Learn how to ask the person's permission or ask whether you can take a picture with the person
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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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| How many times have you been on one of your trips with your camera, trying to immortalize particular moments? In Bulgaria, it can happen so often that not only a landscape can arouse your curiosity, but also many people! I know you don't want to jeopardize your marvelous album in Bulgaria. That's why today we will cover some phrases related to the one we saw in the previous lesson, including Shte me snimate li? which means "Can you take my picture?" |
| Now, you would like to ask for permission. In Bulgarian, "Can I take your picture?" is Ще позволите ли да ви снимам? (Shte pozvolite li da vi snimam?) |
| The first expression, shte pozvolite li, means "would you allow?" |
| Da, which in Bulgarian means "that," follows next. |
| The next word, vi, means "your." |
| The verb snimam means something like "me to take a picture." |
| The whole sentence becomes Shte pozvolite li da vi snimam? |
| Literally, this means "Can I take a picture of you?" |
| If you are able to socialize immediately and you feel Bulgarian people could all be like friends, or even if you simply meet some young people, you can use Може ли да те снимам? (Moje li da te snimam?) meaning "Can I take your picture?" |
| In this sentence, we changed the beginning and also escaped from the formal word for "your." In this way, the whole thing sounds a little less formal. You can try this one with young people or children. |
| What if you are in a museum, an art gallery, or a shop and you want to try to ask "Can I take a picture here?" |
| In Bulgarian, this is Позволено ли е да се снима тук? (Pozvoleno li e da se snima tuk?) |
| The first word, pozvoleno , means "allowed." |
| It is followed by da se snima, which means "to take photos" at the infinitive. |
| Da se snima. |
| Then you have tuk, meaning "here," which we know very well by now. |
| So all together, we have Pozvoleno li e da se snima tuk? |
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 I take your picture? (formal)" - Shte pozvolite li da vi snimam? |
| Shte pozvolite li da vi snimam? |
| Shte pozvolite li da vi snimam? |
| "Can I take your picture? (informal)" - Moje li da te snimam? |
| Moje li da te snimam? |
| Moje li da te snimam? |
| "Can I take a picture here?" - Pozvoleno li e da se snima tuk? |
| Pozvoleno li e da se snima tuk? |
| Pozvoleno li e da se snima tuk? |
| 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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