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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jenny: Hi everyone, I’m Jenny. |
| Lenny: And I’m Lenny! |
| Jenny: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hebrew Vocabulary, Lesson 25! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to fine arts. These are five popular Hebrew writers. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HebrewPod101.com. |
Lesson focus |
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| Jenny: Lenny, what’s our first name? |
| Lenny: אתגר קרת |
| Jenny: Etgar Keret |
| Lenny: (slow) אתגר קרת (regular) אתגר קרת |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: אתגר קרת |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Besides being a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University and Tel Aviv University, Etgar Keret is a famous short story and graphic novel writer, as well as a scriptwriter for film and television. His writing is considered to be postmodern, absurd and humorous. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) ספריו של אתגר קרת תורגמו ללמעלה משלושים שפות |
| Jenny: Etgar Keret's books have been translated to over thirty languages. |
| Lenny: (slow) ספריו של אתגר קרת תורגמו ללמעלה משלושים שפות |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Lenny: א.ב יהושוע |
| Jenny: Abraham B. Yehoshua |
| Lenny: (slow) א.ב יהושוע (regular) א.ב יהושוע |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: א.ב יהושוע |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Abraham B. Yehoshua was born in Israel in 1936. He is an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright. His works are characterized by a special ability to express the "mindset" of contemporary Israelis. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) א.ב יהושוע למד ספרות ופילוסופיה באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים |
| Jenny: A.B. Yehoshua studied literature and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
| Lenny: (slow) א.ב יהושוע למד ספרות ופילוסופיה באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Lenny: רחל המשוררת |
| Jenny: Rachel the Poetess |
| Lenny: (slow) רחל המשוררת (regular) רחל המשוררת |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: רחל המשוררת |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Rachel Bluwstein Sela, known as Rachel the Poetess, was born in 1890 in Russia. She was one of the most prominent poets of renewed classical Hebrew poetry. Rachel was the first Jewish female poet in Palestine. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) רבים משיריה של רחל הולחנו על ידי מלחינים שונים |
| Jenny: Many of Rachel's songs were composed by different composers. |
| Lenny: (slow) רבים משיריה של רחל הולחנו על ידי מלחינים שונים |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next name? |
| Lenny: חנוך לוין |
| Jenny: Hanoch Levin |
| Lenny: (slow) חנוך לוין (regular) חנוך לוין |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: חנוך לוין |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Born in Tel Aviv in 1943, Hanoch Levin was an author, poet, and prominent Israeli dramatist and theater director. He is most known for his theater plays, although he also wrote several popular songs and won the Bialik Prize for Literature in 1994. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) כתיבתו של חנוך לוין עוסקת במגוון רחב של נושאים |
| Jenny: Levin's writing deals with a wide range of topics. |
| Lenny: (slow) כתיבתו של חנוך לוין עוסקת במגוון רחב של נושאים |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the last name? |
| Lenny: ענת גוב |
| Jenny: Anat Gov |
| Lenny: (slow) ענת גוב (regular) ענת גוב |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ענת גוב |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Anat Gov was born in Israel in 1953. She was a known screenwriter and playwright. In her plays, Gov often deals with relationships between men and women. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) ענת גוב הייתה אשתו של הזמר והשחקן המפורסם גידי גוב |
| Jenny: Anat Gov was the wife of famous singer and actor Gidi Gov. |
| Lenny: (slow) ענת גוב הייתה אשתו של הזמר והשחקן המפורסם גידי גוב |
| QUIZ |
| Jenny: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Lenny will give you the Hebrew – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Lenny: אתגר קרת |
| [pause]Jenny: Etgar Keret |
| Lenny: א.ב יהושוע |
| [pause]Jenny: Abraham B. Yehoshua |
| Lenny: רחל המשוררת |
| [pause]Jenny: Rachel the Poetess |
| Lenny: חנוך לוין |
| [pause]Jenny: Hanoch Levin |
| Lenny: ענת גוב |
| [pause]Jenny: Anat Gov |
Outro |
| Jenny: There you have it – five popular writers in Israel! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and we’ll see you in another series. Bye! |
| Lenny: להתראות |
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