ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר, כך אני מבינה טוב יותר.

It is a Hebrew pattern used for comparisons of change, like:

• the more ..., the more ...
• the more ..., the better ...

So:

• ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר = the more I listen
• כך אני מבינה טוב יותר = the better I understand

In English, we often do not translate כך separately. It is part of the Hebrew structure that balances the first clause.

שאני is made of:

• ש־ = a linking particle, often meaning that, which, or just marking a subordinate clause
• אני = I

So ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר is literally something like the more that I listen, although English usually would not say it that way.

A very common Hebrew pattern is:

• ככל ש... כך...

Because ש־ attaches to the next word, ש + אני becomes שאני.

Because the speaker is female.

In Hebrew present tense, verbs agree with the gender and number of the subject. So:

• female speaker: אני מקשיבה, אני מבינה
• male speaker: אני מקשיב, אני מבין

This is different from English, where I listen and I understand do not change for gender.

It would be:

ככל שאני מקשיב יותר, כך אני מבין טוב יותר.

The only change is the gender of the present-tense verb forms:

• מקשיבה → מקשיב
• מבינה → מבין

Because Hebrew present tense is commonly used for:

• general truths
• habits
• repeated situations
• ongoing states

This sentence expresses a general pattern: when listening increases, understanding improves.

If you wanted a more clearly future-oriented meaning, Hebrew could use future tense:

• ככל שאקשיב יותר, כך אבין טוב יותר.
• The more I listen, the better I will understand.

Because it is doing two different jobs:

• מקשיבה יותר = listen more
• טוב יותר = better / more well

Hebrew usually forms comparisons with יותר rather than changing the word itself the way English does with good → better.

So:

• יותר after מקשיבה shows more listening
• יותר after טוב creates the comparison better

Because Hebrew usually makes comparatives analytically, with יותר.

So instead of changing the word the way English does:

• good → better
• Hebrew uses טוב יותר = literally more good / more well

In this sentence, מבינה טוב יותר means understand better.

In everyday Hebrew, טוב is very often used where English would use well.

So:

• אני מבינה טוב = I understand well
• אני מבינה טוב יותר = I understand better

This is normal, natural Hebrew.

A learner may expect a separate adverb like English well, but Hebrew often uses טוב in that role.

Yes. Both are natural.

• מבינה טוב יותר
• מבינה יותר טוב

The difference is mostly about style and rhythm:

• יותר טוב is very common in everyday speech
• טוב יותר can sound a bit more careful or written

So the sentence you were given is perfectly natural, but you will also hear:

ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר, כך אני מבינה יותר טוב.

This is a very common question.

• להקשיב = to listen, to pay attention
• לשמוע = to hear

So מקשיבה emphasizes active, intentional listening.

That fits this sentence well: the idea is not just that sound reaches you, but that you are listening attentively.

In some contexts, לשמוע can also mean to listen to something, such as music or a lecture, but להקשיב more strongly suggests focused attention.

They are:

• מקשיבה → להקשיב = to listen
• מבינה → להבין = to understand

In the sentence, both are present-tense forms:

• מקשיבה = feminine singular present
• מבינה = feminine singular present

So if you look them up in a dictionary, search for להקשיב and להבין.

Sometimes in casual speech, yes, but it is best to learn the full pattern first.

Standard structure:

• ככל ש... כך...

So the full sentence is:

ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר, כך אני מבינה טוב יותר.

In relaxed speech, some people may say something closer to:

• ככל שאני מקשיבה יותר, אני מבינה יותר טוב.

But the full ככל ... כך ... structure is clearer and more textbook-standard.

A rough pronunciation is:

ke-KHOL she-a-NI mak-SHI-va yo-TER, kakh a-NI me-VI-na tov yo-TER

A few notes:

• ככל = ke-khol
• שאני = she-a-ni
• כך = kakh
• the stress is usually near the end in מקשיבה, מבינה, יותר

The כ/ח sound in ככל and כך is the throat sound heard in words like Scottish loch or German Bach.

A very natural general version is:

ככל שמקשיבים יותר, כך מבינים טוב יותר.

That means:

The more one listens, the better one understands
or more naturally,
The more you listen, the better you understand

Notice that Hebrew often uses plural verb forms for general statements like this.