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| Michael: Native English speaker |
| Tina: Native Bulgarian speaker |
Intro |
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| Michael: Hi, everyone, I’m Michael. |
| Tina: And I’m Tina! |
| Michael: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Bulgarian Vocabulary, Lesson 11! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Society and Culture. These are five Bulgarian historical figures. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: Васил Левски |
| Michael: Vasil Levski |
| Tina: (slow) Васил Левски (regular) Васил Левски |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Васил Левски |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Vasil Levski initiated the organized revolutionary movement for the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in the early 1870s. There is a well-known monument to Levski in the center of the capital city of Sofia. The place was outside the city borders in 1873 and is supposedly the exact place where he died. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Денят в чест на живота и делото на Васил Левски се празнува всяка година на 19-ти февруари. |
| Michael: The day in honor of the life and contribution of Vasil Levski is celebrated every year on February 19th. |
| Tina: (slow) Денят в чест на живота и делото на Васил Левски се празнува всяка година на 19-ти февруари. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Стефан Стамболов |
| Michael: Stefan Stambolov |
| Tina: (slow) Стефан Стамболов (regular) Стефан Стамболов |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Стефан Стамболов |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Stefan Stambolov was a Bulgarian politician who served as prime minister from 1887 through 1894. He actively participated in the Bulgarian liberation movement. It is claimed that Stambolov was a nationalist who was very often authoritative in his approach but also a powerful politician who significantly strengthened Bulgaria. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Стефан Стамболов не почива мирно, а е убит през 1895 г. |
| Michael: Stefan Stambolov did not pass away peacefully, but was murdered in 1895. |
| Tina: (slow) Стефан Стамболов не почива мирно, а е убит през 1895 г. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Паисий Хилендарски |
| Michael: Paisius of Hilendar |
| Tina: (slow) Паисий Хилендарски (regular) Паисий Хилендарски |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Паисий Хилендарски |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Paisius was a monk at the Hilandar monastery on Mount Athos. After extensive research, he wrote a book known as Slavonic-Bulgarian History. Most Bulgarians think of him as the forefather of the Bulgarian National Revival, because his history book helped revive the national identity of the Bulgarians, who had been under Ottoman rule since 1396. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Паисий Хилендарски завършва своята "История славянобългарска" в българския Зографски манастир през 1762 г. |
| Michael: Paisius of Hilendar finished Slavonic-Bulgarian History in 1762 in the Bulgarian Zograf Monastery. |
| Tina: (slow) Паисий Хилендарски завършва своята "История славянобългарска" в българския Зографски манастир през 1762 г. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: цар Симеон Велики |
| Michael: King Simeon the Great |
| Tina: (slow) цар Симеон Велики (regular) цар Симеон Велики |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: цар Симеон Велики |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Simeon the Great ruled during the First Bulgarian Empire for over 35 years at the beginning of the 10th century. A successful military leader, he led Bulgaria to its greatest territorial expansion ever, making it one of the significant forces at the time. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Цар Симеон Велики е първият български владетел, обявен за император или на български - цар. |
| Michael: King Simeon the Great was the first Bulgarian ruler proclaimed as an emperor or tsar in Bulgarian. |
| Tina: (slow) Цар Симеон Велики е първият български владетел, обявен за император или на български - цар. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: хан Аспарух |
| Michael: Khan Asparukh |
| Tina: (slow) хан Аспарух (regular) хан Аспарух |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: хан Аспарух |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Khan Asparukh is recognized as the one who established the Bulgarian nation. He led some 30,000 to 50,000 Bulgars to escape the threat of a possible Khazar invasion. They moved west from an area that is part of Ukraine today towards the Danube river. When they reached what is now the northern border of Bulgaria, he united the newcomers with the local tribes to establish a new country and had it recognized by the Byzantine empire. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Българската държава е основана през 681 г., когато хан Аспарух обединява новодошлите българи със седем славянски племена и останалите траки. |
| Michael: The country of Bulgaria was established in 681, when Khan Asparukh united the newly arrived Bulgars with the seven Slavic tribes and the remaining Thracians. |
| Tina: (slow) Българската държава е основана през 681 г., когато хан Аспарух обединява новодошлите българи със седем славянски племена и останалите траки. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Tina will give you the Bulgarian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Tina: Васил Левски |
| [pause]Michael: Vasil Levski |
| Tina: Стефан Стамболов |
| [pause]Michael: Stefan Stambolov |
| Tina: Паисий Хилендарски |
| [pause]Michael: Paisius of Hilendar |
| Tina: цар Симеон Велики |
| [pause]Michael: King Simeon the Great |
| Tina: хан Аспарух |
| [pause]Michael: Khan Asparukh |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five historical figures in Bulgaria! We have more vocab lists available at BulgarianPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Tina: До скоро! |
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