Questions & Answers about גם אני רוצה קפה, אבל רק אחרי העבודה.
How do you pronounce this sentence?
A common transliteration is:
gam ani rotze kafe, aval rak acharei ha-avoda.
If the speaker is female, it would be:
gam ani rotza kafe, aval rak acharei ha-avoda.
A rough pronunciation guide:
- גם = gam
- אני = ani
- רוצה = rotze / rotza
- קפה = kafe
- אבל = aval
- רק = rak
- אחרי = acharei
- העבודה = ha-avoda
Notes:
- The stress is usually near the end in acharei and on the last syllable in avodá.
- The ch sound in acharei is not like English ch in chair. It is a throat sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch.
Why does the sentence begin with גם אני? Does that mean I also or also I?