shiraשִׁירָה
Shirahigi'aהִגִּיעָה
she arrivedla'kfarלַכְּפָר
to the villageimעִם
withtochnitתָּכְנִית
curriculumlimudimלִימוּדִים
studiesmudpesetמוּדְפֶּסֶת
printed (f)ve'ratsonוְרָצוֹן
and desirekenכֵּן
sincerela'azorלַעֲזוֹר
to helpshneiשְׁנֵי
two (of)dvarimדְּבָרִים
thingsshe'histaberשֶׁהִסְתַּבֵּר
that it turned outshe'hemשֶׁהֵם
that theynekudatנְקֻדַּת
point ofhatchalaהַתְחָלָה
beginningtovaטוֹבָה
good (f)avalאֲבָל
butloלֹא
notmaspikaמַסְפִּיקָה
enough (f)Shira arrived at the village with a printed curriculum and a sincere desire to help, two things that turned out to be a good starting point but not enough.
ha'safaהַשָּׂפָה
the languagehaytaהָיְתָה
was (f)ha'mikhsholהַמִּכְשׁוֹל
the obstacleha'rishonהָרִאשׁוֹן
the first (m)loלֹא
notanglitאַנְגְּלִית
Englishve'loוְלֹא
and notivritעִבְרִית
Hebrewelaאֶלָּא
butmashehuמַשֶּׁהוּ
somethingshlishiשְׁלִישִׁי
thirdshe'darashשֶׁדָּרַשׁ
that requiredyadaimיָדַיִם
handsve'einaimוְעֵינַיִם
and eyesve'etוְאֵת
and definite direct object markerkolכָּל
allha'savlanutהַסַּבְלָנוּת
the patienceshe'hevi'aשֶׁהֵבִיאָה
that she broughtThe language was the first obstacle, not English and not Hebrew but something third that required hands and eyes and all the patience she brought.
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