Lesson 108: Health and Fitness
Beyond “what hurts”, a fluent speaker can discuss a healthy lifestyle in the abstract — diet, exercise, balance — and give advice about it. This lesson gives you that vocabulary.
Getting healthier
אֲנִי רוֹצֶה לִשְׁמֹר עַל הַבְּרִיאוּת שֶׁלִּי.
ani rotse lishmor al habri’ut sheli.
I want to take care of my health.
כְּדַאי לְךָ לְהִתְאַמֵּן וְלֶאֱכֹל תְּזוּנָה מְאֻזֶּנֶת.
keday lecha lehit’amen vele’echol tezuna me’uzenet.
You should exercise and eat a balanced diet.
כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים בְּשָׁבוּעַ?
kama pe’amim beshavua?
How many times a week?
שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים זֶה מַסְפִּיק. וְחָשׁוּב לִישֹׁן טוֹב.
shalosh pe’amim ze maspik. vechashuv lishon tov.
Three times is enough. And it’s important to sleep well.
הֶגְיוֹנִי. אַתְחִיל הַיּוֹם.
hegyoni. atchil hayom.
Makes sense. I’ll start today.
Grammar: advice with “it’s worth / it’s important”
Two patterns drive health advice, both followed by an infinitive:
- כְּדַאי לְךָ + לְ… keday lecha + le- — “you should…”
- חָשׁוּב + לְ… chashuv + le- — “it’s important to…”
So חָשׁוּב לִישֹׁן טוֹב (chashuv lishon tov) is “it’s important to sleep well”. The phrase לִשְׁמֹר עַל (lishmor al, “to look after / maintain”) pairs with abstract nouns like בְּרִיאוּת (bri’ut, “health”).
Tip: תְּזוּנָה מְאֻזֶּנֶת (tezuna me’uzenet, “a balanced diet”) — note the adjective מְאֻזֶּנֶת shares its root with אִזּוּן (izun, “balance”).
Vocabulary
Health
| בְּרִיאוּת | bri’ut | health |
| תְּזוּנָה | tezuna | nutrition, diet |
| כּוֹשֶׁר | kosher | fitness |
| בָּרִיא | bari | healthy |
Useful words
| לִשְׁמֹר עַל | lishmor al | to look after, maintain |
| מְאֻזָּן | me’uzan | balanced |
| מַסְפִּיק | maspik | enough |