Learn how to ask for directions
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Bulgarian Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Bulgarian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Where is the station?' in Bulgarian. |
| Petar: [Normal] Накъде е гарата? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'which way' |
| Petar: [Normal] накъде [Slow] накъде (nakade) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Petar: [Normal] е [Slow] е(e) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'station' |
| Petar: [Normal] гарата [Slow] гарата(garata) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Where is the station?' |
| Petar: [Slow] Накъде е гарата? [Normal] Накъде е гарата? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to say, 'Go straight.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Вървете направо. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'to go' |
| Petar: [Normal] вървете [Slow] вървете (varvete) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'straight ahead' |
| Petar: [Normal] направо [Slow] направо(napravo) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Go straight.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Вървете направо. [Normal] Вървете направо. |
| Becky: Here's a an informal response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Завий надясно. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'to turn' |
| Petar: [Normal] завий [Slow] завий(zaviy) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to the right' |
| Petar: [Normal] надясно [Slow] надясно(nadyasno) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Turn right.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Завий надясно. [Normal] Завий надясно. |
| Becky: Here's a formal response meaning, 'Take a left turn.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Направете ляв завой. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'to make' |
| Petar: [Normal] направете [Slow] направете(napravete) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'left' |
| Petar: [Normal] ляв [Slow] ляв (lyav ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'turn' |
| Petar: [Normal] завой [Slow] завой(zavoy) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'Take a left turn.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Направете ляв завой. [Normal] Направете ляв завой. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Petar: Sometimes in everyday conversation, Bulgarian people use the word Какво? Meaning "what", when they want you to repeat something they didn’t hear well. There are more formal ways to do that but just remember this in case you hear it. |
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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