Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Are you hungry?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: Are you hungry? 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 "Are you hungry?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: гладен |
| Jonathan: meaning hungry in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) гладен |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: гладен |
| {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: ли |
| Jonathan: meaning whether. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) ли |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: ли |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: гладен ли |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| 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: гладен ли си |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: This is how you would ask a male person if they were hungry. If you were to ask a female person, you would say: |
| Iva: [Гладна ли си] |
| Jonathan: In this lesson, we’ll stick with the masculine versions of the question and answers. |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you hungry? |
| Iva: Да, малко съм гладен. |
| Jonathan: Yes, I'm a little hungry. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Да, малко съм гладен. |
| {pause} |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say |
| Iva: Не, не съм. |
| Jonathan: Which is like saying No, I'm not. in English. Let's hear it again. |
| Iva: Не, не съм. |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word |
| Iva: да |
| Jonathan: means yes. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: да |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: малко |
| Jonathan: meaning a little. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) малко |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: малко |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: съм |
| meaning (I) am. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) съм |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: съм |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: гладен |
| Jonathan: meaning hungry. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) гладен |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: гладен |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I'm a little hungry, and then repeat. |
| Iva: Да, малко съм гладен. |
| {pause} |
| ★ Note that this is how you say “I’m a little hungry” if you are a male person. If you are female person, you would say: |
| Iva: Да, малко съм гладна. |
| Jonathan: Please repeat. |
| Iva: Да, малко съм гладна. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace a little hungry with starving. |
| Iva: умирам от глад |
| Jonathan: starving |
| Iva: (slow) умирам от глад (regular) умирам от глад |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with starving |
| Iva: Да, умирам от глад. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a little hungry. Say Yes, I'm starving. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, умирам от глад. |
| Jonathan: Note that this is how both males and females would say this phrase. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, now replace starving with very hungry. |
| Iva: много съм гладен |
| Jonathan: very hungry |
| Iva: (slow) много съм гладен (regular) много съм гладен |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very hungry |
| Iva: Да, много съм гладен. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for starving. Say Yes, I'm very hungry. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, много съм гладен. |
| Jonathan: This is how you say “I'm very hungry” if you are a male person. If you are female person, you would say: |
| Iva: [Да, много съм гладна.] |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace very hungry with hungry. |
| Iva: Гладен съм |
| Jonathan: hungry |
| Iva: (slow) Гладен съм (regular) Гладен съм |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hungry |
| Iva: Да, гладен съм. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for very hungry. Say Yes, I'm hungry. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, гладен съм. |
| Jonathan: This is how you say “I'm hungry” if you are a male person. If you are female person, you would say: |
| Iva: [Да, гладна съм.] |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and a someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer Yes, I'm a little hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? (five seconds) Да, малко съм гладен. (male) [Да, малко съм гладна.] (female) |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say Yes, I'm starving. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? (five seconds) Да, умирам от глад. (used by males and females) |
| Jonathan: You want to say Yes, I'm very hungry.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? (five seconds) Да, много съм гладен. (male) [Да, много съм гладна.] (female) |
| Jonathan: You want to say Yes, I'm hungry.. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? (five seconds) Да, гладен съм. (male) [Да, гладна съм.] (female) |
| Jonathan: You want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Гладен ли си? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 21 |
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