Learn about animals that are common 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 12! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are the names of five common animals in Bulgarian. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: българско овчарско куче (каракачанска овчарка) |
| Michael: Bulgarian shepherd dog (Karakachan) |
| Tina: (slow) българско овчарско куче (каракачанска овчарка) (regular) българско овчарско куче (каракачанска овчарка) |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: българско овчарско куче (каракачанска овчарка) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The Karakachan dog is relatively big and usually has a black head and black and white fur. In the past, it was used as a guard dog. The breed is recognized by leading international organizations and recently became popular in the U.S. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Каракачанската овчарка се приема за древна порода, която може да се проследи назад до времето на траките. |
| Michael: The Karakachan shepherd dog is considered an ancient breed and can be traced back to Thracian times. |
| Tina: (slow) Каракачанската овчарка се приема за древна порода, която може да се проследи назад до времето на траките. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: източно-балканска свиня |
| Michael: East Balkan pig |
| Tina: (slow) източно-балканска свиня (regular) източно-балканска свиня |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: източно-балканска свиня |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The East Balkan pig is found in only two mountain regions in Eastern Bulgaria – the Stranzha and the East Balkan mountains. Usually this type of pig is bred in open air, whereas other types of pig are usually bred inside. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Източно-балканската свиня обикновено е черна на цвят. |
| Michael: The East Balkan pig is usually black in color. |
| Tina: (slow) Източно-балканската свиня обикновено е черна на цвят. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: български барак |
| Michael: Bulgarian Barak (a breed of hound dog) |
| Tina: (slow) български барак (regular) български барак |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: български барак |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The Bulgarian Barak Hound is a scenthound used to hunt small and big game. It has a good sense of orientation and smell, a strong hunting instinct, and is agile. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Българският Барак не е официално призната порода куче. |
| Michael: The Bulgarian Barak is not an officially recognized breed of dog. |
| Tina: (slow) Българският Барак не е официално призната порода куче. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: делиормански (лудогорски) кон |
| Michael: Deliorman horse |
| Tina: (slow) делиормански (лудогорски) кон (regular) делиормански (лудогорски) кон |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: делиормански (лудогорски) кон |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The Deliorman horse used to be raised only in the territory of Bulgaria and was in great demand in the Ottoman empire. For centuries, it was raised in herds, straying around and living freely in the open, thus fostering natural selection within the breed. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Делиорманският кон се е отглеждал в североизточна България. |
| Michael: The Deliorman horse used to be reared in North-Eastern Bulgaria. |
| Tina: (slow) Делиорманският кон се е отглеждал в североизточна България. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: кафява мечка |
| Michael: brown bear |
| Tina: (slow) кафява мечка (regular) кафява мечка |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: кафява мечка |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: There are around 500 brown bears living in Bulgaria. They are one of the rare animal species in the Bulgarian Red Book. It used to be common for gypsies to raise and train bears and to show them as attractions during local fairs. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Някои туристически агенции организират обиколки за наблюдение на кафяви мечки. |
| Michael: Some tourist agencies organize brown bear viewing tours. |
| Tina: (slow) Някои туристически агенции организират обиколки за наблюдение на кафяви мечки. |
| 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: българско овчарско куче (каракачанска овчарка) |
| [pause]Michael: Bulgarian shepherd dog (Karakachan) |
| Tina: източно-балканска свиня |
| [pause]Michael: East Balkan pig |
| Tina: български барак |
| [pause]Michael: Bulgarian Barak (a breed of a hound dog) |
| Tina: делиормански (лудогорски) кон |
| [pause]Michael: Deliorman horse |
| Tina: кафява мечка |
| [pause]Michael: brown bear |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five animals found 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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