klairקְלֵיְיר
Clairehechelaהֵחֵלָה
she beganlilmodלִלְמוֹד
to learnivritעִבְרִית
Hebrewbe'gilבְּגִיל
at agearba'imאַרְבָּעִים
fortyve'shaloshוְשָׁלוֹשׁ
and threeshe'zeשֶׁזֶה
that thiskefiכְּפִי
asshe'morehשֶׁמוֹרֶה
that (the) teachershelaשֶׁלָּהּ
herhisbirהִסְבִּיר
explainedbe'adinutבְּעֲדִינוּת
gentlyloלֹא
notha'gilהַגִּיל
the ageha'id'aliהָאִידֵיאָלִי
the idealClaire began learning Hebrew at the age of forty-three, which, as her teacher gently explained, "is not the ideal age."
hiהִיא
sheyada'aיָדְעָה
she knewshe'zeשֶׁזֶה
that thisyihyeיִהְיֶה
will bekasheקָשֶׁה
hardavalאֲבָל
butloלֹא
notyada'aיָדְעָה
she knewshe'zeשֶׁזֶה
that thisyihyeיִהְיֶה
will bekasheקָשֶׁה
hardbe'drachimבְּדְרָכִים
in waysshe'loשֶׁלֹּא
that notnitanנִיתָן
can beleta'erלְתָאֵר
to describeme'roshמֵרֹאשׁ
in advanceShe knew it would be hard, but she didn't know it would be hard in ways that can't be described in advance.
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