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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 24! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to fine arts. These are five artists and musicians who are popular in Bulgaria. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: Панайот Пипков (композитор) |
| Michael: Panayot Pipkov (a composer) |
| Tina: (slow) Панайот Пипков (regular) Панайот Пипков |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Панайот Пипков |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Panayot Pipkov belonged to the first generation of Bulgarian composers. He was born in the 1870s and initially debuted as an amateur actor. In 1898, he went to Italy to study music and later worked as a music teacher and conductor in Bulgaria. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Панайот Пипков е известен с композициите си на песни за деца и училищни хорове. |
| Michael: Panayot Pipkov is famous for his song compositions for children and school choirs. |
| Tina: (slow) Панайот Пипков е известен с композициите си на песни за деца и училищни хорове. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Валя Балканска (народна певица) |
| Michael: Valya Balkanska (a traditional folk singer) |
| Tina: (slow) Валя Балканска (regular) Валя Балканска |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Валя Балканска |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Valya Balkanska is a famous Bulgarian traditional folk singer. She comes from a place in the Rhodope Mountains and mainly performs songs from the region. She was the only Bulgarian to have a song included as one of the tracks on the Voyager Golden Record "Music From Earth." |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Валя Балканска обикновено се изявява самостоятелно на сцена, акомпанирана само от един изпълнител на гайда. |
| Michael: Valya Balkanska usually performs single on stage accompanied only by a gaida, or Bulgarian bagpipe, player. |
| Tina: (slow) Валя Балканска обикновено се изявява самостоятелно на сцена, акомпанирана само от един изпълнител на гайда. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Райна Кабаиванска (оперна певица) |
| Michael: Raina Kabaivanska (an opera singer) |
| Tina: (slow) Райна Кабаиванска (regular) Райна Кабаиванска |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Райна Кабаиванска |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Raina Kabaivanska is a famous opera singer who graduated music school in Bulgaria, and then went to specialise in Italy. She is acknowledged as one of the leading lyrico-spinto sopranos of her generation. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Райна Кабаиванска основава благотворителен фонд на свое име и подкрепя млади даровити български оперни изпълнители. |
| Michael: Raina Kabaivanska has set a charitable fund to her name and supports young talented Bulgarian opera singers. |
| Tina: (slow) Райна Кабаиванска основава благотворителен фонд на свое име и подкрепя млади даровити български оперни изпълнители. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: Владимир Димитров - Майстора (художник) |
| Michael: Vladimir Dimitrov - the Master (a painter artist) |
| Tina: (slow) Владимир Димитров - Майстора (regular) Владимир Димитров - Майстора |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Владимир Димитров - Майстора |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Vladimir Dimitrov, known as “the Master,” is a famous Bulgarian painter from the first half of the 20th century. He was a “war painter” during the Balkan War and World War I. Most of his paintings are rendered in bright colors and feature peasants. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Един от върховете в Антарктида е кръстен на Владимир Димитров - Майстора. |
| Michael: One of the peaks in Antarctica is named after Vladimir Dimitrov - the Master. |
| Tina: (slow) Един от върховете в Антарктида е кръстен на Владимир Димитров - Майстора. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: Доньо Донев (карикатурист) |
| Michael: Donyo Donev (a cartoonist) |
| Tina: (slow) Доньо Донев (regular) Доньо Донев |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: Доньо Донев |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Donyo Donev is most famous as "the father of the Three Fools". This is a series of 11 animated humorous short episodes which appeared between 1970 and 1990. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Анимациите на Доньо Донев са често сатирични, затова са насочени към по-зряла аудитория. |
| Michael: Donyo Donev's cartoons are often satirical, therefore they target mainly a more mature audience. |
| Tina: (slow) Анимациите на Доньо Донев са често сатирични, затова са насочени към по-зряла аудитория. |
| 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: Панайот Пипков (композитор) |
| [pause]Michael: Panayot Pipkov (a composer) |
| Tina: Валя Балканска (народна певица) |
| [pause]Michael: Valya Balkanska (a traditional folk singer) |
| Tina: Райна Кабаиванска (оперна певица) |
| [pause]Michael: Raina Kabaivanska (an opera singer) |
| Tina: Владимир Димитров - Майстора (художник) |
| [pause]Michael: Vladimir Dimitrov - the Master (a painter artist) |
| Tina: Доньо Донев (карикатурист) |
| [pause]Michael: Donyo Donev (a cartoonist) |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five artists and musicians 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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