Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Bulgarian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Bulgarian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi, my name is Petar.' in Bulgarian. |
| Petar: [Normal] Здрасти, аз се казвам Петър .(Zdrasti, az se kazvam Petar.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Petar: [Normal] Здрасти [Slow] Здрасти (zdrasti) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Petar: [Normal] аз [Slow] аз(az) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'myself' |
| Petar: [Normal] се [Slow] се(se) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to say |
| Petar: [Normal] казвам [Slow] казвам(kazvam) |
| Becky: Last is Petar, a person's name. |
| Petar: [Normal] Петър [Slow] Петър(Petar) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi, my name is Petar.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Здрасти, аз се казвам Петър. [Normal] Здрасти, аз се казвам Петър. |
| Becky: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Petar Angelov.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Добър ден, аз съм Петър Ангелов.(Dobar den, az sam Petar Angelov.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Good day’ |
| Petar: [Normal] Добър ден [Slow] Добър ден (Dobar den) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Petar: [Normal] аз [Slow] аз(az) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to be' |
| Petar: [Normal] съм [Slow] съм(sam) |
| Becky: Last is Petar Angelov, a person’s full name. |
| Petar: [Normal] Петър Ангелов [Slow] Петър Ангелов(Petar Angelov) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Petar Angelov.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Добър ден, аз съм Петър Ангелов. [Normal] Добър ден, аз съм Петър Ангелов. |
| Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Glad to meet you.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Радвам се да се запознаем.(Radvam se da se zapoznaem.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'to feel glad' |
| Petar: [Normal] Радвам [Slow] Радвам(Radvam) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'myself' |
| Petar: [Normal] се [Slow] се(se) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to ' |
| Petar: [Normal] да [Slow] да(da) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'ourselves' |
| Petar: [Normal] се [Slow] се(se) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'get acquainted' |
| Petar: [Normal] запознаем [Slow] запознаем(zapoznaem) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Glad to meet you.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Радвам се да се запознаем. [Normal] Радвам се да се запознаем. |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Pleasure to meet you.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Приятно ми е да се запознаем.(Priyatno mi e da se zapoznaem.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'pleasantly' |
| Petar: [Normal] Приятно [Slow] Приятно(priyatno) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to me' |
| Petar: [Normal] ми [Slow] ми(mi) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Petar: [Normal] е [Slow] е(е) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to get acquainted' |
| Petar: [Normal] да се запознаем [Slow] да се запознаем(da se zapoznaem) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Pleasure to meet you.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Приятно ми е да се запознаем. [Normal] Приятно ми е да се запознаем. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Petar: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Bulgaria and, if you are not sure whether to use здрасти or здравейте just simply say добър ден, which means "good day" and is used during the daytime. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Petar: До скоро! |
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