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Summer Vacation – in Hebrew
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Green Israel
Below are some must-know Hebrew terms on the topic of sustainability, based on the following conversation: [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/green-israel-#.m4a" /] אישה - ישראל היא מדינה ירוקה ביותר. גבר - ירוקה? מה פתאום? יש בה כל מיני צבעים! כחול, לבן, אפור, חום… אישה - נכון, אבל כשאני אומרת מדינה ירוקה, אני מתכוונת לכל מיני מיזמים ישראלים כמו...
School Supplies – רשימת ציוד לבית הספר
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Traveling in Israel – in Hebrew
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A Word Per Decade
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10 Words for Aliyah
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