"This is my mother coming."

Translation: זאת אמי באה.

[magicdoge]

why not זאת אמי שבאה?

[ChayaDoppelt]

I think that sounds ten times better. To me (a native Hebrew and English speaker), זאת אמי באה sounds like a failed attempt to translate from English to Hebrew

[fernandomaremar]

Why not also possible: זאת אמאי באה?

[ChayaDoppelt]

אמא שלי = אמי

[Daniel684476]

Welcome to Hebrew.

[waterclaude]

Some friends study Spanish or Italian and they can make their way after 6 months. After one year of Hebrew I still have to think before counting from one to ten...

[Yana846101]

Why not אמתי?

[ChayaDoppelt]

אמא שלי = אמי.
אמה (arm, maid, middle finger) = אמתי (pronounced amati).