אם תשלמי במזומן, אולי תקבלי החזר קטן כבר היום.

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Breakdown of אם תשלמי במזומן, אולי תקבלי החזר קטן כבר היום.

• ב: in
• היום: today
• כבר: already

Questions & Answers about אם תשלמי במזומן, אולי תקבלי החזר קטן כבר היום.

Why are תשלמי and תקבלי feminine?

Because the sentence is addressed to one female.

In Hebrew, verbs usually show:

• person
• number
• sometimes gender

So here:

• תשלמי = you (feminine singular) will pay
• תקבלי = you (feminine singular) will receive/get

If you were speaking to a man, it would be:

• אם תשלם במזומן, אולי תקבל החזר קטן כבר היום.

If you were speaking to more than one person:

• אם תשלמו במזומן, אולי תקבלו החזר קטן כבר היום.

Why is there no separate word for you in the sentence?

Hebrew often leaves subject pronouns out because the verb already tells you who the subject is.

So תשלמי already means you (fem. sg.) will pay, and תקבלי already means you (fem. sg.) will receive.

You could add את for emphasis, but it is not necessary:

• אם את תשלמי במזומן...

That version sounds more emphatic, like if you pay in cash...

Why does Hebrew use future tense after אם? In English we say If you pay, not usually If you will pay.