אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדֵעַ

Say ah-NEE lo yo-DEH-ah. The final two vowels in yodea are pronounced separately.

Use this everyday expression when you don’t know an answer or lack information. You can say it on its own or follow it with what you don’t know. For example, אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדֵעַ אֵיפֹה זֶה means “I don’t know where it is.”

אֲנִי means “I,” and לֹא negates the verb. יוֹדֵעַ is the masculine singular present form of “know,” so this version is used by a male speaker. A female speaker says אֲנִי לֹא יוֹדַעַת (ani lo yoda’at).