Learn how to ask and answer the question,"Do you like Bulgarian food?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 9: Do you like 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 ""Do you like Bulgarian food?"" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: харесваш |
| Jonathan: "meaning (you) like" in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) харесваш |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: харесваш |
| {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: харесваш ли |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: българска |
| Jonathan: meaning Bulgarian. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) българска |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: българска |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: харесваш ли българска |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| 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: харесваш ли българска храна |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you like Bulgarian food?? |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам медена пита. |
| Jonathan: Yes, I especially like gingerbread.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Да, особено харесвам медена пита. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Iva: Не, не харесвам. |
| Jonathan: Which is like saying No, I don't like it. in English. Let's hear it one more time. |
| Iva: Не, не харесвам. |
| 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 next |
| Iva: особено |
| Jonathan: meaning especially. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) особено |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: особено |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: харесвам |
| Jonathan: meaning (I) like. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) харесвам |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: харесвам |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: медена |
| Jonathan: meaning honey. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) медена |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: медена |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: пита |
| Jonathan: meaning something like loaf. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) пита |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: пита |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I especially like gingerbread., and then repeat. |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам медена пита. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace gingerbread with tarator soup. |
| Iva: таратор |
| Jonathan: tarator soup |
| Iva: (slow) таратор (regular) таратор |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with tarator soup |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам таратор. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace gingerbread. Say Yes, I especially like tarator soup. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам таратор. |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace tarator soup with Shopska salad. |
| Iva: шопска салата |
| Jonathan: Shopska salad |
| Iva: (slow) шопска салата (regular) шопска салата |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Shopska salad |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам шопска салата. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name tarator soup. Say Yes, I especially like Shopska salad. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам шопска салата. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace Shopska salad with moussaka. |
| Iva: мусака |
| Jonathan: moussaka |
| Iva: (slow) мусака (regular) мусака |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with moussaka |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам мусака. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the name Shopska salad. Say Yes, I especially like moussaka. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, особено харесвам мусака. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you if you like Bulgarian food. You want to answer that you like gingerbread. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? (five seconds) Да, особено харесвам медена пита. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to say that you like tarator soup Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? (five seconds) Да, особено харесвам таратор. |
| Jonathan: You want to say that you like Shopska salad. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? (five seconds) Да, особено харесвам шопска салата. |
| Jonathan: You want to say that you like moussaka. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? (five seconds) Да, особено харесвам мусака. |
| Jonathan: Now you want to ask someone if they like Bulgarian food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Харесваш ли българска храна? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 9 |
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