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Intro |
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| Brandon: Hi everyone, Iโm Brandon. |
| Lenny: And Iโm Lenny! |
| Brandon: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Hebrew Vocabulary, Lesson 11! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to society and culture. These are five well-known historical figures from Israel. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at HebrewPod101.com. |
| BODY |
| Brandon: Lenny, whatโs our first name? |
| Lenny: ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื |
| Brandon: Theodor Herzl, the founder of the State of Israel |
| Lenny: (slow) ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื (regular) ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Herzl was born in Budapest in 1860. Besides being a journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer, he is mainly considered to be the father of modern political Zionism and the founder of the State of Israel. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืข ืื ื ืดืืืื ืืืืื ืืด. |
| Brandon: Theodor Herzl is also known as โVisionary of the State.โ |
| Lenny: (slow) ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื ืืืืข ืื ื ืดืืืื ืืืืื ืืด. |
| Brandon: Okay, whatโs the next name? |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ืืืืจ |
| Brandon: Golda Meir, the fourth Israeli Prime Minister |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืืื ืืืืจ (regular) ืืืืื ืืืืจ |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ืืืืจ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Golda Meir was born in Kiev in 1898. She was the fourth Prime Minister of Israel and the only woman ever to be in this position. She was leading the State of Israel during the War of Attrition after the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Lenny: (normal) ืืืืื ืืืืจ ื ืืืจื ืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ 1969. |
| Brandon: Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 1969. |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืืื ืืืืจ ื ืืืจื ืืจืืฉ ืืืฉืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืืจืฅ 1969. |
| Brandon: Okay, whatโs the next name? |
| Lenny: ืืฆืืง ืจืืื |
| Brandon: Yitzhak Rabin, the fifth Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืฆืืง ืจืืื (regular) ืืฆืืง ืจืืื |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ืืฆืืง ืจืืื |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Yitzhak Rabin was born in Israel in 1922. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, a politician, a general, and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He was assassinated in 1995 by the right-wing Israeli radical Yigal Amir, who was opposed to Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) ืืฆืืง ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื. |
| Brandon: Yitzhak Rabin was born in Jerusalem |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืฆืืง ืจืืื ื ืืื ืืืจืืฉืืื. |
| Brandon: Okay, whatโs the next name? |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ื ื'ืืืืก ืื ืจืืืฉืืื |
| Brandon: Edmond James de Rothschild, contributor to the nationโs establishment |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืืื ื ื'ืืืืก ืื ืจืืืฉืืื (regular) ืืืืื ื ื'ืืืืก ืื ืจืืืฉืืื |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ื ื'ืืืืก ืื ืจืืืฉืืื |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: De Rothschild was born near Paris in 1845. He was a member of the Rothschild banking family and a zionist. He greatly contributed to the establishment of the State of Israel by making extremely generous donations. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) ืืืจืื ืจืืืฉืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืืื ืืืื ""ืื ืืื ืืืืืข"" ื""ืืื ืืืืฉืื"" |
| Brandon: Baron Rothschild is known by nicknames such as โwell-known philanthropistโ and โFather of the Yishuv.โ |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืจืื ืจืืืฉืืื ืืืืข ืื ืืืื ืืืื ""ืื ืืื ืืืืืข"" ื""ืืื ืืืืฉืื"" |
| Brandon: Okay, whatโs the last name? |
| Lenny: ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืืื |
| Brandon: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of the Hebrew Language Committee |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืืื (regular) ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืืื |
| Brandon: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืืื |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Brandon: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was born in 1858 in Vilnius. He was the founder of the Hebrew Language Committee, the founder and editor of the โHa-tsviโ journal, and the author of the Dictionary of Ben-Yehuda. |
| Brandon: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) ืืืืขืืจ ืื-ืืืืื ืคืขื ืจืืืช ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืืืืืจ ืืขืืจื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื |
| Brandon: Eliezer Ben - Yehuda did a lot of work to promote the spoken Hebrew in Israel. |
| Lenny: (slow) ืืืืขืืจ ืื-ืืืืื ืคืขื ืจืืืช ืืื ืืงืื ืืช ืืืืืืจ ืืขืืจื ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื |
| QUIZ |
| Brandon: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the name you just learned? Lenny will give you the Hebrew โ please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Lenny: ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืจืฆื |
| [pause]Brandon: Theodor Herzl, the founder of the State of Israel |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ืืืืจ |
| [pause]Brandon: Golda Meir, the fourth Israeli Prime Minister |
| Lenny: ืืฆืืง ืจืืื |
| [pause]Brandon: Yitzhak Rabin, the fifth Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner |
| Lenny: ืืืืื ื ื'ืืืืก ืื ืจืืืฉืืื |
| [pause]Brandon: Edmond James de Rothschild, contributor to the nationโs establishment |
| Lenny: ืืืืขืืจ ืื ืืืืื |
| [pause]Brandon: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of the Hebrew Language Committee |
Outro |
| Brandon: There you have it โ five historical figures 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: ืืืชืจืืืช |
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