Learn how to ask and answer the question "Where do you live?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live? 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 ""Where do you live?"" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Къде живееш? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: къде |
| Jonathan: "meaning where" in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) къде |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: къде |
| {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: живееш |
| Jonathan: meaning (you) live. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) живееш |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: живееш |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: къде живееш |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live? |
| Iva: Живея в Ню Йорк. |
| Jonathan: I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Живея в Ню Йорк. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word |
| Iva: живея |
| Jonathan: means I live. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) живея |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: живея |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: в |
| Jonathan: meaning in. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) в |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: в |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: Ню Йорк |
| Jonathan: which is New York. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) Ню Йорк |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: Ню Йорк |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Живея в Ню Йорк. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Milan. |
| Iva: Милано |
| Jonathan: Milan |
| Iva: (slow) Милано (regular) Милано |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Milan |
| Iva: Живея в Милано. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Milan. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Живея в Милано. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace Milan with London. |
| Iva: Лондон |
| Jonathan: London |
| Iva: (slow) Лондон (regular) Лондон |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with London |
| Iva: Живея в Лондон. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Milan. Say I live in London. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Живея в Лондон. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace London with Sao Paulo. |
| Iva: Сао Пауло |
| Jonathan: Sao Paulo |
| Iva: (slow) Сао Пауло (regular) Сао Пауло |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Sao Paulo |
| Iva: Живея в Сао Пауло. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace London. Say |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Живея в Сао Пауло. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Къде живееш? (five seconds) Живея в Ню Йорк. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you live in Milan. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Къде живееш? (five seconds) Живея в Милано. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you live in London. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Къде живееш? (five seconds) Живея в Лондон. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you live in Sao Paulo. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Къде живееш? (five seconds) Живея в Сао Пауло. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Къде живееш? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 3 |
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