֵיךְ מַגִּיעִים לְשָׁם?eich magi'im lesham?how do you get there? |
| מִכָּאן / מִשָּׁםmikan / misham | from here / from there | זֶה רָחוֹק מִכָּאןze rachok mikanit's far from here |
| בְּכָל מָקוֹםbechol makom | everywhere | |
| בְּשׁוּם מָקוֹםbeshum makom | nowhere | |
| אֵיפֹשֶׁהוּeifoshehu | somewhere | |
| הַבַּיְתָהhabayta | home (direction) | הוֹלְכִים הַבַּיְתָהholchim habaytalet's go home |
| בַּבַּיִתbabayit | at home |
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| יָמִינָהyamina | to the right | תִּפְנֶה יָמִינָהtifne yaminaturn right |
| שְׂמֹאלָהsmola | to the left | תִּפְנִי שְׂמֹאלָהtifni smolaturn left (to a woman) |
| מִיָּמִין / מִשְּׂמֹאלmiyamin / mismol | on the right / on the left | הַבַּנְק מִיָּמִיןhabank miyaminthe bank is on the right |
| יָשָׁרyashar | straight ahead | תֵּלֵךְ יָשָׁרtelech yashargo straight |
| קָדִימָהkadima | forward | |
| אָחוֹרָהachora | backward | |
| לְמַעְלָהlemala | up, upstairs | הַמִּשְׂרָד לְמַעְלָהhamisrad lemalathe office is upstairs |
| לְמַטָּהlemata | down, downstairs | |
| בַּחוּץ / הַחוּצָהbachuts / hachutsa | outside / to the outside | הַיְּלָדִים בַּחוּץhayeladim bachutsthe kids are outside |
| בִּפְנִים / פְּנִימָהbifnim / pnima | inside / inwards | תִּכָּנְסוּ פְּנִימָהtikansu pnimacome inside |
| צָפוֹנָה / דָּרוֹמָהtsafona / daroma | northwards / southwards |
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| לְיַדleyad | next to | לְיַד הַבַּנְקleyad habanknext to the bank |
| קָרוֹב לְkarov le | close to | קָרוֹב לַיָּםkarov layamclose to the sea |
| רָחוֹק מִrachok mi | far from | רָחוֹק מֵהַמֶּרְכָּזrachok mehamerkazfar from the centre |
| מוּלmul | opposite | מוּל הַתַּחֲנָהmul hatachanaopposite the stop |
| בֵּין… לְ…bein… le… | between… and… | בֵּין הַבַּנְק לַדֹּאַרbein habank lado'arbetween the bank and the post office |
| מֵעַלme'al | above | |
| מִתַּחַת לְmitachat le | under | מִתַּחַת לַשֻּׁלְחָןmitachat lashulchanunder the table |
| מֵאֲחוֹרֵיme'achorei | behind | מֵאֲחוֹרֵי הַבַּיִתme'achorei habayitbehind the house |
| לִפְנֵיlifnei | in front of | |
| בְּתוֹךְbetoch | inside | |
| בְּאֶמְצַעbe'emtsa | in the middle | בְּאֶמְצַע הָעִירbe'emtsa ha'irin the middle of the city |
| בַּפִּנָּהbapina | on the corner, in the corner | |
| בַּקּוֹמָה הַשְּׁנִיָּהbakoma hashniya | on the second floor | |
| בַּדֶּרֶךְ לְbaderech le | on the way to |
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