החייט עובד במתפרה.

A common pronunciation is:

ha-khayát o-véd ba-mit-pa-rá

A few notes:

• ח in החייט is the guttural kh sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
• The stress is usually at the end in:
  • חייט → khayát
  • עובד → ovéd
  • מתפרה → mitpará

So the sentence flows as:

ha-khayát o-véd ba-mit-pa-rá

החייט means the tailor.

It is made of:

• חייט = tailor
• ה־ = the

So:

• חייט = a tailor / tailor
• החייט = the tailor

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• חייט = tailor
• החייט = the tailor

Hebrew often adds ה־ directly to the beginning of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Hebrew usually combines prepositions like ב־ (in) with the definite article ה־ (the).

So:

• ב־ = in
• המתפרה = the workshop / the sewing shop / the tailor shop
• ב + ה = בַ in pronunciation and spelling without a separate ה

That is why במתפרה means in the workshop / in the tailor shop, not just in a workshop.

Compare:

• במתפרה = in the workshop
• במתפרה is written as one word because Hebrew attaches these little function words to the noun

מתפרה means tailor shop, sewing workshop, or clothing workshop, depending on context.

In this sentence, the most natural translation is something like:

• the tailor works in the tailor shop or
• the tailor works in a workshop / sewing workshop

It comes from the same general area of meaning as sewing and tailoring.

עובד means works or is working.

It is the masculine singular present-tense form of the verb לעבוד = to work.

So:

• אני עובד = I work / I am working (said by a male speaker)
• הוא עובד = he works / he is working
• החייט עובד = the tailor works / is working

Hebrew present tense often covers both:

• works
• is working

The exact meaning depends on context.

Because החייט is a singular masculine noun, the present-tense verb must match it.

Hebrew present tense agrees with the subject in gender and number.

Here are some related forms of to work:

• עובד = masculine singular
• עובדת = feminine singular
• עובדים = masculine plural
• עובדות = feminine plural

Since חייט is masculine singular, עובד is the correct form.

If the subject were a female tailor, you would use the feminine noun and feminine verb:

החייטת עובדת במתפרה.

That means the female tailor works in the workshop.

Changes:

• חייט → חייטת = female tailor
• עובד → עובדת = works, feminine singular

In Hebrew present tense, you usually do not use a separate word for is/am/are.

So English:

• The tailor is working in the workshop

Hebrew:

• החייט עובד במתפרה

The present-tense participle עובד already carries the meaning works / is working, so no separate is is needed.

The word order here is very natural and straightforward:

Subject + Verb + Prepositional phrase

So:

• החייט = subject
• עובד = verb
• במתפרה = where he works

Literally:

• The tailor works in-the-workshop

Hebrew can sometimes vary word order for style or emphasis, but this sentence is a basic, neutral pattern.

Yes, it is definite in both main nouns:

• החייט = the tailor
• במתפרה = in the workshop

That gives the sense: The tailor works in the workshop.

If you wanted a more indefinite meaning such as a tailor works in a workshop, Hebrew would usually remove the definite marking:

• חייט עובד במתפרה would still sound partly definite because במתפרה is in the workshop
• To make both indefinite, you would want:
  • חייט עובד במתפרה is tricky because במתפרה stays definite due to the fused ב + ה
  • חייט עובד במתפרת... would not be the same structure

The key takeaway is:

• החייט is definitely the tailor
• במתפרה is definitely in the workshop

Yes. חייט is connected with sewing and tailoring.

Hebrew words are often built from roots, and learners often notice family relationships among words. In this case, חייט and מתפרה both belong to the semantic field of sewing, tailoring, and garment-making.

Even if you do not fully analyze the roots yet, it is useful to remember them as a vocabulary pair:

• חייט = tailor
• מתפרה = tailor shop / sewing workshop

This helps the sentence feel more logical and memorable.

Yes. In Hebrew present tense, the same form often covers both meanings.

So החייט עובד במתפרה can mean:

• The tailor works in the workshop
• The tailor is working in the workshop

Context tells you which is more natural.

This is very common in Hebrew, so do not expect a strict one-to-one match with English tense choices.

Because Hebrew often attaches short prepositions directly to the noun.

Here:

• ב־ = in
• מתפרה = workshop / tailor shop
• together: במתפרה

This is normal Hebrew spelling. English uses separate words:

• in the workshop

Hebrew often packs that meaning into one written word.

Yes, a few things may stand out to English speakers:

• ח in החייט is a guttural sound not found in standard English.
• ע in עובד is often very weak or silent in modern Israeli pronunciation, but it is still an important letter.
• Hebrew spelling does not always show every vowel clearly, so pronunciation must often be learned with the word.

So even though the sentence is short, it includes some very typical Hebrew features:

• prefixed ה־ = the
• prefixed ב־ = in
• consonants like ח and ע
• present tense without a separate is

A very literal breakdown is:

• החייט = the tailor
• עובד = works / is working
• במתפרה = in the workshop / in the tailor shop

So the full sentence is:

The tailor works in the workshop.

Or very literally:

The tailor works in-the-workshop.