התינוק בעגלה ליד הגינה, והאמא מדברת עם השכנה.

Because Hebrew often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So התינוק בעגלה ליד הגינה literally looks like the baby in the stroller near the garden, but it means The baby is in the stroller near the garden.

This kind of sentence is called a nominal sentence. In the present tense, Hebrew usually does this:

• הילד בבית = The boy is at home
• הספר על השולחן = The book is on the table

But in the past or future, Hebrew does use a form of to be:

• התינוק היה בעגלה = The baby was in the stroller
• התינוק יהיה בעגלה = The baby will be in the stroller

It can be either, because unpointed Hebrew spelling does not show the difference clearly.

• בעגלה can be read as be’agala = in a stroller
• בעגלה can also be read as ba’agala = in the stroller

Why? Because when ב + ה combine, they contract:

• ב + העגלה → בעגלה

So without vowel marks, both forms are written the same way. Usually the context tells you which one is meant.

ליד means next to, beside, or near.

So:

• ליד הגינה = next to / near the garden

It is a very common preposition and it does not change for gender or number.

Examples:

• ליד הבית = near the house
• ליד האוטו = next to the car
• ליד הילדים = near the children

The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew word for the.

So:

• גינה = a garden / garden
• הגינה = the garden

Unlike English, Hebrew attaches the directly to the beginning of the noun.

This happens in several words in the sentence:

• התינוק = the baby
• הגינה = the garden
• האמא = the mother / the mom
• השכנה = the female neighbor

ו־ means and, so והאמא means and the mother or more naturally and the mom.

As for the noun:

• אמא = mom / mother in everyday Hebrew
• אם = mother in a more formal, literary, or official style

So האמא is very natural in simple spoken or everyday written Hebrew.

Also, Hebrew often uses the definite article with family roles when a specific person is meant, so האמא sounds normal.

Because the subject is האמא, which is feminine singular, and the verb must agree with it.

The verb is from לדבר = to speak / to talk.

Present tense forms:

• מדבר = masculine singular
• מדברת = feminine singular
• מדברים = masculine plural or mixed plural
• מדברות = feminine plural

So:

• האמא מדברת = the mother is speaking
• האבא מדבר = the father is speaking

Because שכנה is the feminine form of neighbor.

• שכן = male neighbor
• שכנה = female neighbor

So:

• עם השכנה = with the female neighbor
• עם השכן = with the male neighbor

The ending ־ה often marks feminine nouns, though not always. In this sentence, it clearly tells you the neighbor is a woman.

עם means with.

So:

• מדברת עם השכנה = is speaking with the neighbor

With the verb לדבר, Hebrew commonly uses עם for speak with. Depending on context, English might translate it as speak with or sometimes speak to.

Examples:

• אני מדבר עם המורה = I am speaking with the teacher
• היא מדברת עם הילד = She is speaking with the child

A simple transliteration is:

ha-tinok ba’agala leyad ha-gina, ve-ha-ima medaberet im ha-shkhena

A rough pronunciation guide:

• התינוק = ha-tee-NOK
• בעגלה = ba-a-ga-LA or be-a-ga-LA, depending on meaning
• ליד = le-YAD
• הגינה = ha-gee-NA
• והאמא = ve-ha-ee-MA
• מדברת = me-da-BE-ret
• עם = im
• השכנה = hash-khe-NA

The sentence has two parts:

1. התינוק בעגלה ליד הגינה
2. והאמא מדברת עם השכנה

These are two linked clauses with different subjects, so a comma can be used for clarity.

In short everyday writing, many people might also write it without the comma:

התינוק בעגלה ליד הגינה והאמא מדברת עם השכנה

So the comma is not the main grammar point here; it just helps separate the two ideas.

This is the normal, straightforward word order.

Hebrew often uses:

• subject + predicate in nominal sentences
  
  • התינוק בעגלה
• subject + verb + prepositional phrase in verbal sentences
  
  • האמא מדברת עם השכנה

You can change word order for emphasis, but the sentence as written is the most neutral and natural for a learner.

For example, Hebrew could move things around in special contexts, but this version is the clearest basic pattern to learn.