הם עובדים טוב ביחד, כי הם מכבדים זה את זה.

Yes. הם means they for a masculine plural group.

In modern Hebrew, masculine plural is also used for a mixed group of males and females, not only for an all-male group.

So הם עובדים can mean:

• they work / are working for a group of men
• they work / are working for a mixed group

If the group were entirely female, you would normally say:

• הן עובדות טוב ביחד, כי הן מכבדות זו את זו.

In Hebrew, the present tense is usually formed with what looks like a participle.

So עובדים literally has the form working, but in normal Hebrew it means:

• work
• are working

It agrees with the subject in gender and number:

• עובד = masculine singular
• עובדת = feminine singular
• עובדים = masculine plural
• עובדות = feminine plural

Because the subject is הם, the sentence uses עובדים.

Because here טוב means well, not good.

In Hebrew, adjectives are often used in the masculine singular form as adverbs. So:

• הוא שר טוב = He sings well
• הם עובדים טוב ביחד = They work well together

Even though הם is plural, טוב stays singular because it is functioning adverbially.

A more formal adverb for well is היטב, but טוב is very common in everyday speech.

Both mean together.

In many contexts, they are interchangeable:

• הם עובדים ביחד
• הם עובדים יחד

A rough tendency:

• ביחד often sounds a little more conversational
• יחד can sound a bit more neutral or slightly more formal/literary

But both are very common, and in this sentence ביחד is completely natural.

Hebrew often repeats the subject in a new clause, especially after a word like כי (because).

So:

• הם עובדים טוב ביחד, כי הם מכבדים זה את זה.

sounds very natural.

Also, Hebrew present-tense forms do not show person clearly. For example, מכבדים could mean:

• they respect
• you (plural masculine) respect

So adding הם makes the subject clear.

Could it sometimes be omitted? In some contexts, yes, if the meaning is already obvious. But here the repeated הם is normal and helpful.

Here כי means because.

So the structure is:

• main clause: הם עובדים טוב ביחד
• reason clause: כי הם מכבדים זה את זה

Be aware that כי can also mean that in other sentences, depending on context. But in this sentence, it clearly means because.

Yes. זה את זה is a standard Hebrew way to say each other.

So:

• הם מכבדים זה את זה = They respect each other

This is called a reciprocal expression: two or more people do the same action to one another.

Other examples:

• הם אוהבים זה את זה = They love each other
• הם עוזרים זה לזה = They help each other

It may look strange at first, because it does not match English word-for-word, but it is a normal Hebrew pattern.

Because את here is the direct object marker.

Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object. In זה את זה, the second זה is the direct object, so it gets את.

You can think of it like this:

• first זה = one party
• את = marks the direct object
• second זה = the other party

English does not have an equivalent word, so it is not translated.

This is very common in Hebrew:

• אני מכיר את דן = I know Dan
• הם מכבדים זה את זה = They respect each other

Yes, זה את זה is the masculine form, and it is also used for mixed groups.

For an all-female group, the usual form is:

• זו את זו

So:

• הם מכבדים זה את זה = masculine / mixed
• הן מכבדות זו את זו = feminine

This kind of agreement is common in Hebrew, though in everyday speech you may also hear people use less strictly matched forms.

Yes. אחד את השני is very common in spoken Hebrew and also means each other.

So these are both possible:

• הם מכבדים זה את זה
• הם מכבדים אחד את השני

Very roughly:

• זה את זה can sound a bit more concise or formal
• אחד את השני is extremely common and conversational

Both are useful to know.

מכבדים is the masculine plural present-tense form of לכבד.

לכבד can mean:

• to respect
• to honor
• sometimes to treat with respect

Forms:

• לכבד = infinitive, to respect
• מכבד = masculine singular present
• מכבדת = feminine singular present
• מכבדים = masculine plural present
• מכבדות = feminine plural present

So in the sentence:

• הם מכבדים זה את זה the verb agrees with הם.

It would normally be:

• הן עובדות טוב ביחד, כי הן מכבדות זו את זו.

Changes:

• הם → הן
• עובדים → עובדות
• מכבדים → מכבדות
• זה את זה → זו את זו

This is a good example of how Hebrew changes words to match gender and number.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• ביחד = beyakhad
• מכבדים = mekhabdim or mekhabdím

Notes:

• The letter ח in ביחד makes a throaty sound that English does not really have.
• The כ in מכבדים is also pronounced like kh here.
• The stress in מכבדים is usually on the last syllable: mekhabDÍM.

If you are an English speaker, the hardest part is usually the kh/ch sound in ח and כ.

It can mean either one.

Hebrew present tense often covers both:

• simple present: they work well together
• present progressive: they are working well together

The exact meaning depends on context.

So without extra context, the Hebrew sentence is naturally understood as either:

• a general fact about them
• something happening now

That is completely normal in Hebrew.