אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל את המשחק לפני האימון.

A natural pronunciation guide is:

Im ta-VO-u muk-DAM, nu-KHAL le-hat-KHIL et ha-mis-KHAK lif-NEI ha-i-MUN.

A few notes:

• תבואו = ta-VO-u
• נוכל = nu-KHAL
• להתחיל = le-hat-KHIL
• משחק = mis-KHAK
• אימון = i-MUN

The kh sound is the throaty Hebrew sound in letters like ח and כ, similar to the ch in German Bach.

תבואו is the second person plural future form, so it means you all will come / you (plural) come.

That means the speaker is talking to more than one person.

In modern spoken Hebrew, this form is commonly used for:

• a group of men
• a mixed group
• often any group in casual speech

So this sentence is addressed to more than one listener.

This is a very common point of confusion.

In Hebrew, when the condition refers to the future, it is normal to use the future tense after אם:

• אם תבואו מוקדם = literally if you will come early
• natural English = if you come early

So Hebrew and English handle this differently:

• English: If you come early, we can start...
• Hebrew: אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל...

This is standard Hebrew grammar.

אם means if and introduces a real condition.

• אם תבואו מוקדם = if you come early

כש means when and usually suggests that the speaker sees it as expected or more certain.

• כשתבואו מוקדם... = when you come early...

So in this sentence, אם is used because the speaker is presenting a condition, not assuming it will definitely happen.

נוכל comes from יכול and means we will be able to.

So:

• נוכל להתחיל = literally we will be able to start
• in natural English here: we can start

This is very common in Hebrew: a form of יכול plus an infinitive.

Examples:

• אני יכול לעזור = I can help
• הם יוכלו לבוא = they will be able to come
• נוכל להתחיל = we can / we’ll be able to start

Because after verbs like יכול (can / be able to), Hebrew normally uses the infinitive.

So:

• נוכל להתחיל = we can start
• literally: we will be able to start

The infinitive here is להתחיל = to start.

This is similar to English:

• we can start
• not we can starts

Hebrew works the same way in this kind of structure.

Because Hebrew verbs already show who the subject is.

• נוכל already means we will be able
• so אנחנו is not necessary

Hebrew often leaves subject pronouns out unless they are needed for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Compare:

• נוכל להתחיל = normal, natural
• אנחנו נוכל להתחיל = we will be able to start, with extra emphasis

את is the marker of a definite direct object.

It does not translate into English by itself, but it appears before a direct object that is definite, such as:

• a noun with ה
• a name
• a pronoun

Here:

• המשחק = the game
• so Hebrew uses את
• את המשחק = the game as the direct object

Compare:

• להתחיל משחק = to start a game
• להתחיל את המשחק = to start the game

So את tells you that the game is a specific, known game.

Here מוקדם is being used adverbially, meaning early.

Hebrew often uses a masculine singular adjective form in an adverb-like way:

• הם הגיעו מוקדם = they arrived early
• בואו מוקדם = come early

So מוקדם does not change here to match the people. It functions like an adverb in English.

לפני האימון means before the training session / before the practice, referring to a specific practice that both speaker and listener know about.

• האימון = the practice / the training

Without ה, the meaning becomes more general:

• לפני אימון = before practice / before a training session

In this sentence, the speaker is probably talking about a particular practice session, so לפני האימון is the natural choice.

Yes. Hebrew can also say:

נוכל להתחיל את המשחק לפני האימון אם תבואו מוקדם.

This has basically the same meaning.

The difference is mostly about emphasis:

• אם תבואו מוקדם, נוכל להתחיל... puts the condition first
• נוכל להתחיל... אם תבואו מוקדם puts the main result first

Both are natural. The version with אם first often sounds especially clear and organized.