Learn how to ask and answer the question "How are you?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 16: How 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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| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How are you?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Как си? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: как |
| Jonathan: meaning how in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) как |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: как |
| {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 entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: как си |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question How are you? |
| Iva: Добре съм. |
| Jonathan: I'm fine. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Добре съм. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Iva: добре |
| Jonathan: means well. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) добре |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: добре |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: съм |
| Jonathan: meaning (I) am. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) съм |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: съм |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I'm fine., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Добре съм. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace fine with so-so. |
| Iva: горе-долу |
| Jonathan: so-so |
| Iva: (slow) горе-долу (regular) горе-долу |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with so-so |
| Iva: горе-долу съм. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace fine. Say I'm so-so. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: горе-долу съм. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace so-so with wonderful. |
| Iva: чудесно |
| Jonathan: wonderful |
| Iva: (slow) чудесно (regular) чудесно |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with wonderful |
| Iva: чудесно съм. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for so-so. Say I'm wonderful. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: чудесно съм. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace wonderful with very well. |
| Iva: много добре |
| Jonathan: very well |
| Iva: (slow) много добре (regular) много добре |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very well |
| Iva: много добре съм. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for wonderful. Say I'm very well. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: много добре съм. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you how you are. You want to say that you are fine. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Как си? (five seconds) Добре съм. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say you’re so-so Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Как си? (five seconds) горе-долу съм. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say you’re wonderful. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Как си? (five seconds) чудесно съм. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say you’re very well. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Как си? (five seconds) много добре съм. |
| Jonathan: You want to ask someone how they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Как си? |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 16 |
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