Learn Hardcore Hebrew: בא לך לצאת לפיקניק קטן בפארק אחרי העבודה? - Do you feel like going on a small picnic in the park after work?

Literally, בא לך means something like comes to you, but as an idiom it means do you feel like..., do you want to..., or are you in the mood to....

So:

בא לך לצאת...? = Do you feel like going out...?

This is a very common everyday Hebrew expression. It is less formal and often more natural in conversation than a straightforward Do you want...?

Why is it בא לך and not רוצה?

Both can express wanting, but they are not exactly the same.

אתה רוצה לצאת? = Do you want to go out?
בא לך לצאת? = Do you feel like going out?

בא לך often sounds more casual and more like asking about someone’s current mood or spontaneous desire.

So in this sentence, בא לך gives a friendly, conversational tone.

What is the grammar of בא לך?