תני לי מטלית נקייה וקצת חומר ניקוי בשביל השולחן במטבח.

תני is the imperative form of לתת (to give) for one female person.

So תני לי means give me when speaking to a woman or girl.

Related forms:

• תן לי — to one male
• תני לי — to one female
• תנו לי — to more than one person

So this sentence is specifically addressed to a female singular listener.

לי means to me / for me.

It is made from:

• ל־ = to / for
• ־י = me

In commands like this, Hebrew often uses ל with a pronoun where English just says me:

• תני לי = give me
• literally: give to me

Because את is normally used before a definite direct object, and these objects are indefinite.

Here we have:

• מטלית נקייה = a clean cloth
• קצת חומר ניקוי = some cleaning product / some cleaner

Since they are not specific, already-known items, את is not used.

Compare:

• תני לי מטלית נקייה — give me a clean cloth
• תני לי את המטלית הנקייה — give me the clean cloth

Because adjectives in Hebrew usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

מטלית is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• נקי — masculine singular
• נקייה — feminine singular
• נקיים — masculine plural
• נקיות — feminine plural

So:

• מטלית נקייה = correct
• מטלית נקי = incorrect

Yes, מטלית is a feminine noun.

One clue is the ending ־ית, which is often feminine in Hebrew:

• מכונית
• תכנית
• מטלית

It is not a universal rule, but it is a very common pattern.

You can also tell from the adjective:

• מטלית נקייה
  The feminine adjective confirms the noun is feminine.

מטלית usually means a cloth, wipe, or cleaning cloth. It sounds fairly neutral.

סמרטוט often means rag and can sound a bit rougher or more informal.

So:

• מטלית = cloth / wipe
• סמרטוט = rag

In this sentence, מטלית is a natural word for something used to wipe a table.

קצת literally means a little or a bit, but with an uncountable noun it often works like English some.

So:

• קצת מים = some water / a little water
• קצת סוכר = some sugar / a little sugar
• קצת חומר ניקוי = some cleaner / some cleaning product

Because חומר ניקוי is treated like a mass noun here, קצת is very natural.

Literally, חומר ניקוי means cleaning substance/material.

In normal English, depending on context, you would usually say:

• cleaner
• cleaning product
• cleaning solution
• detergent or cleaning agent

So this is a very common Hebrew way to refer to something used for cleaning, even if English would often use a more specific word.

Because in Hebrew, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• מטלית נקייה = clean cloth
• שולחן גדול = big table
• חדר קטן = small room

This is different from English, where adjectives usually come before the noun.

בשביל often means for, for the sake of, or intended for.

Here, בשביל השולחן means something like:

• for the table
• to use on the table

So the speaker wants the cloth and cleaner for cleaning or dealing with the table.

In everyday Hebrew, בשביל is very common in speech. It can sound more natural than ל־ when you mean for the purpose of something.

במטבח means in the kitchen.

It comes from:

• ב־ = in
• ה־ = the
• מטבח = kitchen

In Hebrew, when ב־ combines with ה־, they contract:

• ב + ה + מטבח → במטבח

So במטבח already includes the meaning of in the kitchen, not just in kitchen.

The same thing happens with other prepositions:

• ל + ה → לַ... in pronunciation / merged spelling without separate ה
• כ + ה → כַ... in pronunciation / merged spelling without separate ה

Because the speaker is asking for:

• any clean cloth
• some cleaner

but refers to:

• the table in the kitchen

So the table is understood as a specific one, while the cloth and cleaner are not.

That is why Hebrew marks only the table as definite:

• השולחן = the table
• מטלית = a cloth
• חומר ניקוי = cleaner / cleaning product without the

Most naturally, במטבח describes השולחן:

• השולחן במטבח = the table in the kitchen

So the phrase means the cloth and cleaner are for the table that is in the kitchen.

In real conversation, context usually makes this clear. If someone wanted to be extra explicit, they could say something like:

• בשביל השולחן שנמצא במטבח
  = for the table that is in the kitchen

Yes, it is natural.

A few small notes:

• תני לי sounds like give me
• If the person needs to go and fetch the items, many speakers might also say תביאי לי = bring me
• חומר ניקוי is natural, though in real life people might ask for something more specific, like:
  • ספריי
  • סבון
  • נוזל ניקוי

So the sentence is perfectly normal, but everyday speech could vary depending on the exact situation.