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Useful words and phrases

Some Bulgarian words and how to pronounce them. Some are the same in English


Hello – Z'draveite is the polite form used to greet one or more people (Z'dra vee tay)

Hi – Zdrasti- you can use, when you see someone familiar (Zuh dra stee)
 
Yes – Da

Thanks- Blagodaria (blago dar eeya) or commonly now "Mercie" as in France

No- Ney (as in Neighbour)

May be- moje bi (Mozhay bee)

A little or just Little – Malko

Good/ OK- Dobre (Dobray)

Good morning – Dobro utro

Good afternoon – Dobyr den (Doburaden)

Good evening – Dobyr vecher (Dobur vecher)

Good night – Leka nosht

What is your name? – Kak se kazvash?

My name is Daniella. - Moeto ime (emay) e(ay) Daniella, or Kazvam se (say) Daniella.

Nice to meet you – Priqtno mi e da se zapoznaem( Priatno me ay da say zapose na em).

How much does it cost? -  Kolko struva?

How can I get (to the market)?- Kak moga da stigna do(doh) pazaara?

Where is the bus stop? – Kyde e avtobusnata spirka? (Kaday ay avtobus nata spirka)

Where can I get bus number 7 (seven)? Otkyde moga da hvana avtobus nomer 7 (Ot kaday moga da h'vana avtobus nomer sedem)
 
Where is the closest shop? Kyde e naj-blizkiq magazin? *Note that a magazin in Bulgaria is a shop. ( kaday ay nigh bliskeeyat magazeen)

We would like to have a …- Bihme iskali… ( Bihk may iskalee)

One loaf of bread, please? – Edin hlyab molq! (Edeen huh luhyab molya)

Food etc

Chips/french fries- Kartofi (Kartofee) Will come "with" (seh) or "without" (bes) grated white cheese. "With" (seh) is usual.
Bread- hlyab ; slice of bread – filiya hlqb (fileeya huh luhyab)
Eggs – yaitsa (yai it tsa)
Bier – bira (beera) Large (Gul yama)
Wine-vino (Veeno)
White- (Byalo)
Red -Cherveno
Meat – meso (Mesoh)
Chicken-pileshka
Pork-svinsko
A fillet of meat-fille (feeleh)
Piece of meat -parzhola
Water – voda; a cup/glass of water- chasha voda
White Cheese – sirene ( seerenay)
Yellow chese - kashkaval 
Salad – salata
Fish – riba
Coffee – kafe (kafay)
Tea – chai (Chay)
Milk – mlyako (muhleeako)
Yoghurt – kiselo mlyako (kiselo muhleeako)
Cigarettes - tcigari (cigaree)

Numbers

One – edin, edno or edna, depend on the gender (Edin for a man , edna for a woman, Edno coffee)
Two- dve or dva (dvay or dvar)
Three- tri (tree)
Four- chetiri (chet ee ree)
Five- pet
Six – shest
Seven- sedem
Eight – osem
Nine – devet
Ten- deset

England – Anglia
English man, English – anglichanin, angliiski
Foreigner – chujdenets (chuzhaynets)
Map- karta
Book shop- knijarnitsa ( kneejarneetsa)
Food shop- hranitelen magazine (Huhraneetaylen magazeen)
Bus station- Avtogara
Train station- dje pe gara (zhay pay gara)
Airport- letishte (laytishtay)
Car- kola (Kolah)
Bus – avtobus
Bus stop-avtobusna spirka
Train- vlak
Taxi-taxi
Airplane- samolet
Apartment – apartament
House- kyshta (Kushta)
Street- ulitsa (oolitsa)  
Boulevard – boulevard
Square- ploshtad
Boy – momche ( Momchay)
Girl – momiche (momeeechay)
Woman- jena
Man- myj (mush)
Baby- bebe  (bebay)
Bus stop- spirka
Mountain- planina
Sea- more ( Moray)
Sea shore- plajna ivitsa (Plaje)
Deckchair – shezlong
Umbrella- chadyr (chadur)
Pharmacy – apteka
Post office- poshta
Municipality (council)– obshtina
Village- selo (sell o)
Donkey- magare (magaray) note that donkey in Bulgarian means jeans
Cart- carutsa
Restaurant- restorant
Cafe Bar - kafene (Ka fayney)
 Night bar- noshten klub
Discotheque – diskoteka
Pizza bar- pitsariya  (pitsareeya)
Pizza- pitsa
Breakfast – zakuska
Lunch – obqd (obyad)
Dinner- vecherya 
Swimming pool- basein ( Basain)
Property – imot
Rent a car – kola pod naem ( kola pod na em)
Hospital- bolnitsa
Emergency – byrza pomosht (bursa pomosht)
Police- politsia
Purchasing procedure- pokupko-prodajba  (Pokupko prodazhba)
Newspaper – vestnik
Guide book- pytevoditel  (Puhtay voditel)
Buy – kupuvam (Ko poovam)      

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