אני רוצה לדבר איתך בכנות.

It breaks down like this:

• אני = I
• רוצה = want
• לדבר = to speak / to talk
• איתך = with you
• בכנות = honestly / frankly

So the structure is very close to English: I want to talk with you honestly/frankly.

Because in normal Hebrew spelling, vowel differences are often not written.

So אני רוצה can be:

• ani rotze if the speaker is male
• ani rotza if the speaker is female

With vowel marks, they would be different:

• masculine: רוֹצֶה
• feminine: רוֹצָה

So the spelling stays the same, but the pronunciation changes.

The prefix ל־ on a verb usually marks the infinitive, like English to.

So:

• לדבר = to speak / to talk

This is the normal dictionary-style form of the verb. If you have studied verb patterns, this verb is from the root ד-ב-ר.

This is a very common confusion.

• איתך = with you
• אותך = you as a direct object

Compare:

• אני מדבר איתך = I am talking with/to you
• אני רואה אותך = I see you

So in your sentence, איתך is used because the idea is talk with/to you, not talk you.

Without vowel marks, איתך can mean either one male listener or one female listener.

• to one male: אִתְּךָ = itkha
• to one female: אִתָּךְ = itakh

Modern Hebrew usually writes both as איתך, so you often need context to know which one is meant.

כנות is a noun meaning honesty, sincerity, or frankness.

The prefix ב־ often means in, with, or in a manner of. So בכנות literally means something like with honesty or in honesty.

In natural English, that becomes honestly or frankly.

This is a very common Hebrew pattern. Hebrew often uses a preposition + noun where English uses an -ly adverb.

For example:

• ברצינות = seriously
• בשקט = quietly
• בפתיחות = openly

It can match either one in English.

In Hebrew, לדבר איתך is a very natural everyday way to say talk with you or talk to you. English chooses between to and with depending on style and context, but Hebrew often uses איתך very naturally here.

If you want a more formal or more one-directional speak to, Hebrew can also use אל in some contexts, but איתך is the most normal choice here.

Yes, אני רוצה לדבר איתך בכנות sounds natural and neutral.

Putting בכנות at the end is the most straightforward way to say it. Hebrew does allow movement for emphasis, but the sentence you have is the most standard everyday order.

For example, you might hear a more emphatic version like:

• אני רוצה בכנות לדבר איתך

But that sounds more marked. The original sentence is the smoother, more neutral version.

The pronunciation depends on both the speaker's gender and the listener's gender.

Possible pronunciations:

• male speaker, male listener: ani rotze ledaber itkha bekhenut
• male speaker, female listener: ani rotze ledaber itakh bekhenut
• female speaker, male listener: ani rotza ledaber itkha bekhenut
• female speaker, female listener: ani rotza ledaber itakh bekhenut

A few pronunciation notes:

• kh is the throaty sound heard in German Bach or Scottish loch
• stress is usually near the end: a-NI ro-TZE / rot-ZA le-da-BER it-KHA / i-TAKH be-khe-NUT

Not necessarily. אני רוצה is very common and natural. Depending on tone, it can feel like either I want or I'd like.

If you want to sound softer or more polite, you could say:

• הייתי רוצה לדבר איתך בכנות = I would like to talk to you honestly/frankly

But the original sentence is perfectly normal, especially if you are introducing an honest or serious conversation.