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Health and Wellness
Below are some must-know Hebrew terms for health and wellness, based on this conversation that takes place at an annual checkup: [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Health-and-wellness-#.m4a" /] אישה - אני כל הזמן לא מרגישה טוב. רופא - כמה שעות את ישנה בלילה? אישה - חמש או שש שעות, אבל אני לא ישנה כל כך טוב. רופא - מה...
Trees and Children’s Names
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16 Must-Know Beach Words in Hebrew
1. הים[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מילים-לים-#.m4a" /] - the beach The word for beach is חוף[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מילים-לים-#.m4a" /], but Israelis refer to it as הים[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מילים-לים-#.m4a" /] - the sea. For example: [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מילים-לים-#.m4a" /]אנחנו הולכים לים, רוצים לבוא? We're going to the beach, want to come? 2. ברד[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/מילים-לים-#.m4a" /] - icee Cool off under the hot Israeli sun...
Green Israel
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