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how to say “lactose intolerance” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגישות-ללקטוז-1.m4a” /]אִי-סְבִילוּת לְלַקְטוֹז, רְגִישׁוּת לְלַקְטוֹז The technical term for lactose intolerance in Hebrew is אי-סבילות ללקטוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגישות-ללקטוז-2.m4a” /], where אי-סבילות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגישות-ללקטוז-3.m4a” /] means intolerance. The phrase as a whole means literally, intolerance to lactose. However, Israelis are far more likely to describe this common condition as רגישות ללקטוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רגישות-ללקטוז-4.m4a” /] – lactose sensitivity, or literally, sensitivity to lactose. For example: [audioclip…
how to say “to raise (a topic)” in Hebrew
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how to say “background noise” in Hebrew
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how to say “to move the clock” in Hebrew
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