Learn the all-important phrase, "How do you say this in Bulgarian?"
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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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| For this lesson, we're going to need a word, as we're going to cover "How do you say [something] in Bulgarian?" So let's get started right away! |
| Bulgaria is quite famous for its wine, so let's assume that you want to buy some but have no idea what to call it in Bulgarian! What do you do now? Of course, you ask with Survival Phrases! |
| In Bulgarian, "How do you say 'wine' in Bulgarian?" is Как е на български "wine"? (Kak e na byl-gar-ski "wine"?) |
| The first word, kak, means "how." |
| This is followed by e, which is "to be," third person singular, as you all remember. |
| In English, we could literally translate e as "how is." |
| Next, we have na bylgarski ("in Bulgarian"). |
| So all together, we have Kak e na bylgarski "wine"? Literally, this means, "How is in Bulgarian wine?" |
| Not to leave you hanging: "wine" in Bulgarian is vino. |
| You can also use this expression without using any English. To accomplish this, you can use the expression "How do you say this in Bulgarian?" |
| In Bulgarian, "this" is tova. So in Bulgarian, "How do you say this in Bulgarian?" is Как е това на български? (Kak e tova na bylgarski?) |
| The structure is similar to the previous sentence, except that in place of "wine," we have the demonstrative adjective tova, and it has made its way up to before the word na bylgarski ("in Bulgarian"). |
| All together, we have Kak e onova na bylgarski? This is a phrase you can use while pointing at something. |
| Simply substitute the word tova with se onova ("that") to ask "How do you say that in Bulgarian?" You will have Как е онова на български? (Kak e onova na bylgarski?), meaning "How do you say that in Bulgarian?" |
| But wait, it's your Bulgarian friend's birthday, and you want to wish him or her a happy birthday but you don't know how to say it. |
| Let's try and ask Как казвате на български "happy birthday?" (Kak kazvame na bylgarski "happy birthday"?), which means "How do you say happy birthday in Bulgarian?" |
| The first word is kak, and it means "how." |
| Then you have kazvame, which is the present tense first person plural of the verb kazvame, which means "to say." |
| Finally, you have na bylgarski, which you have previously seen, and then the word or expression you wish someone to translate. |
| So all together, we have Kak kazvame na bylgarski "happy birthday"? |
| "Happy birthday," by the way, is Chestit rojden den. |
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! |
| "How do you say wine in Bulgarian?" - Kak e na byl-gar-ski wine? |
| Kak e na byl-gar-ski wine? |
| Kak e na byl-gar-ski wine? |
| "How do you say this in Bulgarian?" - Kak e tova na bylgarski? |
| Kak e tova na bylgarski? |
| Kak e tova na bylgarski? |
| "How do you say that in Bulgarian?" - Kak e onova na bylgarski? |
| Kak e onova na bylgarski? |
| Kak e onova na bylgarski? |
| "How do you translate happy birthday in Bulgarian?" - Kak kazvate na bylgarski happy birthday? |
| Kak kazvate na bylgarski happy birthday? |
| Kak kazvate na bylgarski happy birthday? |
| 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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