Learn about traditional clothing in Bulgaria
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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 8! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to society and culture. These are five types of traditional Bulgarian clothing. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Michael: Tina, what’s our first word? |
| Tina: носия |
| Michael: nosiya (a traditional Bulgarian folk costume) |
| Tina: (slow) носия (regular) носия |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: носия |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Depending on the region, traditional Bulgarian folk costumes can consist of a lot of different parts, but usually an apron is present in any of them. Although it is not popular to wear the clothes nowadays, there are different events which try to revive the tradition. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Много семейства все още пазят пълен комплект на носия от своя регион, оставена от техните баби или прародители. |
| Michael: A lot of families still keep a full set of nosiya from their region left from their grandmothers or great grandparents. |
| Tina: (slow) Много семейства все още пазят пълен комплект на носия от своя регион, оставена от техните баби или прародители. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: калпак |
| Michael: kalpak (a traditional high-crowned cap) |
| Tina: (slow) калпак (regular) калпак |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: калпак |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The kalpak is a traditional high-crowned cap usually worn by men, made of sheepskin and trimmed with fur. When the Bulgarian Army was established, a type of kalpak used to be part of the military uniform. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Днес само изпълнителите на традиционни български танци носят калпаци. |
| Michael: Today, only traditional Bulgarian dance performers wear kalpaks. |
| Tina: (slow) Днес само изпълнителите на традиционни български танци носят калпаци. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: цървул |
| Michael: tsarvul (traditional footwear) |
| Tina: (slow) цървул (regular) цървул |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: цървул |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: The tsarvuli or pair of tsarvuls are a type of traditional leather footwear used extensively throughout the whole Balkan peninsula. These sole-less shoes were popular before the industrialized mass shoes production era. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Цървулите са се правели от свинска или телешка кожа. |
| Michael: The tsarvuls used to be made from pig or calf skin. |
| Tina: (slow) Цървулите са се правели от свинска или телешка кожа. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Tina: пояс |
| Michael: belt |
| Tina: (slow) пояс (regular) пояс |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: пояс |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: This is the belt of the traditional male costume. It is usually wide and comes mainly in red or black. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Калпакът, поясът и цървулите са общите елементи в традиционната народна мъжка носия. |
| Michael: Kalpak, poyas and tsarvuli are the common elements in the traditional male folk costume. |
| Tina: (slow) Калпакът, поясът и цървулите са общите елементи в традиционната народна мъжка носия. |
| Michael: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Tina: бродирана риза |
| Michael: embroidered shirt |
| Tina: (slow) бродирана риза (regular) бродирана риза |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Tina: бродирана риза |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Embroidered shirts are common both for male and female folk costumes. The embroidery has sophisticated and symbolic patterns. Although they are quite colorful and the colors may differ according to the region, red is always present as a symbol of blood and life. |
| Michael: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Tina: (normal) Бродираната риза обикновено има бродерия по целия дълъг ръкав и отпред, на гърдите. |
| Michael: The embroidered shirt usually has embroidery that runs along the whole long sleeve and on the front. |
| Tina: (slow)Бродираната риза обикновено има бродерия по целия дълъг ръкав и отпред, на гърдите. |
| 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: носия |
| [pause]Michael: nosiya (a traditional Bulgarian folk costume) |
| Tina: калпак |
| [pause]Michael: kalpak (a traditional high-crowned cap) |
| Tina: цървул |
| [pause]Michael: tsarvul (traditional footwear) |
| Tina: пояс |
| [pause]Michael: belt |
| Tina: бродирана риза |
| [pause]Michael: embroidered shirt |
Outro |
| Michael: There you have it – five types of traditional clothing 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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