how to say “fluids” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /]נוֹזְלִים

The root נ.ז.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] has to do with flowing, running, so that we have נזלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – a runny nose and נוזל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – fluid, or more in its more commonly-used form, נוזלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] – fluids or liquids.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /]כשחולים חשוב לשתות הרבה נוזלים.

When sick, (it’s) important to drink lots of fluids.

Likewise, נזילות פיננסית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/נוזלים-#.m4a” /] is financial liquidity.

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