למרות שהשיפוץ קטן, אנחנו צריכים לצבוע עוד חדר אחד.

למרות ש־ means although, even though, or despite the fact that.

• למרות on its own is like despite / in spite of
• Adding ש־ lets it introduce a full clause

So:

• למרות הגשם = despite the rain
• למרות שיורד גשם = although it’s raining

In your sentence, למרות שהשיפוץ קטן means although the renovation is small/minor.

There are two things happening there:

1. ש־ = that

   • It connects למרות to the clause that follows.

2. ה־ in השיפוץ = the

   • שיפוץ = renovation
   • השיפוץ = the renovation

So שהשיפוץ קטן literally means that the renovation is small.

Yes, literally קטן means small, but in this kind of context it often means minor or not extensive.

So השיפוץ קטן can be understood as:

• the renovation is small
• the renovation is minor
• the renovation isn’t a big one

Hebrew often uses קטן where English might prefer minor.

Because שיפוץ is a masculine singular noun, and adjectives in Hebrew must agree with the noun.

• שיפוץ קטן = a small renovation
• דירה קטנה = a small apartment

So:

• masculine singular noun → קטן
• feminine singular noun → קטנה

Because צריכים has to agree with אנחנו.

The word צריך changes for gender and number:

• אני צריך = I need (male speaker)
• אני צריכה = I need (female speaker)
• אנחנו צריכים = we need (masculine or mixed group)
• אנחנו צריכות = we need (all-female group)

So in your sentence, אנחנו צריכים means we need.

Because Hebrew commonly uses:

צריך / צריכים + infinitive

This is the normal way to say need to do something.

So:

• צריכים לצבוע = need to paint
• צריכים ללכת = need to go
• צריכים לעבוד = need to work

The ל־ at the start of לצבוע is part of the infinitive form, similar to English to paint.

Here עוד means another, additional, or one more.

So:

• עוד חדר אחד = one more room / another room

This is a very common word, but its meaning depends on context. It can also mean:

• still
• more
• again

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly an additional room.

Because את is usually used before a definite direct object, and עוד חדר אחד is indefinite.

Compare:

• לצבוע חדר = to paint a room
• לצבוע עוד חדר אחד = to paint one more room
• לצבוע את החדר = to paint the room

Since עוד חדר אחד means one more room, not the room, there is no את.

Because Hebrew word order works differently from English here.

A few key points:

• חדר אחד = one room
  In Hebrew, the number one usually comes after the noun.
• עוד goes before the whole noun phrase:
  • עוד חדר אחד = one more room

So the structure is:

עוד + noun + number

Not:

• חדר עוד אחד
• אחד חדר
• עוד אחד חדר

Those would sound unnatural or incorrect.

A common pronunciation would be:

lamrót sheha-shipúts katán, anákhnu tsrikhím litzbóa od khéder ekhád

A rough breakdown:

• למרות → lamrót
• שהשיפוץ → sheha-shipúts
• קטן → katán
• אנחנו → anákhnu
• צריכים → tsrikhím
• לצבוע → litzbóa
• עוד → od
• חדר אחד → khéder ekhád

If you want, you can think of the rhythm as two chunks:

• למרות שהשיפוץ קטן,
• אנחנו צריכים לצבוע עוד חדר אחד.