Questions & Answers about אנחנו בבית ביחד.
How do you pronounce אנחנו בבית ביחד?
A common modern Israeli pronunciation is a-NACH-nu ba-BA-yit be-YA-khad.
- אנחנו = a-NACH-nu
- בבית = ba-BA-yit
- ביחד = be-YA-khad
The kh sound is the throaty sound heard in Scottish loch or German Bach.
Why is there no word for are in this sentence?
Because in Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not said in the present tense.
So Hebrew often says the equivalent of:
- We at home together
but it naturally means:
- We are at home together
This is very normal Hebrew grammar, not missing words.
What does בבית literally break down into?
It breaks down like this:
- ב־ = in / at
- בית = house / home
So בבית means something like in the house or at home, depending on context.
Where did the word go? Why isn’t there a separate before ?