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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 17! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to recreation and leisure. These are five tourist attractions and places in Bulgaria. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: Рилски манастир |
| Michael: Rila Monastery |
| Tina: (slow) Рилски манастир (regular) Рилски манастир |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Рилски манастир |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: St. Ivan of Rila, honored as the patron saint of the Bulgarians, was a hermit monk who lived on Rila Mountain in the first half of the 10th century. He is believed to have established the monastery known today as the Rila Monastery. Now the place has a distinct interior style and is one of the national historical monuments. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Рилският манастир е най-големият източно-православен манастирски комплекс в България. |
| Michael: Rila Monastery is the biggest Eastern Orthodox monastery complex in Bulgaria. |
| Tina: (slow) Рилският манастир е най-големият източно-православен манастирски комплекс в България. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Копривщица |
| Michael: Koprivshtitsa |
| Tina: (slow) Копривщица (regular) Копривщица |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Копривщица |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Koprivshtitsa is a small historic town in the Sredna Gora mountain. Its unique architecture has been preserved from the beginning of the 19th century. Among Bulgarians, it is known as the birthplace of famous writers, revolutionaries, and politicians from the Bulgarian National Revival period. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Националният събор на българското народно творчество се провежда веднъж на всеки пет години в гр. Копривщица. |
| Michael: The National Festival of Bulgarian Folklore takes place once every 5 years in Koprivshtitsa. |
| Tina: (slow) Националният събор на българското народно творчество се провежда веднъж на всеки пет години в гр. Копривщица. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Казанлъшка гробница |
| Michael: Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak |
| Tina: (slow) Казанлъшка гробница (regular) Казанлъшка гробница |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Казанлъшка гробница |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak has been one of the protected UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1979. The tomb is located close to the ancient Thracian capital and the modern town of Kazanlak. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Достъпът до истинската Казанлъшка гробница е строго ограничен, за да може да се съхранят нейните оригинални стенописи. |
| Michael: Access to the real Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is highly restricted so that its original wall paintings can be preserved. |
| Tina: (slow) Достъпът до истинската Казанлъшка гробница е строго ограничен, за да може да се съхранят нейните оригинални стенописи. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Боянска църква |
| Michael: Boyana Church |
| Tina: (slow) Боянска църква (regular) Боянска църква |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Боянска църква |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The Boyana Church is another one of the historic and architectural places in Bulgaria which is included on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites list. The oldest preserved section of the church dates to the 10th century. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Боянската църква, където може да се види една от първите икони на Св. Иван, е отворена отново за посещение през 2006 г. |
| Michael: Boyana Church, where one of the first icons of St. Ivan can be seen, was re-opened to the public in 2006. |
| Tina: (slow) Боянската църква, където може да се види една от първите икони на Св. Иван, е отворена отново за посещение през 2006 г. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: Крепост Баба Вида |
| Michael: Baba Vida Fortress |
| Tina: (slow) Крепост Баба Вида (regular) Крепост Баба Вида |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Крепост Баба Вида |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Baba Vida Fortress is located in Vidin along the Danube river and is the only entirely preserved medieval fortress in Bulgaria. For some time, the fortress was used by military forces but was reopened to the public in 1958. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Името на крепостта буквално означава "баба Вида" и се свързва с местна легенда. |
| Michael: The name of Baba Vida Fortress literally means "Grandmother Vida" and is tied to a local legend. |
| Tina: (slow) Името на крепостта буквално означава "баба Вида" и се свързва с местна легенда. |
| 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: Рилски манастир |
| [pause]Michael: Rila Monastery |
| Tina: Копривщица |
| [pause]Michael: Koprivshtitsa |
| Tina: Казанлъшка гробница |
| [pause]Michael: Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak |
| Tina: Боянска църква |
| [pause]Michael: Boyana Church |
| Tina: Крепост Баба Вида |
| [pause]Michael: Baba Vida Fortress |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five tourist attractions and places 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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