Language Basics
| English Phrases | Bulgarian Phrases |
| Greetings | |
| Hi! | Zdravei! |
| Good morning! | Dobro utro! |
| Good evening! | Dobar vecher! |
| Welcome! (to greet someone) | Dobre doshal! |
| How are you? | Kak si? |
| I'm fine, thanks! | Dobre,mersi! |
| And you? | A ti? |
| Good/ So-So. | Dobre./ Biva. |
| Thank you (very much)! | Mnogo blagodaria! |
| You're welcome! (for 'thank you') | Ti si dobre doshal! (Blagodaria) |
| Hey! Friend! | Zdrasti!Priyatel! |
| I missed you so much! | Lipsvash mi mnogo! |
| What's new? | Neshto novo? |
| Nothing much | Ne mnogo. |
| Good night! | Leka nosht! |
| See you later! | Do po-kasno. |
| Good bye! | Chao. |
| Asking for Help and Directions | |
| I'm lost | Zagubih se |
| Can I help you? | Moje li da Vi pomogna? |
| Can you help me? | Moje li da mi pomognete? |
| Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? | Kade e (banyata/aptekata)? |
| Go straight! Then turn left/ right! | Varvete napravo!Posle zavivate na lyavo/dyasno! |
| I'm looking for John. | Tarsya John. |
| One moment please! | Edin moment,molya. |
| Hold on please! (phone) | Pochakaite molya. |
| How much is this? | Kolko struva tova? |
| Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) | Izvinete... |
| Excuse me! ( to pass by) | Izvinete moje li... |
| Come with me! | Ela s men. |
| How to Introduce Yourself | |
| Do you speak (English/ Bulgarian)? | Govorite li (angliiski/ balgarski)? |
| Just a little. | Malko. |
| What's your name? | Kak se kazvate? |
| My name is ... | Az se kazvam... |
| Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… | Gospodin/ gospoja/ gospojitsa |
| Nice to meet you! | Priatno mi e da se zapoznaem! |
| You're very kind! | Vie ste mnogo mil/lyubezen! |
| Where are you from? | Ot kade ste? |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Bulgaria) | Az sam ot (Amerika/ Balgaria). |
| I'm (American) | Az sam amerikanets. |
| Where do you live? | Kade jiveete? |
| I live in (the U.S/ Balgaria) | As jiveya v (Amerika/ Balgaria). |
| Did you like it here? | Haresva li vi tuka? |
| Bulgaria is a wonderful country | Balgaria e velikolepna strana. |
| What do you do for a living? | Kakvo rabotite? |
| I work as a (translator/ businessman) | Az sam (prevodach/ biznesmen) |
| I like Bulgarian | Az haresvam balgarskiyat. |
| I've been learning Bulgarian for 1 month | Az ucha balgarski ot edin mesets. |
| Oh! That's good! | O, tova e dobre. |
| How old are you? | Na kolko godini ste? |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. | Az sam na (dvadeset, trideset...) godini. |
| I have to go | Tryabva da tragvam. |
| I will be right back! | Shte se varna. |
| Wish Someone Something | |
| Good luck! | Uspeh! |
| Happy birthday! | Chestit rojden den! |
| Happy New Year! | Chestita nova godina! |
| Merry Christmas! | Vesela Koleda! |
| Congratulations! | Posdravlenia! |
| Enjoy! (for meals...) | Da vi e vkusno! |
| I'd like to visit Bulgaria one day | Edin den iskam da posetya Balgaria. |
| Say hi to John for me | Pozdravi John ot men. |
| Bless you (when sneezing) | Nazdrave. |
| Good night and sweet dreams! | Leka nosht i sladki sanishta. |
| Cheers! (when making a toast) | Nazdrave |
| Solving a misunderstanding | |
| I'm sorry! (if you don't hear something) | Za sajelenie ne vi chuh. |
| Sorry (for a mistake) | Sajalyavam. |
| No problem! | Nyama nikakav problem. |
| Can you say it again? | Moje li da go povtorite. |
| Can you speak slowly? | Moje li da govorite po-bavno. |
| Write it down please! | Molya zapishete. |
| I don't understand! | Nishto ne razbrah. |
| I don't know! | Ne znam |
| I have no idea. | Niamam nikakva predstava. |
| What's that called in Bulgarian? | Kak e tova na balgarski? |
| What does '….' mean in English? | Kakvo osnachava '…..' na angliiski? |
| How do you say 'Please' in Bulgarian? | Kak e 'please' na balgarski? |
| What is this? | Kakvo e tova? |
| My Bulgarian is bad | Balgarskiiat mi e losh. |
| I need to practice my Bulgarian | Triabva poveche da si uprajniavam balgaskiiat. |
| Don't worry! | Ne se trevoji. |
| Bulgarian Expressions and Words | |
| Good/ Bad/ So-so. | Dobar/ losh/ gore dolu |
| Big/ Small | Goliam/malak |
| Today/ Now | Dnes/ sega |
| Tomorrow/ Yesterday | Utre/ vchera |
| Yes/ No | Da/ ne |
| Here you go! (when giving something) | Sapoviadai. |
| Do you like it? | Haresvali vi? |
| I really like it! | Naistina mi haresva. |
| I'm hungry/ thirsty. | Gladen sam./ Jaden sam. |
| In the morning/ Evening/ At Night. | Sutrin/ Vecher/ Pres nochta. |
| This/ That. Here/There | Tova/ Onova. Tuk/ Tam |
| Me/ You. Him/ Her | Men/ Ti. Nego/ Neia |
| Really! | Naistina li? |
| Look! | Vij! |
| Hurry up! | Pobarzai. |
| What? Where? | Kakvo?Kade? |
| What time is it? | Kolko e chasat? |
| It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. | Deset chasa e. Sedem i polovina e. |
| Give me this! | Dai mi tova. |
| I love you! | Obicham te. |
| I feel sick. | Bolen sam. |
| I need a doctor | Triabva, mi, lekar. |
| One, Two, Three | edno, dve, tri |
| Four, Five, Six | chetiri, pet, shest |
| Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten | sedem,osem,devet,deset |
