Learn how to ask and answer the question "How tall are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall are you? in Bulgarian In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Bulgarian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Jonathan: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How tall are you?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Колко си висок? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: колко |
| Jonathan: "meaning how much" in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) колко |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: колко |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Iva: си |
| Jonathan: meaning (you) are. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) си |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: си |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко си |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: висок |
| Jonathan: meaning tall. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) висок |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: висок |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко си висок |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you? |
| Iva: Висок съм 180 см. |
| Jonathan: I'm 180 cm tall. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Висок съм 180 см. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Iva: висок |
| Jonathan: means tall. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) висок |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: висок |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: съм |
| Jonathan: meaning (I) am. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) съм |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: съм |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: 180 |
| Jonathan: meaning 180. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) 180 |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: 180 |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: сантиметра |
| Jonathan: meaning centimeters. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) сантиметра |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: сантиметра |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Висок съм 180 см. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 180 with 170. |
| Iva: 170 |
| Jonathan: 170 |
| Iva: (slow) 170 (regular) 170 |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 |
| Iva: Висок съм 170 см. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 170 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Висок съм 170 см. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 170 with 160. |
| Iva: 160 |
| Jonathan: 160 |
| Iva: (slow) 160 (regular) 160 |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 160 |
| Iva: Висок съм 160 см. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 170. Say I'm 160 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Висок съм 160 см. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 160 with 175. |
| Iva: 175 |
| Jonathan: 175 |
| Iva: (slow) 175 (regular) 175 |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 175 |
| Iva: Висок съм 175 см. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 160. Say I'm 175 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Висок съм 175 см. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 180 см. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you are 170 Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 170 см. |
| Jonathan: Now imagine you are 160. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 160 см. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you're 175. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 175 см. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Колко си висок? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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