Learn how to ask others to take a photo for you
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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'll introduce a phrase that will surely come in handy for capturing your memories on film or a memory card. Bulgaria has a lot of beautiful locations. Obviously, you will take many pictures of the landscape and monuments. However, sometimes you'll want to be in the picture or include everyone in your party. Therefore, there are times when the question "Can you take our/my picture?" will be invaluable! |
| In Bulgarian, "Can you take our picture?" is Ще ни снимате ли? (Shte ni snimate li?) |
| The first word, shte, means "would you?" |
| This is followed by ni, which literally means "us" in English. |
| Then comes snimate, which means "take picture." |
| At the end, we put li, which is a particle we use in asking questions in Bulgarian. |
| To recap here, we have Shte ni snimate li? This means "Can you take our picture?" |
| If you are on your own and you want to ask "Can you take my picture?" in Bulgarian, you just need to replace ni with me, so you would have Ще ме снимате ли? (Shte me snimate li?) |
| What if you bump into a young person and you don't need to use the formal level of speech? It's very easy because the only element that changes is the verb. So snimate changes into snimash ("Can you take a picture?"). |
| So all together, you will have Ще ни снимаш ли? (Shte ni snimash li?) when there are more people in your group and Ще ме снимаш ли? (Shte me snimash li?) when it is just you by yourself. |
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! |
| "Can you take our picture? (formal)" - Shte ni snimate li? |
| Shte ni snimate li? |
| Shte ni snimate li? |
| "Can you take our picture?" - Shte ni snimash li? |
| Shte ni snimash li? |
| Shte ni snimash li? |
| "Can you take my picture? (formal)" - Shte me snimate li? |
| Shte me snimate li? |
| Shte me snimate li? |
| "Can you take my picture?" - Shte me snimash li? |
| Shte me snimash li? |
| Shte me snimash li? |
| 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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