האדון מחכה בחוץ.

אדון can mean different things depending on context.

In this sentence, האדון most naturally means the gentleman or the man/sir in a formal way.

Other possible uses of אדון:

• before a last name: Mr.
  • אדון כהן = Mr. Cohen
• in older, literary, or hierarchical contexts: master or lord

So here it is probably just a polite/formal way to refer to a man.

It is understandable, but it sounds somewhat formal, service-oriented, or a little old-fashioned depending on context.

In everyday speech, Israelis might more often say:

• האיש מחכה בחוץ = the man is waiting outside
• הבחור מחכה בחוץ = the guy is waiting outside
• מישהו מחכה בחוץ = someone is waiting outside

So the sentence is correct, but האדון is not the most casual everyday choice.

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• אדון = a sir / a gentleman / a master
• האדון = the sir / the gentleman / the master

This is very common in Hebrew. The ה־ attaches directly to the noun.

מחכה is the present-tense form of the verb לחכות, which means to wait.

More specifically, it is the singular present form. In dictionaries, you would usually look up the verb as לחכות.

So the relationship is:

• לחכות = to wait
• מחכה = waiting / waits / is waiting

If you study verb patterns, this verb belongs to פיעל, which helps explain the shape of the word.

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

So:

• האדון מחכה = the gentleman is waiting
• literally, Hebrew does not need a separate is

This is a very important difference from English.

The same thing happens with adjectives and locations:

• האדון בחוץ = the gentleman is outside

Again, there is no separate present-tense is.

In this sentence, you know the subject is masculine mainly because of האדון.

A useful detail: in everyday Hebrew spelling without vowel marks, מחכה can look the same for masculine singular and feminine singular.

For example:

• האדון מחכה = the gentleman is waiting
• הגברת מחכה = the lady is waiting

So here, the noun האדון tells you the gender clearly.

בחוץ means outside or outdoors.

It is written as one word because Hebrew often attaches short prepositions directly to the following word.

Here:

• ב־ = a preposition that often means in / at
• חוץ = outside / outdoors / the outside

Together, בחוץ functions idiomatically as outside.

So even if it may look like in outside to an English speaker, you should learn בחוץ as a normal Hebrew way to say outside.

The verb לחכות normally takes the preposition ל־ before the person or thing you are waiting for.

Examples:

• האדון מחכה לך בחוץ = the gentleman is waiting for you outside
• האדון מחכה לאוטובוס בחוץ = the gentleman is waiting for the bus outside

So the pattern is:

לחכות ל־... = to wait for ...

This is a very common thing learners need to remember, because English uses for, but Hebrew uses ל־.

This is a normal, neutral word order: subject + verb + place.

But Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, especially when you want to emphasize something.

For example:

• בחוץ האדון מחכה = more emphasis on outside
• האדון בחוץ מחכה = possible in some contexts, but less neutral

The version you were given is probably the most straightforward everyday order.

Here are some common changes:

• הגברת מחכה בחוץ = the lady is waiting outside
• האישה מחכה בחוץ = the woman is waiting outside
• האנשים מחכים בחוץ = the people are waiting outside
• הגברים מחכים בחוץ = the men are waiting outside
• הנשים מחכות בחוץ = the women are waiting outside

Notice:

• singular can be מחכה
• masculine plural is מחכים
• feminine plural is מחכות

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-a-DON me-cha-KE ba-CHUTZ

A few pronunciation notes:

• ח is a throaty sound, like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach
• האדון has a slight break after ha, because of the א
• stress is usually on the last syllable in אדון, מחכה, and בחוץ

So the full sentence sounds roughly like:

ha-a-DON me-cha-KE ba-CHUTZ