Learn about plants that are common in Israel
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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 13! In this lesson you'll learn five essential words related to geography and nature. These are five common types of plants in Hebrew. 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 word? |
| Lenny: סביון |
| Jenny: Senecio |
| Lenny: (slow) סביון (regular) סביון |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: סביון |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Senecio is one of the most common and prominent plants in the landscape of Israel despite its small size. The flowers are yellow, and they bloom in masses over a long period of time. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) פרח הסביון מואבק על-ידי זבובים ודבורים |
| Jenny: Senecio flowers are pollinated by flies and bees. |
| Lenny: (slow) פרח הסביון מואבק על-ידי זבובים ודבורים |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: כלנית |
| Jenny: Anemone |
| Lenny: (slow) כלנית (regular) כלנית |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: כלנית |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Anemone are common in areas with a mild or cool climate. In Israel, they bloom from late December to March mostly in the northern part of the country. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) כלנית היא בדרך כלל בעלת חמישה- שישה עלי כותרת. |
| Jenny: Anemone usually have five to six petals. |
| Lenny: (slow) כלנית היא בדרך כלל בעלת חמישה- שישה עלי כותרת. |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: אקליפטוס |
| Jenny: Eucalyptus |
| Lenny: (slow) אקליפטוס (regular) אקליפטוס |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: אקליפטוס |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Eucalyptus is a type of strong evergreen tree that can survive extreme conditions and has many uses, including serving as a source of food, honey, and medicine. In Israel, this tree had a very important role as it was used for draining swamps in the 19th Century. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) מוצאם של עצי האקליפטוס הוא באוסטרליה. |
| Jenny: The origin of eucalyptus trees is Australia. |
| Lenny: (slow) מוצאם של עצי האקליפטוס הוא באוסטרליה. |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Lenny: חצב |
| Jenny: Drimia |
| Lenny: (slow) חצב (regular) חצב |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: חצב |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: The Drimia has a waxy, blue-colored coating that prevents water drainage and strong, deep roots that make it difficult to pull out of the ground, so it is often used to mark borders. The flowers form in a cone shape and vary in color from white, yellow and pink. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) שורשי החצב ארוכים וחזקים ומסוגלים לחדור דרך סדקים צרים בסלע. |
| Jenny: Drimia roots are long and strong and are able to penetrate through cracks in rocks. |
| Lenny: (slow) שורשי החצב ארוכים וחזקים ומסוגלים לחדור דרך סדקים צרים בסלע. |
| Jenny: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Lenny: הרדוף הנחלים |
| Jenny: Nerium oleander |
| Lenny: (slow) הרדוף הנחלים (regular) הרדוף הנחלים |
| Jenny: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Lenny: הרדוף הנחלים |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jenny: Nerium is a poisonous evergreen shrub. This plant can reach a height of six meters and has white, pink, red or purple flowers. It blooms from April to September and can be found around the Sea of Galilee and along the Jordan River near the Dead Sea. |
| Jenny: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Lenny: (normal) הרדוף הנחלים הינו צמח רעיל מאוד. |
| Jenny: Nerium oleander is an extremely poisonous plant. |
| Lenny: (slow) הרדוף הנחלים הינו צמח רעיל מאוד. |
| QUIZ |
| Jenny: 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: סביון |
| [pause]Jenny: Senecio |
| Lenny: כלנית |
| [pause]Jenny: Anemone |
| Lenny: אקליפטוס |
| [pause]Jenny: Eucalyptus |
| Lenny: חצב |
| [pause]Jenny: Drimia |
| Lenny: הרדוף הנחלים |
| [pause]Jenny: Nerium oleander |
Outro |
| Jenny: There you have it – five types of plants commonly found in Israel! We have more vocab lists available at HebrewPod101.com. Be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Lenny: להתראות |
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