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– תנסי לישון קצת.
– למה? אני בכלל לא עייפה.
– כן, אבל אם לא תנוחי עכשיו,
לא יהיה לך כוח לרקוד
בחתונה הלילה.
– Try to sleep a little.
– Why? I’m not tired at all.
– Yeah, but if you don’t rest now, you won’t have energy to dance at the wedding tonight.
Conversation based on this Dose of Hebrew
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