אם יהיה גשם, היא תיקח כובע חם וכפפות עבות.

In Hebrew, אם means if, and for a real future condition Hebrew normally uses the future tense in the if-clause:

• אם יהיה גשם = if there will be rain / if it rains

This is different from English, where we usually say if it rains, not if it will rain. So even though the English translation uses the present after if, Hebrew usually keeps the future idea visible with יהיה.

יהיה is the 3rd person masculine singular future form of להיות (to be).

Here it is used in the expression:

• יהיה גשם = there will be rain / it will rain

Since גשם is a masculine singular noun, יהיה is also masculine singular.

Yes. Literally, אם יהיה גשם is if there will be rain.

In natural English, we usually say:

• if it rains
• if there is rain

But in Hebrew, יהיה גשם is a normal and natural way to express this idea.

Yes, Hebrew can often leave subject pronouns out, because the verb already shows person, number, and sometimes gender.

So this sentence could also be:

• אם יהיה גשם, תיקח כובע חם וכפפות עבות.

However, in this case תיקח can mean either:

• she will take
• you (masculine singular) will take

So adding היא makes it clear that the subject is she.

תיקח is the future tense of לקחת (to take), specifically:

• she will take
• and also, by form alone, you (masculine singular) will take

That is why היא is helpful here.

A few future forms of לקחת are:

• אני אקח = I will take
• אתה תיקח = you (m.s.) will take
• את תיקחי = you (f.s.) will take
• הוא ייקח = he will take
• היא תיקח = she will take

Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object, not before an indefinite one.

Here we have:

• כובע חם = a warm hat
• כפפות עבות = thick gloves

These are indefinite, so there is no את.

Compare:

• היא תיקח כובע חם וכפפות עבות = she will take a warm hat and thick gloves
• היא תיקח את הכובע החם ואת הכפפות העבות = she will take the warm hat and the thick gloves

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• כובע חם = warm hat
• כפפות עבות = thick gloves

This is the normal Hebrew word order:

• noun + adjective

That is different from English, which usually uses:

• adjective + noun

Because Hebrew adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.

כובע חם

• כובע = masculine singular
• so the adjective is חם = masculine singular

כפפות עבות

• כפפות = feminine plural
• so the adjective is עבות = feminine plural

This kind of agreement is very important in Hebrew.

The ending -ות often marks a feminine plural noun in Hebrew.

So:

• כפפה = a glove
• כפפות = gloves

Because it is feminine plural, the adjective must also be feminine plural:

• עבות

Yes. Hebrew can also put the main clause first:

• היא תיקח כובע חם וכפפות עבות אם יהיה גשם.

That means the same thing: She will take a warm hat and thick gloves if it rains.

When the if-clause comes first, a comma is commonly used:

• אם יהיה גשם, היא תיקח...

When the main clause comes first, the comma is often omitted.

A common pronunciation guide is:

• Im yihye geshem, hi tikakh kova kham ve-kfafot avot.

A few pronunciation notes:

• אם = im
• יהיה = yihye
• גשם = geshem
• היא = hi
• תיקח = tikakh
• ח is a throat sound, often written kh
• כפפות = kfafot
• עבות = avot

Depending on accent and transliteration style, you may see slightly different spellings in Latin letters.