Bulgarian Language.....
The Bulgarian language is the earliest
written Slavonic language. It belongs to the
southern branch of the Slavonic languages of
the Indo-European language group. Its
development comprises four main periods:
pre-literal (till the 9th century), Old
Bulgarian (9th-12th centuries), Middle
Bulgarian (12th-14th centuries), and Modern
Bulgarian (15th century and later). The
beginnings of the Old Bulgarian language date
back to the creation of an alphabet (the
Glagolitsa) in 862 by Constantine Cyril the
Philosopher and Methodius. At the end of the
9th century another Old Bulgarian alphabet was
created - the Cyrillic alphabet. The first
Glagolitic and Cyrillic Old Bulgarian
manuscripts were written. Bulgaria became a
center of Slavonic culture and literacy. The
Old Bulgarian language is a basis for the
creation of Russian, Serbian, Slovene,
Croatian variants and gained the significance
of a universal literary Slavonic language.
During the Bulgarian National Revival the
modern Bulgarian literary language is formed.
It is characterized by dropping of the case
forms, by the use of the definite article, by
nine tenses, four moods, etc.
А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И Й К Л М Н
О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Ъ Ь Ю Я
|
LETTER |
PRONUNCIATION |
LETTER |
PRONUNCIATION |
|
А а |
like A
in bath |
П п |
like P in post |
|
Б б |
like B in board |
Р р |
like R in rock |
|
В в |
like V in victory |
С с |
like S in super |
|
Г г |
like G in game |
Т т |
like T in talk |
|
Д д |
like D in down |
У у |
like OO in boot |
|
Е е |
like E in engine |
Ф ф |
like F in fast |
|
Ж ж |
like S in pleasure |
Х х |
like H in host |
|
З з |
like Z in zipper |
Ч ч |
like CH in chat |
|
И и |
like I in kick |
Ц ц |
like TS in cats |
|
Й й |
like Y in yes |
Ш ш |
like SH in cash |
|
К к |
like C in cold |
Щ щ |
no eq. |
|
Л л |
like L in love |
Ъь |
like EA in early |
|
М м |
like M in Mike |
Ь ь |
no eq. |
|
Н н |
like N in never |
Ю ю |
like YOU in you |
|
О о |
like A in ball |
Я я |
like YOU in young |
Common Phrases in Bulgarian
|
Translation |
Phrase
|
IPAPronunciation |
| hello |
здравей |
'zdravej |
| hi |
здрасти |
'zdrasti |
| good morning |
Добро утро |
'dobro utro |
| good day |
Добър ден |
'dobar den |
| good evening |
Добър вечер |
'dobar vetcer |
| good night |
Лека нощ |
'leka nosht |
| goodbye |
Довиждане |
'dovijdane |
| how are you? |
Как си? |
'kak si |
| I'm fine |
Добре съм |
'dobre sam |
| Where is the toilet? |
Къде е тоалетната? |
kade e toaletnata |
| all the best |
Всичко най-хубаво |
'vsitjko nai-xubavo |
| regards |
Поздрави |
'pozdravi |
| thank you |
Благодаря |
blagodarja |
| yes |
да |
da |
| no |
не |
ne |
| Enter |
Влез |
vlez |
