המשפחה שלי גדולה, אבל עכשיו רק סבא וסבתא בבית.

In Hebrew, possessive words like שלי (my) usually come after the noun.

So:

• המשפחה שלי = my family
• literally: the family of mine

This is the normal Hebrew pattern for this kind of possession.
English says my family, but Hebrew often says the family my.

Also, because משפחה has ה־ (the), the whole phrase means my family, not a family of mine.

This is a very common question. In Hebrew, when you use שלי / שלך / שלו and similar forms after a noun, the noun is often definite, so ה־ is commonly used.

So:

• המשפחה שלי = my family
• not literally translated word-for-word into natural English

Hebrew and English handle possession differently. English usually does not use the with my, but Hebrew often does.

Because משפחה is a feminine singular noun, the adjective must match it.

• משפחה = feminine singular
• גדולה = feminine singular form of big

So:

• משפחה גדולה = a big family
• המשפחה שלי גדולה = my family is big

If the noun were masculine singular, you would usually use גדול instead.

You often just have to learn the gender of nouns, but משפחה is indeed feminine.

A helpful clue is that many feminine nouns end in ־ה, and משפחה does. That does not guarantee feminine gender in every case, but it is a strong clue.

Because it is feminine, words that describe it also become feminine:

• משפחה גדולה
• not משפחה גדול

In the present tense, Hebrew usually does not use a separate word for is / are / am.

So Hebrew says:

• המשפחה שלי גדולה
• literally something like my family big

But in natural English, we translate it as:

• My family is big

The same thing happens in the second part:

• סבא וסבתא בבית
• literally: grandpa and grandma at home / in the house
• natural English: Grandpa and Grandma are at home

This missing is/are is completely normal in present-tense Hebrew sentences.

It could, but it does not need to.

Hebrew often leaves out pronouns like הוא / היא / הם / הן when the subject is already clear.

So:

• רק סבא וסבתא בבית = Only Grandpa and Grandma are at home
• רק סבא וסבתא הם בבית would usually sound less natural here

Since סבא וסבתא is already the subject, adding הם is unnecessary.

Hebrew often simply says סבא וסבתא = grandpa and grandma.

That is a very natural way to refer to the two grandparents together. It is like naming both members of the pair rather than using one plural noun.

So:

• סבא = grandfather / grandpa
• סבתא = grandmother / grandma
• סבא וסבתא = grandpa and grandma / the grandparents

This is extremely common in everyday Hebrew.

Because in this sentence they are being used in a more general or name-like way: Grandpa and Grandma.

Hebrew often leaves off ה־ with family roles when they function almost like names or familiar labels.

So:

• סבא וסבתא בבית can feel like Grandpa and Grandma are at home

In other contexts, you might also see:

• הסבא והסבתא = the grandfather and the grandmother
• הסבים = the grandparents

But here, סבא וסבתא sounds very natural.

בבית can mean:

• at home
• in the house

In many everyday contexts, it is understood as at home.

It is made from:

• ב־ = in / at
• הבית = the house / the home

When ב־ combines with ה, the form becomes בבית.

So this is not just in house. It is really a combined form meaning in the house / at home.

Hebrew word order is flexible, but this order sounds natural:

• אבל עכשיו רק סבא וסבתא בבית
• but now only Grandpa and Grandma are at home

Here:

• אבל = but
• עכשיו = now
• רק = only

Putting עכשיו first in this part highlights the time idea: now.
Then רק limits who is at home: only Grandpa and Grandma.

So the sentence is structured roughly like:

• But now
  • only
    • Grandpa and Grandma
      • at home

Not if you want the same meaning.

• אבל עכשיו רק סבא וסבתא בבית = But now only Grandpa and Grandma are at home
• אבל רק עכשיו... usually means something more like but only now...

So moving רק changes what it modifies.

In the original sentence, רק modifies סבא וסבתא:

• only Grandpa and Grandma

If you say רק עכשיו, then רק modifies now:

• only now

That is a different meaning.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• ha-mish-pa-KHA she-LI gdo-LA

And the full sentence:

• ha-mish-pa-KHA she-LI gdo-LA, a-VAL akh-SHAV rak SA-ba ve-SAV-ta ba-BA-yit

A few notes:

• משפחה has stress on the last syllable: mishpaKHA
• שלי has stress on LI
• גדולה has stress on LA
• עכשיו has stress on the second syllable: akhSHAV
• בבית is ba-BA-yit

Pronunciation can vary a little depending on accent, but this is a good standard guide.

It does both.

• המשפחה שלי גדולה describes a general fact: My family is big.
• אבל עכשיו רק סבא וסבתא בבית describes the current situation: But now only Grandpa and Grandma are at home.

The word עכשיו (now) is what makes the second part specifically about the present moment.

So the sentence contrasts:

• the general size of the family with
• who is at home right now

Yes. Grammatically, בבית can mean either:

• at home
• in the house

Usually context tells you which is more natural.

In many beginner sentences like this, at home is the most likely everyday meaning. But the Hebrew form itself can support either reading depending on context.