ראיתי בחור ביציע.

A common pronunciation is ra'iti bachur bayatzia.

A more detailed breakdown:

• ראיתי → ra'iti
• בחור → bachur
• ביציע → bayatzia

The ch in bachur is the throaty Hebrew sound, like ח.

ראיתי is the past tense, first person singular form of the verb לראות (to see).

So it means I saw.

Hebrew often packs the subject into the verb itself, so you do not need a separate word for I here.

Because Hebrew verbs usually show the subject clearly.

In ראיתי, the ending -תי tells you the subject is I in the past tense. So אני is unnecessary unless you want emphasis.

Compare:

• ראיתי בחור ביציע = I saw a guy in the stands
• אני ראיתי בחור ביציע = I saw a guy in the stands with extra emphasis on I

בחור usually means young man, guy, or sometimes young fellow.

In other contexts, it can also mean bachelor, but in a sentence like this, learners will usually understand it as a guy / a young man.

So this is a fairly common everyday word.

Because בחור is indefinite here: a guy, not the guy.

In Hebrew, את is used before a definite direct object.

So:

• ראיתי בחור = I saw a guy
• ראיתי את הבחור = I saw the guy

That is one of the most important grammar points in this sentence.

Because the sentence is talking about a guy, not the guy.

Hebrew does not have a separate word for a/an. Indefiniteness is usually shown simply by using the noun with no article.

So:

• בחור = a guy
• הבחור = the guy

ביציע is made from:

• the preposition ב־ = in
• the noun יציע = stands / bleachers / gallery
• and effectively the definite article ה־ = the

So ביציע means in the stands.

This is because Hebrew often combines prepositions with the definite article:

• ב + היציע becomes ביציע

In pointed Hebrew, this would be written in a way that reflects the pronunciation ba-.

Because when ב־ joins a definite noun with ה־, the forms combine.

So:

• ביציע = in the stands not just
• in stands

If you wanted in a stand / in stands in an indefinite sense, the form would be different in pronunciation and usually also clearer from context.

יציע usually refers to a seating section, especially the stands, bleachers, or gallery in a stadium, theater, or similar place.

So in this sentence, ביציע suggests the guy was in the spectator seating area.

Yes. This word order is very natural.

Hebrew often allows flexibility, but ראיתי בחור ביציע is a normal way to say it:

• ראיתי = I saw
• בחור = a guy
• ביציע = in the stands

It is straightforward and idiomatic.

In practice, it gives the location of the event and is naturally understood as I saw a guy who was in the stands or I saw a guy in the stands.

Hebrew often leaves this kind of relationship to context, just like English does.

So the sentence does not strongly force a weird distinction between:

• I saw a guy who was in the stands and
• I saw a guy while I was in the stands

But the most natural reading is that the guy was in the stands.

Yes. If you want to say I saw the guy in the stands, you would usually say:

ראיתי את הבחור ביציע

Here:

• את marks the definite direct object
• הבחור means the guy

That is a very useful contrast with the original sentence.

Not especially. It is common and everyday.

It sounds natural in normal spoken and written Hebrew for guy / young man. If you wanted something more neutral or formal, you might use another noun depending on context, but בחור is extremely common.

Yes, but it changes the feel slightly.

• ראיתי בחור ביציע is the more neutral, unmarked version.
• אני ראיתי בחור ביציע puts extra emphasis on I.

So the original sentence is the more natural default unless you specifically want contrast or emphasis.