Word
שבי בצד, בבקשה.
Meaning
Sit to the side, please.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about שבי בצד, בבקשה.
Why is it שבי and not שב?
Because שבי is the feminine singular imperative form of the verb לשבת (to sit).
- שב = sit! said to one male
- שבי = sit! said to one female
- שבו = sit! said to more than one person, or in formal address
So this sentence is directed to one woman or girl.
How do you pronounce שבי בצד, בבקשה?
It is pronounced approximately:
shvi ba-TZAD, be-va-ka-SHA
A few notes:
- שבי = shvi
- בצד = ba-tzad
- בבקשה = bevakashá (stress on the last syllable)
The צ sound is like ts in cats.
What does בצד mean exactly?