"אני אעמוד ליד חבר שלי."

Translation: I will stand next to my friend.

[JessicaDellEra]

Can this also mean metaphorically "I will stand by my friend," like in a time of stress or crisis?

[TeribleT]

Ani e'emod leyad chaver sheli.

[AnCatDubh]

‘My friend’ can imply ‘the friend I mentioned’ (e.g. החבר שלי), and while in common, spoken Hebrew this interpretation is fine, it’s not the case in more formal registers.. A more accurate way to translate it would be ‘a friend of mine’.

[AlmogL]

You're right - חבר שלי instead of החבר שלי is colloquial. But it's common and should be accepted in my opinion.

[AnCatDubh]

Not saying it shouldn’t be, but ‘a friend of mine’ was not.

[AlmogL]

Then I agree.

[Ane891533]

What's wrong with "I'll be standing"?

[Hannahhlj]

Nothing. I would report it.

[Celioluzverde]

stupidly fast pronunciation.