Learn phrases to use at the Bulgarian post office
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Здравейте (zdraveyte). Hello and welcome to BulgarianPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Bulgaria. You will be surprised at how far a little Bulgarian will go. Now before we jump in, remember to stop by BulgarianPod101.com. And there, you’ll find the accompanying PDF, additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In this lesson we're going to work on getting your package one step closer to its intended destination. In the previous lesson, we discussed the phrase "I would like to send this package to Italy," which was Bih iskal da izpratya tozi kolet do Italiya. Let's break it down by syllable. Bih is-kal da iz-pra-tya to-zi ko-let do I-ta-li-ya. Again, the location is interchangeable. |
| When sending a package, though, you will probably have to explain what's in the package. The post office may even ask you "What's in the package?" In Bulgarian, this is Kakvo ima v koleta? Let's break it down by syllable. Kak-vo i-ma v ko-le-ta? The first word, kakvo, means "what." Let's break down this word. Kak-vo. Next, we have the third person verb ima, which in English is "there is." Finally, we have v koleta, which is the Bulgarian word for "in the package." To recap here, we have Kakvo ima v koleta? Literally, this means "What is there in the package?" All together, we have Kakvo ima v koleta? If you want to be sure to name all the things you are sending correctly, English is perfectly accepted. |
| Another way in which they can ask you "What's in the package" is Kakvo sydyrja koleta? This translates as "What does the package contain?" Let's break it down by syllable. Kak-vo sy-dyr-ja ko-le-ta? The first word, kakvo, means "what," and then you have sydyrja ("it contains"). Finally, you have koleta, "the package." All together, we have Kakvo sydyrja koleta? This literally means "What contains the package?" |
| Please remember that even in Bulgaria as in many other countries, there are some rules for things you can or cannot send. You can learn about this by asking the post office clerk or consulting the posters with standards and prohibitions that you can find in every post office. Also, by visiting the Bulgarian post website at http://www.bgpost.bg/, you can calculate the shipping price or track your package. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out this lesson, we’d like for you to practice what you just learned. I’ll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for saying it out loud. You’ll have few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Успех! (Uspeh!) that means "Good luck!" in Bulgarian. Ok, here we go! |
| "I would like to send this package to Italy." - Bih iskal da izpratya tozi kolet do Italiya. |
| Bih iskal da izpratya tozi kolet do Italiya. |
| Bih iskal da izpratya tozi kolet do Italiya. |
| "What's in the package?" - Kakvo ima v koleta? |
| Kakvo ima v koleta? |
| Kakvo ima v koleta? |
| "What does the package contain?" - Kakvo sydyrja koleta? |
| Kakvo sydyrja koleta? |
| Kakvo sydyrja koleta? |
| All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by BulgarianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, make sure to leave a comment. Довиждане (dovizhdane)! |
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