Questions & Answers about מתי ניפגש, בבוקר או בלילה?
How do you pronounce מתי ניפגש, בבוקר או בלילה?
A common pronunciation is:
ma-TAI ni-pa-GESH, ba-BO-ker o ba-LAI-la?
A more transliterated version is:
Matai nipagesh, baboker o balayla?
Notes:
- מתי = ma-TAI
- ניפגש = ni-pa-GESH
- בבוקר = ba-BO-ker
- או = o
- בלילה = ba-LAI-la
What does מתי mean, and why is it at the beginning of the sentence?
מתי means when.
Hebrew usually puts question words like what, when, where, why, how near the beginning of the sentence, just like English often does. So:
- מתי ניפגש? = When will we meet?
That makes מתי a very natural first word here.
What does ניפגש mean exactly?
ניפגש means we will meet.
In this sentence, it can also sound like:
- When shall we meet?
- When are we meeting?
So even though the form is technically future, Hebrew often uses the future for plans, suggestions, and arrangements.