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Because לאכול (le’echol) is an infinitive, and Hebrew infinitives almost always come with a prefix—most commonly ל־ (“to”).

So:
• אני רוצה — Ani rotze — “I want”
• לאכול — le’echol — “to eat”
• Together: אני רוצה לאכול — Ani rotze le’echol — “I want to eat”

The quick rule

After a verb like “want / need / can / like / prefer / must / plan,” the next verb is usually an infinitive → ל־ + verb.

Examples:
• אני רוצה ללמוד — Ani rotze lilmod — I want to study
• אני צריך ללכת — Ani tsarikh lalechet — I need to go
• אני אוהב לשתות — Ani ohev lishtot — I like to drink

Why it sounds like “leechol”

ל + אכול merges in pronunciation:
• לאכול is pronounced le’echol (leh-EH-khol)
• People often write “leechol” because the tiny break before the א is easy to miss.

So it’s not a special “lee-” form—it’s just ל־ + אכול.

One useful detail

Sometimes ל־ becomes לֶ (leh) in pronunciation because of vowel rules, but you don’t need to manage that yet—just remember: Want + verb → רוצה + ל־(infinitive)

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