Learn how to ask for a ticket
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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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| Lesson 25 - Riding the Bulgarian Train —Long-Distance Trips |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to ask for and buy a train ticket. Once you have established the destination, it is time to select the type of seat you want. Normally in Bulgaria, you can choose between първа класа (pyrva klasa), "first class," and втора класа (vtora klasa), "second class". |
| Първа (Pyrva) means "first" and класа (klasa) is "class." |
| The second phrase is very similar: втора (vtora) is "second" and класа (klasa) is "class" again. |
| Let's now imagine you want to buy a first-class ticket. This time the destination will be Plovdiv. "A first-class ticket to Plovdiv, please," in Bulgarian is: Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv). |
| Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv) |
| Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv) |
| The structure is the same as you have just seen in the previous lesson. We just add pyrva klasa ("first class"). |
| So the whole phrase becomes: Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv) |
| Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv) |
| Един билет първа класа за Пловдив (Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv) |
| In Bulgaria, only the express trains and the international trains have the first-class option. Also, if you want to make your travel more comfortable you might prefer to reserve your seats beforehand. This is another option when you buy the ticket, so you must inform the ticket office clerk you want to buy such tickets. The reserve seat ticket will be ten to fifteen percent more expensive, and it will have a fixed seat number on it. Just remember, you have to ask for the special ticket when you buy it. |
| Now let's see how to do that. Say you want to go to Plovdiv again, a nice town in the East. Remember that in our earlier lesson, you said: Един билет за Пловдив моля (Edin bilet za Plovdiv, molya) |
| Един билет за Пловдив моля (Edin bilet za Plovdiv, molya) |
| "One ticket to Plovdiv, please." This time, you add another sentence: Със запазено място. (Sys zapazeno myasto). |
| Със запазено място (Sys zapazeno myasto) means "with a reserved seat." |
| You can check online the time and the availability of such train tickets so that you can plan your trip in the best way. |
| Let’s break it down word by word. |
| Със (Sys) means “with.” |
| Със (Sys) |
| Със (Sys) |
| Запазено (zapazeno) means “reserved.” |
| Запазено (zapazeno) |
| Запазено (zapazeno) |
| Then, място (myasto) means “seat.” |
| място (myasto) |
| място (myasto) |
| Let's hear it one more time: Със запазено място (Sys zapazeno myasto) |
| Със запазено място (Sys zapazeno myasto) |
| You can check online the time and the availability of such train tickets so that you can plan your trip in the best way. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's 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! |
| "A first-class ticket to Plovdiv, please." - Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv. |
| Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv. |
| Edin bilet pyrva klasa za Plovdiv. |
| "With a reserved seat." - Sys zapazeno myasto. |
| Sys zapazeno myasto. |
| Sys zapazeno myasto. |
| 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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