Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Have you been to Sofia?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: Have you been to Sofia? 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 "Have you been to Sofia?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: бил |
| Jonathan: meaning (he) was in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) бил |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: бил |
| {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: бил ли |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Next is |
| Iva: си |
| Jonathan: meaning (you) are. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) си |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: си |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: бил ли си |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: в |
| Jonathan: meaning in or to. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) в |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: в |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: бил ли си в |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: София |
| Jonathan: which is Sofia. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) София |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: София |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: бил ли си в София |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Sofia? |
| Iva: Да, бил съм два пъти. |
| Jonathan: Yes, I've been twice. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Да, бил съм два пъти. |
| {pause} |
| To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Iva: Не, не съм. |
| Jonathan: Which is like saying No, I haven`t. Let’s hear it again. |
| Iva: Не, не съм. |
| Jonathan: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word |
| Iva: да |
| Jonathan: meaning yes. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: да |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: бил |
| meaning (I) was. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) бил |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: бил |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: съм |
| Jonathan: meaning (I) am. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) съм |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: съм |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: два |
| meaning two. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) два |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: два |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: пъти |
| Jonathan: meaning times. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) пъти |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: пъти |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice, and then repeat. |
| Iva: Да, бил съм два пъти. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace twice with three times. |
| Iva: три пъти |
| Jonathan: three times |
| Iva: (slow) три пъти (regular) три пъти |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three times |
| Iva: Да, бил съм три пъти. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been three times. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, бил съм три пъти. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace three times with once. |
| Iva: веднъж |
| Jonathan: once |
| Iva: (slow) веднъж (regular) веднъж |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with once |
| Iva: Да, бил съм веднъж. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Bulgarian for three times. Say Yes, I've been once. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, бил съм веднъж. |
| Jonathan: To make another phrase, replace once with many times. |
| Iva: много пъти |
| Jonathan: many times |
| Iva: (slow) много пъти (regular) много пъти |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with many times |
| Iva: Да, бил съм много пъти. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Bulgarian for once. Say Yes, I've been many times. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, бил съм много пъти. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone a stranger asks you Have you been to Sofia?. You want to answer Yes, I've been twice.. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? (five seconds) Да, бил съм два пъти. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say Yes, I've been three times.. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? (five seconds) Да, бил съм три пъти. |
| Jonathan: You want to say Yes, I've been once.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? (five seconds) Да, бил съм веднъж. |
| Jonathan: You want to answer Yes, I've been many times. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? (five seconds) Да, бил съм много пъти. |
| Jonathan: You want to ask someone if they have been to Sofia. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Бил ли си в София? |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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