In the forest we heard birds and saw wild animals.
Pronunciation: Ba-YA-ar sha-MA-noo tsi-po-REEM ve-ra-EE-noo kha-YOT bar.
Grammar: יַעַר (ya'ar) is a masculine noun meaning 'forest.' With the preposition בְּ (in) and the definite article, it becomes בַּיַּעַר (ba-ya'ar, 'in the forest').