For information on how to read the Bulgarian (Cyrillic) alphabet, and pronounciation, look at our Cyrillic alphabet page.
The vowels marked in bold show that this vowel is emphasised above the others - this is more important in Bulgarian than in English.
BulgarianDobro utro |
EnglishGood (early) morning |
| Da Da, ima Ne Ne, nyama |
Yes Yes, there is No No, there isn’t / No, not at all |
| Kak se kazvate? Kak se kazvash? Ime Kazvam se… As se kazvam… As súm… Ne súm… Anglichanin li ste? Anglichanin súm As súm student As súm studentka |
What’s your name? (formal) What’s your name? (informal) Name? My name is… I am called… I am… I’m not… Are you English? I’m English I’m a (male) student I’m a (female) student |
| Kak si? Kak si dnes? Kak ste? Dobre súm Molya? Molya Súzhalyavam Merci Blúgodariya Mnogo Blúgodariya |
How are you? (Informal) How are you today? How are you? (Formal/plural) I’m fine Please Sorry / Excuse me / Don’t mention it I’m very sorry (formal) Thankyou (Informal) Thankyou (Formal) Thankyou very much |
| Edin/edna/edno Dve/Dva Tri Chetiri Pet Shest Cedem Osem Devet Deset Edinayset Dvanayset Trinayset Chetirinayset Petnayset Shestnayset Sedemnayset Osemnayset Devetnayset Dvayset Dvayset i edno Dvayset i dveTriyset Chetiriset Petdecet Sheyset Sedemdeset Osemdeset Devetdeset Sto |
One (m/f/n) Two (m/f) Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twentyone Twentytwo etc. Thirty Forty Fifty Sixty Seventy Eighty Ninety One hundred |
| Ima Nyama Ima li…? Ima li svobodna staya? Barry, li e v staya? Zapovyaday! V Sofiya súm Ne súm v Sofia Kolko struve? i Tova Tuk Tam Kude? Pasporta Bilet/Bileti Pismo Dobúr/Dobra/Dobro |
There is There isn’t Is there…? Is there a free room? Is Barry in the room? There you are! (Informal) I’m in Sofia I’m not in Sofia How much is it? and This Here There Where? Passport Ticket/Tickets Letter Good (m/f/n) |
| az ti toy tya to nie vie Vie temi ti vi mu i ni im |
I you (informal) he she it we you (plural) you (formal) theymine yours (informal) yours (plural/formal) his her our their |
Last updated: December 1st, 2007