אנחנו מחכים ליד שער העלייה עד שתהיה הודעה.

We are waiting by the boarding gate until there is an announcement.

Breakdown of אנחנו מחכים ליד שער העלייה עד שתהיה הודעה.

• אנחנו: we
• להיות: to be
• ליד: by
• לחכות: to wait

Questions & Answers about אנחנו מחכים ליד שער העלייה עד שתהיה הודעה.

Why does מחכים mean are waiting and not just wait?

In Hebrew, the present tense often covers both:

• wait
• am/is/are waiting

So אנחנו מחכים can mean:

• we wait
• we are waiting

In this sentence, English naturally uses are waiting, but Hebrew does not need a separate form for the progressive.

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Why is it אנחנו מחכים and not something with a separate word for are?

Hebrew usually does not use a present-tense form of to be the way English does.

So instead of saying something literally like we are waiting, Hebrew simply says:

• אנחנו מחכים = we waiting / we are waiting

This is completely normal Hebrew.

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