Learn about plants 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 13! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five common plants found in Bulgaria. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: маслодайна роза |
| Michael: damask rose |
| Tina: (slow) маслодайна роза (regular) маслодайна роза |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: маслодайна роза |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Bulgaria is known for its production of high quality rose oil. The region around the town of Kazanlak is known as Rose Valley and is the center of the rose oil production industry in the country. Every year in the first week of June, which is close to the time when the roses are coming into full blossom, a rose festival is held in the town. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Поне 3000 кг. цвят от рози е необходим за производството на 1 кг. розово масло. |
| Michael: At least 3,000 kilograms of rose petals are necessary for the production of 1 kilogram of rose oil. |
| Tina: (slow) Поне 3000 кг. цвят от рози е необходим за производството на 1 кг. розово масло. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: мурсалски чай |
| Michael: ironwort tea |
| Tina: (slow) мурсалски чай (regular) мурсалски чай |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: мурсалски чай |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael:The traditional tea in Bulgaria is an herbal tea. Bulgarians like different tea flavors, either plain or mixes. They steam either the stem or the leaves of the dry herb or just buy tea bags. Mursal tea grows in a limited area in the southern mountains in Bulgaria and is known for its antibacterial and antioxidant properties. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Напоследък мурсалският чай става особено популярен, тъй като се приема, че има силно действие на афродизиак. |
| Michael: Recently, ironwort tea has become especially popular because of its allegedly aphrodisiac effect. |
| Tina: (slow) Напоследък мурсалският чай става особено популярен, тъй като се приема, че има силно действие на афродизиак. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: липа |
| Michael: linden tree |
| Tina: (slow) липа (regular) липа |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: липа |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The linden or lime tree grows in all parts of the country. Many people like it because of its delicate blossom aroma. In some towns, linden trees used to be planted along the pedestrian lanes or central streets for the same reason, so that people can enjoy their blossom around June. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Чаят от цвят на липа има приятен аромат и е полезен през студените зимни месеци. |
| Michael: Hot linden blossom tea has a nice aroma and is good during the cold winter months. |
| Tina: (slow) Чаят от цвят на липа има приятен аромат и е полезен през студените зимни месеци. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: лайка |
| Michael: chamomile |
| Tina: (slow) лайка (regular) лайка |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: лайка |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The chamomile flower is quite common in the wild fields in Bulgaria and is preferred by small girls for their posies or wreath. The flower is also quite a popular ingredient in almost all herbal tea mixes and is known for its antibacterial properties. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Цветовете на лайката напомнят за слънцето и за свободното детство. |
| Michael: The chamomile petals remind people of the sun and the free spirit of the childhood. |
| Tina: (slow) Цветовете на лайката напомнят за слънцето и за свободното детство. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: мушкато |
| Michael: geranium |
| Tina: (slow) мушкато (regular) мушкато |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: мушкато |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The geranium is probably the most common outside decoration flower in Bulgaria. It can be found in almost every plant garden or terrace. It is a perennial plant and comes in diverse colors and petal patterns. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Мушкатото е предпочитано външно растение, тъй като то е устойчиво към драстични промени във времето, каквито се случват често в България. |
| Michael: The geranium is a preferred exterior plant as it can endure the sudden weather changes which often occur in Bulgaria. |
| Tina: (slow) Мушкатото е предпочитано външно растение, тъй като то е устойчиво към драстични промени във времето, каквито се случват често в България. |
| 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: маслодайна роза |
| [pause]Michael: damask rose |
| Tina: мурсалски чай |
| [pause]Michael: ironwort tea |
| Tina: липа |
| [pause]Michael: linden tree |
| Tina: лайка |
| [pause]Michael: chamomile |
| Tina: мушкато |
| [pause]Michael: geranium |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five plants that are 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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