Breakdown of תודה שסיפרת לי על התוכנית החדשה; אולי נראה אותה יחד אחרי הארוחה.
Questions & Answers about תודה שסיפרת לי על התוכנית החדשה; אולי נראה אותה יחד אחרי הארוחה.
It is the shortened form of אשר / ש־, which often means that, which, or sometimes works like for in English translations.
In this sentence, תודה שסיפרת לי... is literally something like Thanks that you told me..., but natural English is Thanks for telling me...
So:
- תודה = thanks
- שסיפרת לי = that you told me / for telling me
This pattern is very common in Hebrew:
- תודה שבאת = Thanks for coming
- שמחתי שפגשת אותו = I was glad that you met him
Hebrew often uses the past tense after תודה ש... when thanking someone for something they already did.
So:
- סיפרת = you told
- but in smoother English, we usually say Thanks for telling me
Hebrew is focusing on the completed action: you told me. English often turns that into an -ing form.
This is very normal:
- תודה שעזרת לי = Thanks for helping me
literally: Thanks that you helped me - תודה שחיכית = Thanks for waiting