Learn about widely-used modes of transportation in Bulgaria
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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 21! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to transportation and around town. These are five common modes of transportation in Bulgaria. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: автомобил |
| Michael: car |
| Tina: (slow) автомобил (regular) автомобил |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: автомобил |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Until recently, Bulgaria was not known as a car manufacturing country. Even today, it is a Chinese investor who is assembling cars in Bulgaria. However, the brand is not popular locally, and Bulgarians prefer other European or Japanese car brands. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) По време на комунистическия режим, на едно домакинство е било разрешено да притежава само една кола. |
| Michael: During the Communist regime, people were allowed to own only one car per household. |
| Tina: (slow) По време на комунистическия режим, на едно домакинство е било разрешено да притежава само една кола. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: автобус |
| Michael: bus |
| Tina: (slow) автобус (regular) автобус |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: автобус |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The autobus is the most common public intra- or inter-city transportation means in Bulgaria. Even if they only come at rare intervals or only on specific days of the week, buses run to almost every settlement in the country. When the route is not a popular one, mini-buses are often used instead. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Градските автобуси в България често са без климатик. |
| Michael: There is often no air-conditioner in the inner-city buses in Bulgaria. |
| Tina: (slow) Градските автобуси в България често са без климатик. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: трамвай |
| Michael: tram |
| Tina: (slow) трамвай (regular) трамвай |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: трамвай |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Trams are one of the symbols of the capital city of Bulgaria, as there are trams only in Sofia. Currently 23 tram lines intersect the city, with some of them connecting districts that are quite distant. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Конските омнибуси в София са били наричани "трамваи" преди да се появят истинските електрически трамваи. |
| Michael: The horse omni-buses in Sofia used to be called "trams" before the real electrical trams appeared. |
| Tina: (slow) Конските омнибуси в София са били наричани "трамваи" преди да се появят истинските електрически трамваи. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: тролейбус |
| Michael: trolleybus |
| Tina: (slow) тролейбус (regular) тролейбус |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: тролейбус |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The trolley buses might be regarded as an environmentally friendly means of transportation, as they use electricity to run. They are quite popular in the capital and some of the other major cities in Bulgaria. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Планира се линиите на тролейбусите в София да достигнат 20 до 2020 г. |
| Michael: There are plans for the trolleybus lines in Sofia to be increased to 20 by 2020. |
| Tina: (slow) Планира се линиите на тролейбусите в София да достигнат 20 до 2020 г. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: влак |
| Michael: train |
| Tina: (slow) влак (regular) влак |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: влак |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The trains used to be the most convenient and cheapest inter-city transport in Bulgaria. In recent years though, they are getting neglected and outdated. More and more people prefer to use their own cars instead of public transportation. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Поради преобладаващо планинския терен, в България няма високо-скоростни влакове. |
| Michael: Because of the predominantly mountainous terrain, there are no high-speed trains in Bulgaria. |
| Tina: (slow) Поради преобладаващо планинския терен, в България няма високо-скоростни влакове. |
| 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: автомобил |
| [pause]Michael: car |
| Tina: автобус |
| [pause]Michael: bus |
| Tina: трамвай |
| [pause]Michael: tram |
| Tina: тролейбус |
| [pause]Michael: trolleybus |
| Tina: влак |
| [pause]Michael: train |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five frequently used modes of transportation 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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