Hebrew to English examples

אני רוצה ללמוד אנגלית מהר.

→ I want to learn English quickly.

Hebrew SVO structure maps fairly well to English here. 'Rotsé' (want) comes after the subject just like in English. Basic sentence structure feels familiar.

אני לומד אנגלית כבר שלוש שנים.

→ I have been learning English for three years.

Hebrew uses the present tense with 'kvar' (already) for ongoing situations. English uses the present perfect continuous — Hebrew speakers often use the simple present instead.

תוכל לדבר לאט יותר, בבקשה?

→ Could you speak more slowly, please?

'Tukhal' (you can/could) functions similarly to English 'could you'. 'Bevakasha' (please) corresponds directly. The polite request structure is comparable.

אם הייתי לומד יותר, הייתי עובר את הבחינה.

→ If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

Hebrew uses 'hayiti' (would have been) for counterfactual conditions. English uses the past perfect in the if-clause. The conditional logic is similar in both languages.

אנגלית היא שפה חשובה מאוד.

→ English is a very important language.

Hebrew uses 'hi' (she/is) as a copula here — 'anglít hi safa'. English 'is' is always required. The article 'a' before 'language' in English has no Hebrew equivalent.