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'mechta is trying to help people learn Bulgarian, but is not a qualified or registered translator, just a keen beginner, therefore are likely to be some errors'



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first the alphabet (azbuka)
Aа -->
a...'a' as in c'a't
Бб -->
b...'b' as in 'b'us
Вв -->
v...'v' as in 'v'illa
Гг -->
g...'g' as in 'g'o
Дд -->
d...'d' as in 'd'o
Ее -->
e...'e' as in l'e'g
Жж-->
zh...'zh' as in plea's'ure
Зз -->
z...'z' as in 'z'oo
Ии -->
i...'i' as in p'i'g
Йй -->
j/y/short i... as in 'y' in 'y'ellow
Кк -->
k...'k' as in 'k'itten
Лл -->
l...'l' as in 'l'ion
Мм -->
m...'m' as in 'm'ouse
H н -->
n...'n' as in 'n'ew
Оо -->
o...'o' as in d'o'g
Пп -->
p...'p' as in 'p'ub
P р -->
r...'r' as in 'r'isk
Сc -->
s...'s' as in 's'un
Тт -->
t...'t' as in town
Уу -->
u...'u' as in m'oo'n
Фф -->
f...'f' as in 'f'un
Цц -->
ts...'ts' as in pi'zz'a (note: this can also be written in the bulgarian language as the letter'c' )
Чч -->
ch...'ch' as in 'ch'icken
Шш -->
sh...'sh' as in 'sh'oe
Щщ -->
sht...'sht' as in ru'shed'
Ъъ -->
has no particular letter in Latin. But Is pronounced like the 'i' in g'i'rl;
written as 'y' or 'a'.
ь -->
no particular letter, no word can begin with it. It's just a sound softening letter.
Юю -->
yu...'yu' as in 'yu'ppie
Яя -->
ya...'ya' as in 'ya'nkie

'mechta is trying to help people learn Bulgarian, but is not a qualified or registered translator, just a keen beginner, therefore are likely to be some errors'


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Names of countries...

Europe:
Bulgaria - България -bulgariya

Greece - Гърция -gurciya

Turkey - Турция -tuciya

Germany - германия -germaniya

Italy - италия -italiya

Spain - Иcпания -ispaniya

Finland - Финландия -finlandiya

Norway - HорвегиЯя -norvegiya

Poland - Полша -polsha

England - англия -angliya

France - Франция -franciya

Russia - руcия -rusiya

Ukraine - Украйна -ukraina

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Asia:
China - китай -kitai

Taiwan - тайван -taivan

Korea - кореа - korea

India - индия -indiya

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America (north and south)

USA - СAЩ - SASHT

Canada - канада -kanada

Mexico - мекcико - meksiko

Brazil - бразилия -braziliya

Argentina - аржентина -arzhentina

Peru - перу - peru

Chile - чили -chili

Colombia - колумбия -kolumbiya

Venizuela - Венецуела -venecuela

Ecuador - еквадор -ekvador

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africa:

egypt - египет -egipet

marocoo - мароко -maroko

nigeria - нигерия -nigeriya

ethiopia - етиопия -etiopiya

libya - Либия -libiya

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australia -авcтралия -avstraliya

I am getting round to making videos for all the 10 lessons (view the others here - viewtopic.php?f=42&
t=4588)

find the other lessons here - viewtopic.php?f=42&
t=4588

even though it is written, there are still words that are not clear. family, is it pronounced semi ist vo or sem ee is tavo. when words contain ei or ai i dont know how to pronounce them. most of your input i do understand, but these i have difficulty with. help.

starlite wrote:

even though it is written, there are still words that are not clear. family, is it pronounced semi ist vo or sem ee is tavo. when words contain ei or ai i dont know how to pronounce them. most of your input i do understand, but these i have difficulty with. help.

I am curently working on video files to go with each lesson, as for family it's se-mei-stvo

no offence, but 9-40 is twenty to ten,

Hope you dont mind me asking, there seems to be alot of the letter (q) in what you write, but bulgarian dosent have a q does it? thanks, sandra

sandra6 wrote:

Hope you dont mind me asking, there seems to be alot of the letter (q) in what you write, but bulgarian dosent have a q does it? thanks, sandra

Hi Sandra

I believe whenever mechta used a 'q', she actually meant 'я' or 'ya'

for instance"

to work-da rabotq

should be:
to work - da rabotya - да работя

Chris wrote:

sandra6 wrote:

Hope you dont mind me asking, there seems to be alot of the letter (q) in what you write, but bulgarian dosent have a q does it? thanks, sandra

Hi Sandra

I believe whenever mechta used a 'q', she actually meant 'я' or 'ya'

for instance"

to work-da rabotq

should be:
to work - da rabotya - да работя

If that's the case the is there any point in this young lady doing these lessons surely to be able to give lessons you must first know the language, I not being critical but this can be very mis leading to many of us who don't know any better. Thank you both for pointing this out.

mechta wrote:

Greece - Гърция -gurciya

Turkey - Турция -tuciya

Just to avoid any confusion ... the Bulgarian 'c' is actually an 's' sound, therefore:

Greece - Гърция - is pronounced gurtsiya

Turkey - Турция - is pronounced turtsiya

etc.

Chris wrote:

mechta wrote:

Greece - Гърция -gurciya

Turkey - Турция -tuciya

Just to avoid any confusion ... the Bulgarian 'c' is actually an 's' sound, therefore:

Greece - Гърция - is pronounced gurtsiya

Turkey - Турция - is pronounced turtsiya

etc.

opps i have a problem when i see 'c' i write 'c' hahaha my bad, thanks for the correction Chris

^^ sorry, I sometimes get carried away...however if you started this from lesson 1 the alphabet, you should in theroy be able to translate the cyrillic to latin yourself...but in future I shall write it correctly.

sandra6 wrote:

no offence, but 9-40 is twenty to ten,

well, I am still retaking my maths GCSE..you see I have a problem with maths, so hense time isn't my strong point...nor is anything containing numbers

'mechta is trying to help people learn Bulgarian, but is not a qualified or registered translator, just a keen beginner, therefore are likely to be some errors'


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fruits
lime -laim - лайм
lemon- limon -лимон
apple -yabulka - ябълка
pineapple- ananas -ананас
peach - praskova -праскова
apricot- kaisiya -кайсия
cherry -cheresha - череша
sour cherry - vishna -вишна
plum- sliva -слива
prune - sinya sliva -синя слива
papaya - papaya -папая
avocado - avokado -авокадо
mango - mango -манго
rasperry - malina -малина
blueberry - bopovinka -боповинка
blackberry - kupina -къпина
strawberry - yagoda -ягода
melon - pupesh -пъпеш
watermelon - dinya -диня
orange - portokal -портокал
kiwi -kivi -киви
lichi - lichi -личи
blackcurrants - kasis -касис
grapes - grozde -грозде
banana - banan -банан

veg
tomato - domat -домат
cucumber - krastabitza -крастабица
vegetable marrow - tikvichka -тиквичка
pepper - tikva -тиква
chili pepper - lyuta chushka -люта чушка
aubergine/eggplant - patladzhan -патладжан
onion -luk -лук
garic - chesun -чесън
leek -praz - праз (лук)
olive - maslina -маслина
celery - kerviz,tzelina -кервиз, целина
(red)pepper - (cheren) piper -(черен) пипер
turnip - ryapa -ряпа
radish - repichka -репичка
lettuce -marulya - маруля
spinach -spanak - спанак
mushroom - guba -гъба
rice -oriz - ориз
lentils -leshta - леща
kidney beans -fasul - фасул
wheat -pshenitza/zhito - пшеница/жито

nuts
hazelnut -leshnik - лешник
walnut - oreh -орех
acorn -zhelud - желъд
peanut -fustuk - фъстък
almond - badem -бадем
coconut - kokos -кокос


herbs
basil - bosilek -босилек
wild thyme - mashterka -мащерка
nettles -kopriva - коприва
parsley - magdanoz -магданоз

'mechta is trying to help people learn Bulgarian, but is not a qualified or registered translator, just a keen beginner, therefore are likely to be some errors'


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Hair colours:
Руса -rusa - blond
Кестенява -kestenyava- brown
Черна -cherna- black
Светлокестенява -sverlokestenyava- light brown
Тъмнокестенява -tumnokestenyava - dark brown
Червена - chervena - red (dyed)
Рижа - rizha -natural red

Eye colours:
сини очи - cini ochi - blue eyes
зелени очи - zeleni ochi - green eyes
кафяви очи - kafyavi ochibrown eyes
пъстри очи -pustri ochi eyes usually containing brown and green ->
Hazel,a non-specific colour (my own eyes lol)
тъмнокафяви очи - tumnokafyavi ochi - dark brown eyes
черни очи - cherni ochi - black eyes

* the word "
brown"
in Bulgarian is differently used for hair and eyes: u see,
кестенява коса but кафяви очи - kestenyava kosa...kafyavi ochi(brown hair...brown eyes)