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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 long have you been studying Bulgarian?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? |
| 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: време |
| Jonathan: meaning time. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) време |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: време |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко време |
| {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 the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко време си |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: учил |
| Jonathan: meaning studied. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) учил |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: учил |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко време си учил |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: български |
| Jonathan: meaning Bulgarian. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) български |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: български |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: колко време си учил български |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Bulgarian? |
| Iva: Един месец. |
| Jonathan: 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Един месец. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Iva: един |
| Jonathan: means one. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) един |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: един |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: месец |
| Jonathan: meaning month. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) месец |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: месец |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Един месец. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with Two weeks.. |
| Iva: Две седмици. |
| Jonathan: Two weeks. |
| Iva: (slow) Две седмици. (regular) Две седмици. |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Two weeks. |
| Iva: Две седмици.. |
| Jonathan: Replace “1 month”, and say “Two weeks”. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Две седмици.. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace Two weeks. with Half a year.. |
| Iva: Половин година. |
| Jonathan: Half a year. |
| Iva: (slow) Половин година. (regular) Половин година. |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Half a year. |
| Iva: Половин година.. |
| Jonathan: Replace “Two weeks”, and say “Half a year”. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Половин година.. |
| Jonathan: To make another phrase, replace Half a year. with One year.. |
| Iva: Една година. |
| Jonathan: One year. |
| Iva: (slow) Една година. (regular) Една година. |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with One year. |
| Iva: Една година.. |
| Jonathan: Replace “Half a year”, and say “One year”. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Една година.. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? (five seconds) Един месец. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you've been studying it for Two weeks. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? (five seconds) Две седмици.. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you've been studying it for Half a year.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? (five seconds) Половин година.. |
| Jonathan: Imagine you've been studying it for One year.. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? (five seconds) Една година.. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying Bulgarian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Колко време си учил български? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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