המאמן יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט.

ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to the in English.

So:

• מאמן = coach / trainer
• המאמן = the coach

The same thing happens later in the sentence with הספסל = the bench.

A useful pattern:

• ספר = book
• הספר = the book

In pronunciation, ה־ usually sounds like ha- before these words:

• המאמן = ha-me’amen
• הספסל = ha-safsal

In Hebrew, present-tense sentences usually do not use a separate word for is / am / are the way English does.

So instead of saying something like the coach is sitting, Hebrew simply says:

• המאמן יושב = the coach is sitting

This is completely normal Hebrew.

The words יושב and מדבר themselves carry the present-time meaning here.

Yes. יושב means sitting / sits / is sitting in context.

Technically, this is the Hebrew present-tense form, which is historically related to a participle. For learners, the important point is:

• יושב = masculine singular present
• it matches המאמן, which is masculine singular

So the sentence is literally structured like:

• the coach sitting on the bench and speaking quietly

but in natural English we translate it as:

• The coach is sitting on the bench and speaking quietly.

Because the sentence says on the bench, not just on a bench.

• ספסל = bench
• הספסל = the bench

Hebrew adds ה־ directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• על ספסל = on a bench
• על הספסל = on the bench

על usually means on, onto, or sometimes about, depending on context.

Here it means on:

• יושב על הספסל = sitting on the bench

This is the normal preposition you would expect with something like a chair, bench, table, etc.

Examples:

• על הכיסא = on the chair
• על השולחן = on the table

The letter ו־ is the Hebrew word for and, and it is usually attached directly to the next word.

So:

• ומדבר = and speaking / and talks

This is very common in Hebrew. Hebrew often attaches short function words directly to the following word.

Examples:

• וספר = and a book / and book
• והמאמן = and the coach
• בשקט = in quiet / quietly

In this sentence:

• יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט
• sits on the bench and speaks quietly

Yes, here מדבר means speaks.

This is a very common point of confusion because Hebrew without vowel marks can write different words the same way.

Two common possibilities are:

• מְדַבֵּר = speaking / speaks
• מִדְבָּר = desert

They are spelled the same in unpointed Hebrew: מדבר

You know which one it is from context.

In this sentence, after ו and with the subject המאמן, the meaning is clearly:

• ומדבר בשקט = and speaks quietly

not and desert quietly, which would make no sense.

ב־ usually means in, at, or with, depending on context.

• שקט = quiet / silence
• בשקט = literally in quiet
• natural English meaning: quietly

So Hebrew often uses a prepositional phrase where English uses an adverb.

Compare:

• מדבר בשקט = speaks quietly
• literally: speaks in quiet

This is a very natural Hebrew expression.

Functionally, in this sentence it works like an adverb, because it tells you how he is speaking.

• מדבר בשקט = speaks quietly

But structurally, Hebrew is using a phrase based on a noun:

• שקט = quiet / silence
• ב־שקט = in quiet

So it behaves like an adverb in meaning, even though it is not formed the same way English adverbs often are.

Because the subject is already stated: המאמן = the coach.

So Hebrew does not need an extra pronoun.

English:

• The coach is sitting...
• You would not normally also say The coach he is sitting...

Hebrew works the same way here:

• המאמן יושב...
• no need to add הוא unless you want special emphasis or contrast

So this sentence is perfectly complete as it stands.

The forms יושב and מדבר are masculine singular present-tense forms.

That matches המאמן, which refers to a male coach.

Compare:

• masculine singular: המאמן יושב ומדבר
• feminine singular: המאמנת יושבת ומדברת
• masculine plural: המאמנים יושבים ומדברים
• feminine plural: המאמנות יושבות ומדברות

So the verb forms must agree with the subject in gender and number.

The given word order is very natural:

• המאמן יושב על הספסל ומדבר בשקט.

Hebrew often uses subject + verb + other information, much like English.

You can sometimes change word order for emphasis, but for a basic descriptive sentence, this version is standard and natural.

For example, starting with על הספסל could be possible in the right context, but it would feel more marked:

• על הספסל המאמן יושב ומדבר בשקט

That is not the neutral beginner form. The original sentence is the normal one to learn first.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ha-me’aMEN yoSHEV al ha-safSAL u-medaBER beSHEket

A few notes:

• המאמן = ha-me’aMEN
• יושב = yoSHEV
• הספסל = ha-safSAL
• ומדבר = u-medaBER
• בשקט = beSHEket

In modern Hebrew, stress is often on the last syllable, though not always. In this sentence:

• me’aMEN
• yoSHEV
• safSAL
• medaBER
• SHEket

If you say it smoothly, it sounds like one flowing sentence rather than separate words.