Learn about Israeli vegetables
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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 7! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to food and drink. These are five common vegetables in Hebrew. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HebrewPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Brandon: Lenny, what’s our first word? |
| Lenny: עגבניה |
| Brandon: tomato |
| Lenny: (slow) עגבניה (regular) עגבניה |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: עגבניה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The tomato is one of the important crops in Israeli agriculture. Tomatoes are consumed in large quantities, and they are eaten fresh or as an ingredient in many cooked Israeli dishes. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) עגבנייה בשלה מכילה כמות גבוהה יחסית של נוגד החמצון ליקופן. |
| Brandon: Ripe tomato contains a relatively high amount of the antioxidant lycopene. |
| Lenny: (slow) עגבנייה בשלה מכילה כמות גבוהה יחסית של נוגד החמצון ליקופן. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: מלפפון |
| Brandon: Cucumber |
| Lenny: (slow) מלפפון (regular) מלפפון |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: מלפפון |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The cucumber is a very common vegetable in the Israeli kitchen and one of the main ingredients in the well-known Israeli chopped salad. Israelis also love eating it pickled with humus. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) מלפפון טרי הוא מקור טוב לאשלגן. |
| Brandon: Fresh cucumber is a good source of potassium. |
| Lenny: (slow) מלפפון טרי הוא מקור טוב לאשלגן. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: פלפל |
| Brandon: Bell pepper |
| Lenny: (slow) פלפל (regular) פלפל |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: פלפל |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Israel grows and exports about 150,000 metric tonnes of bell peppers per year. You can find red, yellow, orange, purple, light green, or dark green bell peppers. Israelis eat them fresh, cooked, or pickled. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) |
| תבלין הפפריקה עשוי מפלפלים אדומים מתוקים או חריפים טחונים ומיובשים. |
| Brandon: Paprika spice is made of red bell pepper—either sweet or spicy—dry and ground. |
| Lenny: (slow) תבלין הפפריקה עשוי מפלפלים אדומים מתוקים או חריפים טחונים ומיובשים. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: חציל |
| Brandon: Eggplant |
| Lenny: (slow) חציל (regular) חציל |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: חציל |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: The eggplant is used as a key component in a variety of salads and in Mediterranean cuisine in Israel. For example, you can find eggplant in Baba Ganoush salad, mayonnaise salad, grilled eggplant salad, and liver-flavored eggplant salad. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) המנה הישראלית הטעימה ״סביח״ כוללת פרוסות חציל קלוי. |
| Brandon: The delicious Israeli dish called Sabikh includes roasted eggplant slices. |
| Lenny: (slow) המנה הישראלית הטעימה ״סביח״ כוללת פרוסות חציל קלוי. |
| Brandon: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Lenny: בטטה |
| Brandon: sweet potato |
| Lenny: (slow) בטטה (regular) בטטה |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: בטטה |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Israelis love sweet potatoes, and they grow more and more sweet potatoes every year. Exports of sweet potatoes increased from 3,000 tons in the year 2000 to over 12,000 tons in 2005. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) מבחינה בוטנית, הבטטה רחוקה מתפוח האדמה, אף על פי המראה הדומה |
| Brandon: Botanically, sweet potato is far from potato, in spite of their similar appearance. |
| Lenny: (slow) מבחינה בוטנית, הבטטה רחוקה מתפוח האדמה, אף על פי המראה הדומה |
| 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: עגבניה |
| [pause]Brandon: Tomato |
| Lenny: מלפפון |
| [pause]Brandon: Cucumber |
| Lenny: פלפל |
| [pause]Brandon: Bell Pepper |
| Lenny: חציל |
| [pause]Brandon: Eggplant |
| Lenny: בטטה |
| [pause]Brandon: Sweet potato |
Outro |
| Brandon: There you have it – five vegetables found 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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