זה לא זמן מתאים לדבר על זה.

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So:

• זה לא זמן מתאים literally looks like this not time suitable
• but naturally means This is not a suitable time

This is very normal in Hebrew. Compare:

• הוא עייף = He is tired
• אני בבית = I am at home
• זה חשוב = It is important

In past or future, Hebrew does use forms of to be when needed, but in the present, it is often omitted.

Here is a word-by-word breakdown:

• זה = this / it / that depending on context
• לא = not
• זמן = time
• מתאים = suitable / appropriate / fitting
• לדבר = to talk / to speak
• על = about / on
• זה = this / it / that

So the structure is roughly:

• זה לא זמן מתאים = This is not a suitable time
• לדבר על זה = to talk about it / this

In Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• זמן מתאים = a suitable time
• literally: time suitable

This is the normal Hebrew pattern:

• בית גדול = a big house
• ספר מעניין = an interesting book
• יום קשה = a difficult day

So זמן מתאים is exactly what you would expect in Hebrew word order.

Because מתאים has to agree with זמן, and זמן is:

• masculine
• singular

So the adjective is also masculine singular:

• זמן מתאים = masculine singular
• שעה מתאימה = feminine singular
• זמנים מתאימים = masculine plural
• שעות מתאימות = feminine plural

Since זמן is masculine singular, מתאים is the correct form.

לדבר is the infinitive form of the verb דיבר / מדבר, meaning to speak or to talk.

The prefix ל־ often marks the infinitive in Hebrew, so:

• לדבר = to speak / to talk
• ללכת = to go
• לראות = to see

So in this sentence:

• לדבר על זה = to talk about it

The ל־ here is not a separate word meaning to in the English directional sense. It is part of the infinitive form.

Because the Hebrew verb לדבר often takes the preposition על when the meaning is to talk about something.

So:

• לדבר על משהו = to talk about something

Examples:

• אנחנו מדברים על העבודה = We are talking about work
• רציתי לדבר על זה = I wanted to talk about it

This is similar to English, where talk often needs about.

The two instances of זה do different jobs:

1. זה at the beginning:

   • acts like this / it
   • introduces the statement
   • זה לא זמן מתאים... = This/It is not a suitable time...

2. זה at the end:

   • is the object of על
   • על זה = about this / about it

So the sentence is not repetitive in a strange way; each זה has a separate role.

It can mean different things depending on context, and that is very common in Hebrew.

In this sentence:

• the first זה is often best understood as this or simply it
• the second זה is often best translated as it or this

So natural English translations could be:

• This is not a suitable time to talk about it.
• This isn’t the right time to talk about this.
• It’s not an appropriate time to talk about that.

Hebrew זה is often more flexible than English learners expect.

Both are possible, but they mean slightly different things.

• זמן מתאים = a suitable time
• הזמן המתאים = the suitable/right time

So:

• זה לא זמן מתאים לדבר על זה = This is not a suitable time to talk about it
• זה לא הזמן המתאים לדבר על זה = This is not the right time to talk about it

The version with ה־ sounds a bit more definite and specific. The version in your sentence is a little more general.

Also remember: if the noun has ה־, the adjective usually does too:

• זמן מתאים
• הזמן המתאים

Yes, it is natural and correct.

It sounds neutral and standard, and a native speaker could definitely say it.

A few close alternatives are also common:

• זה לא הזמן לדבר על זה = This isn’t the time to talk about it
• עכשיו זה לא זמן מתאים לדבר על זה = Now is not a suitable time to talk about it
• זה לא הזמן המתאים לדבר על זה = This is not the right time to talk about it

Your sentence is slightly formal or careful because of מתאים, but still very natural.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

ze lo zman mat'im ledaber al ze

Notes:

• זה = ze
• לא = lo
• זמן = zman
• מתאים = mat-EEM or mat-IM depending on speaker
• לדבר = le-da-BER
• על זה = al ze

Stress usually falls near the end of these words:

• mat'im
• ledaber

So the full rhythm is roughly:

ze lo zman mat'IM ledaBER al ze

Yes. In many contexts, לדבר covers both to speak and to talk.

Examples:

• הוא מדבר עברית = He speaks Hebrew
• אני רוצה לדבר איתך = I want to talk with you
• דיברנו על זה = We talked about it

In your sentence, to talk about it is the most natural English choice, though to speak about it is also possible.

Yes. That is a very natural translation.

Even though מתאים literally means suitable / appropriate / fitting, English often prefers the right time in this kind of sentence.

So these are all good translations depending on tone:

• This is not a suitable time to talk about it.
• This is not an appropriate time to talk about it.
• This isn’t the right time to talk about it.

The last one is especially natural in everyday English.