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It points to a direct object. This seems like a shortened sentence from "Could you pass me the beer?" In this case the beer is the direct object so it get the "את" in front of it. In reality though, it can usually be dropped.
You should never use "את" without a verb and if you want to skip the verb - you should skip the "את" too: הבירב, בבקשה
את is because
-THE beer has the definite
-beer is the object of the action 'give' me the beer.
את- at
http://forvo.com/search/%d7%90%d7%aa/
ha beera - הבירה
http://forvo.com/word/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%94/#he
בבקשה - bevakasha
I sure hope they add audio soon. I would have thought it wouldn't make it out of beta without it! Makes it really hard to guess what words will sound like when most vowels are not written.
carter, Though it's been a while for me, I do recall sound generally, obviously not for this one. I completely agree that "it's really hard to guess what words will sound like when most vowels" ( diacritic marks, vowel points, [NIKUDOT] ) are lacking! ...That's how I once learned [ :( ] ... :)))
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You can always type them in Reverso app or website, it has an audio dictionary.
rokssolana,Not seeing the little blue speaker, I figure we're "flying blind!"
Is "הבירה" somehow the direct object in this sentence? I don't know how it is.
The sentence could be literally be translated to "the beer, please". The beer is the direct object indeed
Yonsub from the first comment answered this: "It points to a direct object. This seems like a shortened sentence from "Could you pass me the beer?" In this case the beer is the direct object so it get the "את" in front of it. In reality though, it can usually be dropped."
Not really, it's more of a request than a statement. Plus, your sentence should be אני רוצה את הבירה.
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Why even use the? Unless this is asking not at a bar, but where he already has one? At a bar you'd just say beer please, not the beer. Unless if you were at a dinner and they asked beer or wine? You might, might say the beer.
I took this to mean addressing a woman (you). Could this be the case, as in addressing a waitress?
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I took this to be the waiter serving and saying: "Here's your beer." Is that impossible?
