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Some useful key phrases in Bulgarian
Short dictionary English - Bulgarian
Here you will find some useful key phrases in Bulgarian and the basics in the Bulgarian language and alphabet.
Bulgarian alphabet
| А | a | as in | man, bar, but |
| Б | b | as in | bit, ball |
| В | v | as in | vine, stove |
| Г | g | as in | give, go |
| Д | d | as in | dim, do |
| Е | e | as in | egg, get |
| Ж | zh | as in | measure |
| З | z | as in | zeal, zoo |
| И | i | as in | ill, bit |
| Й | y | as in | yes |
| К | k | as in | kiss, cool |
| Л | l | as in | lip, all |
| М | m | as in | miss, man |
| Н | n | as in | no, none |
| О | o | as in | odd, hot |
| П | p | as in | spill, spoon |
| Р | r | as in | rear |
| С | s | as in | since, so |
| Т | t | as in | still, stone |
| У | u | as in | bush, pull, book |
| Ф | f | as in | fill, full |
| Х | h | as in | hand |
| Ц | ts | as in | hats, bits |
| Ч | ch | as in | church, thatch |
| Ш | sh | as in | she, shoe |
| Щ | sht | as in | pushed, washed |
| Ъ | a | as in | but, touch, her |
| Ю | yu | as in | you |
| Я | ya | as in | yard |
Numbers
| 1 | едно | [edno] |
| 2 | две | [dve] |
| 3 | три | [tri] |
| 4 | четири | >[t∫etiri] |
| 5 | пет | [pet] |
| 6 | шест | [∫est] |
| 7 | седем | [sedem] |
| 8 | осем | [osem] |
| 9 | девет | [devet] |
| 10 | десет | [deset] |
| 100 | сто | [sto] |
| 1000 | хиляда | [hiljada] |
Key phrases in Bulgarian
| Hello | Здравей | [zdravej] |
| Goodbuye | Довиждане | [doviʒdane ] |
| Please | Моля | [molja] |
| You’re welcome | Няма защо | [njama za∫to] |
| Thank you | Благодаря | [blagodarja] |
| Excuse me | Извинете | [izvinete] |
| Yes / No | Да / Не | [da] / [ne] |
| Cheers | Наздраве | [nazdrave] |
| I don’t understand | Не разбирам | [ne razbiram] |
| I don’t know | Не знам | [ne znam] |
| Do you speak English | Говорите ли английски | [govorite li anglijski] |
| How are you? | Как си? | [kak si] |
| Good morning! | Добро утро! | [dobro utro] |
| Good afternoon! | Добър ден! | [dobər den] |
| Good evening! | Добър вечер! | [dobər vet∫er] |
| Good night! | Лека нощ! | [leka no∫t] |
| Have you got…? | Има те ли..? | [imate li] |
| Where is…? | Къде е …? | [kəde e] |
| How much? (price) | Колко струва? | [kolko struva] |
| Good / Bad | Добро / Лошо | [dobro] / [lo∫o] |
| Expensive / Cheap | Скъпо / Евтино | [skəpo] / [evtino] |
| New /Old | Ново / Старо | [novo] / [staro/ |
| Hot / Cold | Топло / Студено | [toplo] / [studeno] |
Towns in Bourgas area
There are many options to write a Bulgarian name in English (in latin letters). You can see for example the village os “Bryastovets” written in various different ways accross the internet. The Bulgarian gourvernnments has started a national program several years ago to uniform the writing of bulgarian namens in English - the so called ‘Transliteration’. This site will help you to write a name correct in English.
| Airport | Летище | [leti∫te] |
| Bourgas | Бургас | [burgas] |
| Bryastovets | Брястовец | [brjastovets] |
| Kableshkovo | Каблешково | [kable∫kovo] |
| Sunny Beach | Слънчев Бряг | [slənt∫ev brjag] |
| or Slanchev Brjag | ||
| Nessebar (or Nessebur) | Несебър | [nesebər] |
In the bar
| One beer | Една бира | [edna bira] |
| Two beers | Две бири | [dve biri] |
| One coffe | Едно кафе | [edno kafe] |
| Two coffes | Две кафета | [dve kafeta] |
| The bill please | Сметката моля | [smetkata molja] |
The Song of Bryastovets