how to say “coup” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-1.m4a” /]דְּבוֹרָה While Hebrew nouns are largely categorized as masculine or feminine, some words are the same for both genders. One example I’ve used several times on this blog is אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-2.m4a” /] – person. This word is masculine, but applies equally to males and females: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-3.m4a” /]היא אדם נחמד. She is a nice person. Occasionally, you’ll…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבלן-1.m4a” /]קַבְּלָן A person who builds houses – or fixes computers, freelance-writes articles or teaches independently, for that matter – is a contractor. The Hebrew word for such a person is קבלן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבלן-1.m4a” /] when he’s a male and קבלנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבלן-2.m4a” /] when she’s a female. They are called such because they receive money: לקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/קבלן-3.m4a” /] means to receive….

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-1.m4a” /]מַדָּע If you’ve got basic Hebrew, you know the expressions אני יודע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-2.m4a” /] and אני יודעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-3.m4a” /] – I know, spoken by a male and a female, respectively. The root of these words is י.ד.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-4.m4a” /], which appears in other words such as להודיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-5.m4a” /] – to inform, מודיעין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מדע-6.m4a” /]…