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bulgarian language

shushu

2006-05-20 14:19:16

hi all,
can anyone help me with some tips with the bulgarian language as from what i have read here it seems a very difficult language to pick up.
we are only looking for the basic,s hello goodbye goodmorning/afternoon/evening please thankyou ect ect any help with these would be very welcome indeed thanks in advance and happy holidays to you all.

Fiona

2006-05-20 14:23:24

have a look here. A good starter!

Peter of York

2006-05-20 16:15:56

Hi Shushu,

We learned the Cyrillic alphabet early on, and suddenly a lot of the signs started to make sense, because some words are like ours, or have a French origin.

Have a look HERE.

Unlike English, words tend to sound as they are written with very few booby traps.

Peter

shushu

2006-05-20 18:06:17

thanks fiona and peter
just trying to learn abit of the bacis,s before we go your a great help as always cheers. :tup

Magic118

2006-05-20 20:00:43

My advice would be to buy a book called "Teach Yourself Bulgarian"

The course itself is based on a casette and a text book and if you learn the cyrillic alphabet it will be a "easy" way to teach Bulgarian.

Bulgarienfan

2006-05-20 20:18:35

"Easy" is very good!

"Easy" is the cyrillic alphabet. But the grammar! "Kupuvam" or "kupija", "tshetoch" or "tshetjach"! :bhead

These differents are only in slav languages.

Bulgarienfan

Baldur

2006-05-21 04:49:08

True Bulgarienfan, Bulgarian grammar is complex, to say the least!

Baldur

basil brush 4

2006-05-21 14:57:59

Hi

Try this link HERE

It gives a basic language, plus you can right click on the words and save them to you computer.

BMM

2006-06-14 09:39:20

bulgarian language

Thanks for the information. I'm trying to learn a few basics before we go, but the pronounciation seems to be different from different tapes. eg I thought it was 'blagodaria' for thankyou but the BBC one sounds like 'dogodaria' and is molya pronounced more like 'moya?' P.S. Whats the most common form of 'sorry' or 'excuse me'??!
Is it appreciated that you are trying or is it like France where I've just got funny looks!! Thanks

mondeo

2006-06-14 09:57:31

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Hi BMM.

the word you are looking for is izyinete sound as izvanete difficult but very much appreciated, when used (excuse me) a good disc if you get hold of it is talk Bulgarian

Baldur

2006-06-14 13:32:04

Hi BMM,

'Excuse me' is Извинете (Izvinete), 'Sorry' is Съжалявам (Suzhalyavam).

Baldur

Mazzza

2006-06-14 16:10:12

Without being cheeky, could anyone help me with some phonetic spellings as I have a hearing problem and really cant work out the sound clips offered on the advised websites. The only one I can really hear is a couple of the BBC ones. I've made a guess at how they sound below

I was just hoping that someone could help me decipher the basics and point me in the right direction...

hello (Zuhdev'ry?)
goodbye (BBC sounds like "Duvishd'ney")
please (Couldn't work this out at all)
thankyou (Couldn't work this out at all)
How much (Couldn't work this out at all)
Yes (Dah)
No (Ne:h)

Thanks to anyone who can give me a hand... I don't want to mispronounce something and ask for something rude or silly by mistake :oops:..

Love
Maz

Baldur

2006-06-14 16:31:15

Hi Maz,

See HERE, under 'Phonology', for some phonetic pronunciation guidance.

Baldur

whistler-alison

2006-06-15 09:45:24

Hi Mazza. I wouldn't even say it was your hearing problems with the BBC web site. I had a look on it last year and they said everything so quickly that I just

couldn't make it out either.

Mazzza

2006-06-15 10:30:34

I think I'm going to have to be a typical brit abroad (albeit without socks and sandals) and just speak louder and with hand gestures to make my self understood.

I've tried a few words with a dodgy accent but I sound like a dodgy, late night channel 5 movie!

lil-mizz-chata-box

2006-06-15 16:10:04

hi every one,
i went to sunny beach last year and i have to say i dint pic ANY up, not like i do in other places, but i do now that shacking your head side to side is YES weres nodding is NO!
it should help as when you get offerd stuff and you dont know how to say yes or no its gets embarassing!! lol
lil-mizz-chata-box
XxX

Dara

2006-06-16 08:53:43

Hi all!

I thougth I could help a bit with this since I am after all Bulgarian...
Bellow a few usefull words I put up together some time ago:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/Tinkle/language1.jpg

And bellow is a guide to cyrillic letter pronunciation:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/Tinkle/language2.gif

Let me know if there is anything else I could help with!

crisp

2006-06-19 06:54:17

Hi folks ,
I've got a silly question ,
I can't remember from last year what is the bulgarian for water ( fizzy and still )
thank you
Chris

Baldur

2006-06-19 09:12:53

Hi Chris,

Water is вода (voda)
Mineral water is Минерална вода (mineralna voda)
IIRC, Fizzy mineral water is Минерална вода Газирана (mineralna voda gazirana)

Baldur

Patka

2006-06-19 09:22:36

Hi Baldur,

I prefer my water with a K in the middle

Patka

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