החבר עובד היום.

The friend works today.

Breakdown of החבר עובד היום.

• חבר: male friend
• לעבוד: to work
• היום: today

Questions & Answers about החבר עובד היום.

How do you pronounce החבר עובד היום?

A common pronunciation is:

ha-kha-VER o-VED ha-YOM

A few notes:

• ח in החבר is the throaty Hebrew sound often written as kh.
• The stress is usually on the last syllable in all three words:
  • החבר = ha-kha-VER
  • עובד = o-VED
  • היום = ha-YOM

A natural reading of the whole sentence is:

ha-kha-VER o-VED ha-YOM

Why does החבר start with ה־?

ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• חבר = friend
• החבר = the friend

In this sentence, the subject is definite: the friend.

Does חבר only mean friend?