In this video, we have the question לְאָן, literally translated “to where?” or “whither”. It’s to ask someone where they’re going. To say where you are going, you simply add on the prefix לְ, meaning “to (a place)”. In the video we have the following sentences:

לְקוֹנְצֶרְט – to the concert
לְדִיסנִילֶנד – to Disneyland
לְקֶנְיָה – to Kenya
לְטוֹקְיוֹ – to Tokyo
לְסִין – to China
לְסֶרֶט – to the movies
לְמִסעָדָה – to the restaurant
לְסִינַי – to Sinai

If you compare the Hebrew with the English translations, you will see that the definite article הַ (the) is not used with the prefix לְ.

Try it yourself

Answer the following in Hebrew, or find a language partner and take turns asking each other. Feel free to use any other places you can think of.

לאן אתה? – Where are you going?
ולאן את? – And where are you going?
ל… – to…

1. ישראל (Israel)
2. פינלנד (Finland)
3. הפרק (park)