הילדים יושבים סביב השולחן עד שאמא תביא את הארוחה.

Because ה־ at the beginning is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

• ילדים = children / boys
• הילדים = the children

So הילדים specifically refers to a known group: the children.

יושבים is the present tense, masculine plural form of the verb לשבת (to sit / to be sitting).

Here it agrees with הילדים, which is grammatically masculine plural.

So:

• יושב = sitting (masculine singular)
• יושבת = sitting (feminine singular)
• יושבים = sitting (masculine plural)
• יושבות = sitting (feminine plural)

Because children here is treated as masculine plural, יושבים is the correct form.

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not expressed in the present tense.

So:

• הילדים יושבים literally looks like the children sitting
• but it means the children are sitting

This is completely normal in Hebrew. There is no separate present-tense word for are in this sentence.

סביב means around.
So סביב השולחן means around the table.

Breakdown:

• סביב = around
• השולחן = the table

Hebrew often places prepositions directly before the noun like this. So the phrase is very straightforward: around the table.

Because the sentence means around the table, not just around a table.

• שולחן = a table / table
• השולחן = the table

Again, ה־ adds the meaning of the.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern.

After עד ש־ (until), Hebrew often uses the future tense when talking about an event that has not happened yet.

So:

• עד שאמא תביא את הארוחה = until Mom brings the meal

Even though English often uses a present form like brings, Hebrew normally uses תביא (will bring / brings, depending on context).

So this is not strange Hebrew grammar—it is the standard way to say it.

Because the subject is אמא (Mom), which is feminine.

The verb תביא is the future, third-person feminine singular form of להביא (to bring).

So:

• הוא יביא = he will bring
• היא תביא = she will bring

Since אמא is feminine, Hebrew uses תביא.

את marks a definite direct object. It usually is not translated into English.

Here:

• תביא = will bring
• את הארוחה = the meal

Because הארוחה is definite (the meal), Hebrew uses את before it.

Compare:

• היא תביא ארוחה = she will bring a meal
• היא תביא את הארוחה = she will bring the meal

So את is a grammar marker, not a separate word with a direct English equivalent here.

הארוחה means the meal.

It comes from:

• ארוחה = meal
• הארוחה = the meal

This is slightly different from food (אוכל).
ארוחה refers to a meal as an event or serving, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a prepared meal being brought to the table.

So in this sentence, the meal is a very natural choice.

Yes, very normal.

The sentence is:

• הילדים = the children
• יושבים = are sitting
• סביב השולחן = around the table
• עד שאמא תביא את הארוחה = until Mom brings the meal

This follows a common Hebrew pattern:

subject + verb + other information

So the whole sentence is structured very naturally and would sound normal to a native speaker.

Yes, in context it often gives that sense.

Literally, עד ש־ means until. But in a sentence like this, the practical meaning is often:

• the children are sitting around the table
• and they will stay there until Mom brings the meal

So in natural English, it may feel close to:

• waiting until Mom brings the meal
• or sitting around the table while waiting for Mom to bring the meal

The Hebrew still literally uses until, but the sense of waiting is easy to understand from context.