Learn about traditional clothing in Israel
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Intro |
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| Brandon: Hi everyone, I’m Brandon. |
| Lenny: And I’m Lenny! |
| Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hebrew Vocabulary, Lesson 10! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to society and culture. These are five common types of traditional Israeli clothing in Hebrew. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HebrewPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Brandon: Lenny, what’s our first word? |
| Lenny: שמלה לבנה |
| Brandon: White dress |
| Lenny: (slow) שמלה לבנה (regular) שמלה לבנה |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: שמלה לבנה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: A white dress or white clothes in general are considered to be festive clothing in Israel. They are worn during shabbat and holidays, and a Jewish bride always wears a white dress. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) השמלה הלבנה מאוד יפה אבל מתלכלכת בקלות. |
| Brandon: The white dress is very beautiful but gets dirty easily. |
| Lenny: (slow) השמלה הלבנה מאוד יפה אבל מתלכלכת בקלות. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: שביס |
| Brandon: Shavis |
| Lenny: (slow) שביס (regular) שביס |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: שביס |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: A shavis is a head covering made of cloth, a kind of large kerchief used by Jewish Orthodox women to cover their heads for religious reasons. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) נשים חרדיות משתמשות בשביס או בפאה על מנת לכסות את ראשן. |
| Brandon: Orthodox women use shavis or a wig to cover their heads. |
| Lenny: (slow) נשים חרדיות משתמשות בשביס או בפאה על מנת לכסות את ראשן. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: כיפה |
| Brandon: Yarmulke |
| Lenny: (slow) כיפה (regular) כיפה |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: כיפה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: A yarmulke is a small round piece of cloth or knit fabric worn by religious Jewish men on their head. On some occasions, they are also worn by non-religious Jewish men. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) בבית כנסת חובה ללבוש כיפה. |
| Brandon: Inside a synagogue, it is obligatory to wear a Yarmulke. |
| Lenny: (slow) בבית כנסת חובה ללבוש כיפה. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: שטריימל |
| Brandon: Shtreimel |
| Lenny: (slow) שטריימל (regular) שטריימל |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: שטריימל |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Worn by many married orthodox Jewish men, a shtreimel is a fur hat, usually made of real animal fur. Jewish men wear this on festive occasions, Shabbat, and Jewish holidays. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) שטריימל עשוי מפרוות חיות אמיתית. |
| Brandon: Shtreimel is made of real animal fur. |
| Lenny: (slow) שטריימל עשוי מפרוות חיות אמיתית. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Lenny: טלית |
| Brandon: Tallit |
| Lenny: (slow) טלית (regular) טלית |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: טלית |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: A talit is a Jewish prayer shawl. It’s square, made of wool, and has special twined and knotted parts known as tzitzit attached to its four corners. It is worn over the outer clothes during the morning prayers, during all prayers on Yom Kippur, and on other occasions. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) יש יהודים שלובשים טלית באופן קבוע מעל או מתחת לבגדים הרגילים. |
| Brandon: There are some Jews who wear a tallit regularly over or under their regular clothes. |
| Lenny: (slow) יש יהודים שלובשים טלית באופן קבוע מעל או מתחת לבגדים הרגילים. |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Lenny will give you the Hebrew – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Lenny: שמלה לבנה |
| [pause]Brandon: White dress |
| Lenny: שביס |
| [pause]Brandon: Shavis |
| Lenny: כיפה |
| [pause]Brandon: Yarmulke |
| Lenny: שטריימל |
| [pause]Brandon: Shtreimel |
| Lenny: טלית |
| [pause]Brandon: Tallit |
Outro |
| Brandon: There you have it – five articles of traditional clothing that are common in Israel! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Lenny: להתראות |
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