how to say “coup” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תלוי-1.m4a” /]זֶה תָּלוּי Do I prefer chicken, or beef? Chocolate or vanilla? For me, the answer is it depends. In Hebrew, that’s זה תלוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תלוי-1.m4a” /] or simply, תלוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תלוי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תלוי-3.m4a” /]מה אני מעדיף? תלוי. What do I prefer? It depends. תלוי means literally hung, as לתלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/תלוי-4.m4a” /] is to hang something…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]מַחֲצִית Halftime is a concept familiar to sports lovers around the world, whether it’s soccer or American football or basketball. The Hebrew word for halftime is מחצית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /], which also means a half and a semester. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/מחצית-#.m4a” /]הם ניצחו במחצית השנייה. They won in the second half. מחצית comes from the…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]הִתְקַדְּמוּת The Hebrew root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] means early/first/before. It’s the root of the word !קדימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] – let’s go!, literally, ahead! It’s also the root of להתקדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /] – to advance or to make progress. Thus advancement or progress are התקדמות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/התקדמות-#.m4a” /]אנחנו חיים בעולם של התקדמות בקצב מסחרר. We live in a…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /]בְּהֵרָיוֹן The Hebrew word for parent is הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-2.m4a” /] for a male (a father) and הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-3.m4a” /] for a female (a mother). Another word of the same root ה.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-4.m4a” /] is הריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-5.m4a” /] – pregnancy, and its derivative בהריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /] – pregnant or literally with pregnancy. For example, you might hear on an Israeli public…