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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 8: Can you eat Bulgarian food? 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 ""Can you eat Bulgarian food?"" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: можеш |
| Jonathan: ""meaning (you) can"" in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) можеш |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: можеш |
| {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 something like 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: можеш ли |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Iva: да |
| Jonathan: meaning something like to. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: да |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: можеш ли да |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Iva: ядеш |
| Jonathan: meaning (you) eat. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) ядеш |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: ядеш |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: можеш ли да ядеш |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Iva: българска |
| Jonathan: meaning Bulgarian. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) българска |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: българска |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: можеш ли да ядеш българска |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: храна |
| Jonathan: meaning food. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) храна |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: храна |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: можеш ли да ядеш българска храна |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Bulgarian food? |
| Iva: Да, тя е вкусна. |
| Jonathan: ""Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Да, тя е вкусна. |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| Iva: Не, не мога. |
| Jonathan: Which is like saying No, I can't. in English. Let's hear it one more time. |
| Iva: Не, не мога. |
| Jonathan: Let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Iva: да |
| Jonathan: means yes. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: да |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: тя |
| meaning she. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) тя |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: тя |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: е |
| meaning is. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) е |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: е |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: вкусна |
| Jonathan: meaning delicious. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) вкусна |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: вкусна |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's delicious., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Да, тя е вкусна. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace delicious with filling. |
| Iva: засищаща |
| Jonathan: filling |
| Iva: (slow) засищаща (regular) засищаща |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with filling |
| Iva: Да, тя е засищаща. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's filling. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, тя е засищаща. |
| Jonathan: To make another phrase, replace filling with healthy. |
| Iva: здравословна |
| Jonathan: healthy |
| Iva: (slow) здравословна (regular) здравословна |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with healthy |
| Iva: Да, тя е здравословна. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for filling. Say Yes, it's healthy. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, тя е здравословна. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace healthy with varied. |
| Iva: разнообразна |
| Jonathan: varied |
| Iva: (slow) разнообразна (regular) разнообразна |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with varied |
| Iva: Да, тя е разнообразна. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for healthy. Say Yes, it's varied. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, тя е разнообразна. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks if you can eat Bulgarian food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? (five seconds) Да, тя е вкусна. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say that it's filling Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? (five seconds) Да, тя е засищаща. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say that it's healthy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? (five seconds) Да, тя е здравословна. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say that it's varied. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? (five seconds) Да, тя е разнообразна. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Bulgarian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Можеш ли да ядеш българска храна? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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