מצד אחד אני רוצה קידום, מצד שני אני לא רוצה לעבוד עד מאוחר כל ערב.

Yes. מצד אחד ... מצד שני is a very common fixed pair meaning on the one hand ... on the other hand.

In this sentence:

• מצד אחד = on the one hand
• מצד שני = on the other hand

Hebrew uses this pair to introduce two contrasting ideas, just like English does.

You can often treat it as a chunk to memorize:

• מצד אחד = first side of the contrast
• מצד שני = second side of the contrast

Literally, מצד means something like from the side of or on the side of.

It is made of:

• מ־ = from
• צד = side

So:

• מצד אחד literally = from one side
• מצד שני literally = from the second/other side

But in real usage, the phrase is idiomatic. Native speakers understand it as a discourse marker meaning on the one hand / on the other hand, not as a literal physical “side.”

Because את is used before a definite direct object, and קידום here is indefinite.

Compare:

• אני רוצה קידום = I want a promotion
  indefinite, so no את

• אני רוצה את הקידום = I want the promotion
  definite, so את + ה־

This is a very important Hebrew rule:

• definite object → usually takes את
• indefinite object → does not take את

So in this sentence, the speaker wants a promotion, not the promotion, which is why את is not used.

קידום usually means promotion, advancement, or progression, depending on context.

In a work context, it commonly means:

• promotion
• career advancement

It comes from the root ק־ד־מ, which has to do with moving forward or advancing.

So:

• אני רוצה קידום = I want a promotion can also carry the broader sense of
• I want career advancement

Because לעבוד is the infinitive form of the verb to work, and Hebrew infinitives usually begin with ל־.

So:

• עובד / עובדת = works / working
• לעבוד = to work

After a verb like רוצה (wants), Hebrew commonly uses an infinitive:

• אני רוצה לעבוד = I want to work
• אני רוצה לאכול = I want to eat
• אני רוצה לישון = I want to sleep

This is very similar to English want + to + verb.

Because לא normally comes before the verb it negates.

Here:

• אני רוצה לעבוד = I want to work
• אני לא רוצה לעבוד = I do not want to work

The לא negates רוצה, not לעבוד directly.

So the meaning is:

• It is not the case that I want to work until late every evening

This is the standard and natural Hebrew word order.

עד מאוחר is a very natural Hebrew expression meaning until late.

So:

• לעבוד עד מאוחר = to work until late

Hebrew often uses מאוחר (late) in this way without adding extra words like hour or at night, because the meaning is already clear from context.

You may also hear:

• להישאר עד מאוחר = to stay until late
• לחזור הביתה מאוחר = to come home late

So this is idiomatic and very common.

Both are possible, but they are slightly different in feel.

• כל ערב = every evening
• בכל ערב = on every evening / every evening

In many cases, both can be translated the same way in English.

In this sentence:

• לעבוד עד מאוחר כל ערב sounds very natural and fluent.
• לעבוד עד מאוחר בכל ערב is also possible, but can sound a bit more explicit or slightly heavier.

A useful pattern:

• כל יום = every day
• כל שבוע = every week
• כל ערב = every evening

Hebrew often prefers this simpler form.

Yes. רוצה changes for gender and number.

Here are the basic present-tense forms of to want:

• אני רוצה = I want (said by a man)
• אני רוצה = I want (said by a woman; written the same, pronounced differently: *rotzé vs. rotzá)*

Plural:

• אנחנו רוצים = we want (masculine or mixed group)
• אנחנו רוצות = we want (feminine group)

So in writing, אני רוצה can mean either:

• a male speaker: rotzé
• a female speaker: rotzá

You understand which one it is from context or from hearing it spoken.

Literally, yes, מצד שני looks like from the second side. But as an idiom, it means on the other hand.

Hebrew uses ראשון/שני or אחד/שני in many contrastive pairings where English prefers one/other.

So even though English says:

• on the one hand / on the other hand

Hebrew says:

• מצד אחד / מצד שני

Using אחר here would not sound like the normal fixed expression.

So the best approach is: memorize מצד אחד ... מצד שני as a set phrase.

Yes, that is a very close and accurate translation.

Word by word:

• לעבוד = to work
• עד = until
• מאוחר = late
• כל ערב = every evening

So the whole phrase is:

• to work until late every evening

That said, in natural English you might also say:

• to work late every evening
• to stay at work late every evening

But the Hebrew structure itself is very straightforward here.

Hebrew often allows subject pronouns to be omitted less freely than languages like Spanish, because the present tense does not always clearly show the subject by itself.

So:

• מצד אחד אני רוצה קידום, מצד שני אני לא רוצה לעבוד...

is completely natural and clear.

Could the second אני be omitted in some contexts? Sometimes speakers may shorten things in casual speech, but in standard clear Hebrew, repeating אני here is normal and often preferable.

The repetition also helps balance the contrast:

• On the one hand, I want...
• On the other hand, I don’t want...

So stylistically, it works well.

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

mi-tsad e-khád, a-NI ro-TSE ki-DUM, mi-tsad she-NI, a-NI lo ro-TSE la-a-VOD ad me-u-KHAR kol E-rev

A few notes:

• מצד = mi-tsad
• אחד = ekhád or echád depending on your transliteration style
• שני = shení
• רוצה =
  
  • rotzé for a male speaker
  • rotzá for a female speaker
• לעבוד = la'avod
• מאוחר = me'ukhar

If you want, I can also break the whole sentence into syllables or give a more beginner-friendly pronunciation guide.