Basic and useful Bulgarian words

We won’t ask you to learn Bulgarian prior to your weekend in Sofia but why not learn some basic and useful Bulgarian words while on the plane?

Local people will really appreciate your efforts and you will feel much better by dropping a few Bulgarian words.

Here are the most useful ones:

English

Hello

Hi

How are you? 

Fine, thank you. 

What’s your name?

My name is

Nice to meet you

You’re beautiful!

Please

Thank you

You’re welcome

Cheers!

Yes

No

Excuse me

I’m sorry

Goodbye 

Do you speak English?

I don’t understand

Where is the toilet? 

Cool

How much is it?

One beer please!

Taxi

Phonetic

(zdrah-VEY) [zdra´vei]

 (ZDRAHS-tee) 

(KAHK see?)

(doh-BREH, blah-goh-dah-RYUH)

(kahk seh KAHZ-vash?)

(kahz-VUHM seh)

(pryaht-NOH mee eh)

(Mnoh-goh see kra-see-vah!)

(moh-LYAH)

(blah-goh-DAH-ryah)

(moh-LYAH)

(Naz-drah-veh!)

(dah)

(neh)

(eez-vee-NEH-teh)

(suh-zhah-LYAH-vahm)

(doh-VEEZH-dah-neh)

(govorite li angliiski?)

(ne razbiram)

(kade e toaletnatuh?)

(Yah-koh)

(Kol-koh stroo-vah?)

(Eh-dna goh-lya-ma beera moh-lya)

(tahk-SEE)

Bulgarian

Здравей

Здрасти

Как си? 

Добре, благодаря

Как се казваш? 

Казвам се

Приятно ми е 

Много си красива!

Моля

Благодаря

Моля

Наздраве!

Да

Не

Извинете

Съжалявам

Довиждане

Говориш ли английски? 

Не разбирам

Къде е тоалетната?

Яко

Колко струва?

Една голяма бира, моля!

Tакси 

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