עדיף לכולנו לחכות עד מחר.

עדיף means better or preferable.

In this sentence, it works like an impersonal expression: it is better / it would be better.

So:

• עדיף לכולנו לחכות עד מחר = It’s better for all of us to wait until tomorrow

Hebrew often leaves out the equivalent of is in the present tense, so there is no separate word for is here. A very literal breakdown would be something like:

• better for-all-of-us to-wait until tomorrow

Because in present-tense Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not said.

So where English says:

• It is better...

Hebrew simply says:

• עדיף... = better...

This is very normal Hebrew grammar. The idea of is is understood automatically.

לכולנו means for all of us or literally to all of us.

It is made of:

• ל־ = to / for
• כולנו = all of us

So:

• לכולנו = for all of us

In English, to and for are different words, but Hebrew ל־ often covers both meanings depending on context.

כולנו means all of us.

It comes from:

• כל = all / every
• plus the we/us ending

Related forms you may see:

• כולי = all of me / my whole...
• כולך = all of you (masc. singular)
• כולה = all of her / all of it (fem.)
• כולנו = all of us
• כולם = all of them (masc./mixed)
• כולן = all of them (fem.)

In this sentence, לכולנו is the natural way to say for all of us.

לחכות is the infinitive, meaning to wait.

It begins with ל־, which is the normal marker for the infinitive in Hebrew:

• לחכות = to wait
• ללכת = to go
• לכתוב = to write

So in the sentence:

• עדיף לכולנו לחכות = It’s better for all of us to wait

Hebrew often uses a structure like:

• עדיף + ל... + infinitive

So instead of building the sentence around we, Hebrew builds it around better/preferable.

English:

• It’s better for all of us to wait until tomorrow

Hebrew:

• Better for all of us to wait until tomorrow

This is completely natural Hebrew word order.

עד מחר usually means until tomorrow.

Breakdown:

• עד = until / up to
• מחר = tomorrow

So:

• לחכות עד מחר = to wait until tomorrow

In many contexts, English by tomorrow would be expressed differently depending on the meaning. Here, because the verb is to wait, until tomorrow is the best interpretation.

Yes. That is also very natural Hebrew.

• עדיף לכולנו לחכות עד מחר = It’s better for all of us to wait until tomorrow
• עדיף שנחכה עד מחר = It’s better that we wait until tomorrow

The first version explicitly includes for all of us. The second version uses שנחכה = that we wait.

Both are common. The choice depends on what you want to emphasize.

Both can sometimes translate as better or worthwhile, but they are not exactly the same.

• עדיף = better / preferable
• כדאי = advisable / worthwhile / a good idea

So:

• עדיף לכולנו לחכות עד מחר = It’s better for all of us to wait until tomorrow
• כדאי לכולנו לחכות עד מחר = It’s advisable / a good idea for all of us to wait until tomorrow

עדיף often sounds more like comparing options: waiting until tomorrow is the preferable choice.

A common pronunciation is:

adif le-khulanu le-khakot ad makhar

A slightly more careful transliteration:

• עדיף — a-DIF
• לכולנו — le-khu-LA-nu
• לחכות — le-kha-KOT
• עד מחר — ad ma-KHAR

Notes:

• ח is the throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• The stress is usually near the end in this sentence:
  • aDIF
  • lekhulANU
  • lekhakOT
  • makhAR

It is neutral and very natural.

It could be used in everyday speech, at work, with friends, or in writing. It does not sound especially slangy or especially formal.

So this is a very useful sentence pattern to learn:

• עדיף לי... = It’s better for me...
• עדיף לנו... = It’s better for us...
• עדיף להם... = It’s better for them...

Example:

• עדיף לנו לצאת עכשיו = It’s better for us to leave now