אנחנו בבית ביחד.

We are at home together.

Breakdown of אנחנו בבית ביחד.

• בית: home
• אנחנו: we
• ביחד: together
• ב: at

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 the go? Why isn’t there a separate ה before בית?

In Hebrew, some short prepositions combine with the instead of staying separate.

So:

• ב + הבית becomes בבית

In other words, the idea of the is still there, but it gets absorbed into the preposition form and pronunciation.

This is a very common pattern in Hebrew.

Does בבית mean at home or in the house?

It can mean either one.

Hebrew uses בבית for both:

• at home
• in the house

The context tells you which English translation sounds best.
In this sentence, at home is usually the most natural interpretation.

Why does the sentence use ביחד? Could it also be יחד?

Yes, ביחד and יחד can both mean together.

• ביחד is very common in everyday speech.
• יחד is also correct and common.

So both of these work:

• אנחנו בבית ביחד
• אנחנו בבית יחד

The difference is small; for many learners, ביחד just feels a bit more colloquial and familiar.

Is אנחנו necessary here, or could Hebrew leave it out?

In a full sentence like this, אנחנו is normally included.

That is because there is no verb here to show who the subject is. In many Hebrew sentences with a conjugated verb, the subject can be omitted because the verb already shows person and number. But here, without a present-tense to be, אנחנו helps make the sentence complete and clear.

If the context already makes it obvious, a shorter phrase like בבית ביחד could be said, but it would sound more like a short answer or fragment than a neutral full sentence.

Is the word order fixed?

No, Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible.

אנחנו בבית ביחד is a very neutral, natural order:

• subject: אנחנו
• place: בבית
• adverb: ביחד

But other orders are also possible for emphasis, for example:

• אנחנו ביחד בבית
• בבית אנחנו ביחד

The basic meaning stays close, but the emphasis can shift a little.

Does the sentence change depending on whether the speakers are male or female?

No. This whole sentence can stay exactly the same.

• אנחנו means we for males, females, or a mixed group.
• בבית does not change for gender.
• ביחד does not change for gender.

So this sentence works for any group of speakers.

How do I know how to read בבית if Hebrew usually doesn’t write most vowels?

That is one of the big reading skills in Hebrew: you learn to recognize common patterns from context.

In normal unpointed Hebrew, בבית is written without vowel marks, so the reader has to know the likely pronunciation from grammar and usage. In this sentence, an experienced reader understands it as babáyit.

So the short answer is:

• Hebrew often leaves vowels unwritten
• readers rely on familiarity and context
• this gets much easier with practice