...Finland. I don't know why. I have taken a liking to the language, the music, and MOST of the culture(my beliefs will still stay as they are). Am I nuts? Or will this actually be a good idea when it comes time?
Yeah, I'm stoned, or something. Been listening to too much SoB I guess.
Welcome back to my Bulgarian lessons! First, let's recap on what we reviewed last lesson: --Pronunciation of Cyrillic characters used in Bulgarian --Writing your name in Bulgarian --Special Diphthongs used in many names and words
If you have studied hard, you should be able to write and pronounce in Bulgarian: --the Cyrillic alphabet(well, most of it) --your name using the Cyrillic alphabet(again, most of it)
Now, while you may be thinking, "n00b, what's this going to do for me? Mow my lawn? Take out the garbage?", what you don't know is how much that lesson will help you. What if I just randomly threw out, "Благодаря ви много!" could you tell me how it was pronounced, and write it without/with little trouble? If not, Jack, there's the door; take a hike! Review the first lesson, in other words.
Of course, the most important thing is being able to understand Bulgarian, and being understood in Bulgarian. So, here are some basic greetings.
GREETINGS: -----------
Здравейте- Hello(singular, formal/plural, informal) Здравей- Hello(singular, informal) Здрасти- Hello(plural, informal) Добро Утро- Good morning(used til about 10 am) Добър Ден- Good afternoon(literally 'Good day'; used til 4-5 pm) Добър Вечер- Good evening(4-5 pm onwards) Лека Нощ- Good night(when going to bed; never used when leaving for the night!)
HOW ARE YOU?: ---------------
Как си?- How are you?(singular, informal) Как сте?- How are you?(singular, formal/plural, informal) Как е?- How are things going?(informal) Какво става?- What's up?
SAYING GOODBYE: ------------------
Довиждане- Goodbye(formal) Дочуване- Goodbye(also formal, but uncommon) Чао- Same as Italian "Ciao"
Not too terrible, eh? If you are afraid of forgetting these words, here is a good suggestion:
Bulgarian Flashcards:
-You can either buy flashcards, or make them yourself by cutting either regular/construction paper into 6 flashcards per page.
-Write the word in Bulgarian on one side, then the English translation and specs(whether it is singular/plural, you get it.)
-Keep a folder where you can store your flashcards for easy reviewing.
Or, you can impress people and just memorize them yourself. But remember, it is always good to have backups
I am also thinking about linking to soundfiles that I will record myself so you can improve your listening and pronunciation. Well, that is about it for this lesson, folks. Again, I would like to thank:
Fassa Albrecht- For inspiring me to write these 'lessons'. I Learn Bulgarian.com- For letting me learn Bulgarian, of course! SomeoneYouKnew- Because he is still a smart ass; for that, I applaud him
Welcome back to my Bulgarian lessons! Not that anyone has actually used these Anyways, I won't recap this time(mainly because I want to spare you, and I want to record more Bulgarian phrases). Speaking of which, I will be uploading those very soon(they are wav. files, so I don't know how I will be able to do it.) Well, let us begin, hm?
BASICS: --------
Да- yes
Не- no
Добре- ok/good/fine
Благодаря- thank (you)
Ви- you(polite) *This is for after 'thank'*
Ти- you(informal)
Много- very much(add to end of thank you)
Моля- please
Ивинете- excuse me
Колко е часа?- what time is it?
Часа е...- the time is...
So, for example, if you wanted to be polite and say, "Thank you very much", you would say in Bulgarian, "Благодаря ви много". This isn't hard to grasp, I hope? Lucky for you, I recorded this sentence! Perhaps I will record everything I type as well as the Bulgarian... well, moving along then!
I AM/WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: ----------------------------
Приятно ми се- Nice to meet you
Казвам се- I am called...(your name)
Името ми е- My name is...(your name)
Ние сме-
Аз съм- I am..(from)
От- from
Откъде си?- Where are you from? (Singular)
Откъде сте?- Where are you from? (Plural)
Аз съм от- I am from...(country/city/state)
Ние сме от- We are from...(country/city/state)
COUNTRIES: ------------ *List is incomplete* I tried to get the most common ones.
САЩ- U.S.A.
Англия- England
Австралия- Australia
Франция- France
Германия- Germany
And that is all I have for this section. Watch for the grammar section(I might not post for awhile, though, since I need some time to actually study my Bulgarian.) Also, I want to thank(again):
Fassa Albrecht- for inspiring me to write these 'lessons' I Learn Bulgarian.com- for letting me learn Bulgarian, of course! SomeoneYouKnew- I think you know why...
I didn't feel like making an intire topic in the forums, but what Demon Hunter albums would be good for me to listen to? I see that they are Christian metal, so it sounds good to me I have never heard them, though, which is why I ask you guys(because I am sure SOMEONE on UG has heard of them/listens to them).
Thanks for any help!
EDIT: Never mind; went to YouTube and fell in love with them! Finally, a new reason to tune down to Drop B besides Slipknot and BMTH!
Hello! I am going to start posting up Bulgarian lessons for anybody how wishes to learn this language of awesomeness. I am going to start with a somewhat detailed pronunciation guide, then I will start posting everything I know soon afterwards. Ok, well...here goes nothing!
Bulgarian Alphabet and pronunciation: ------------------------------------
Vowels:
Аа- 'a' in father( can sound a lot like the 'a' in cat as well)
Ии- 'ee' in meet( can sound a lot like the 'i' in bit as well)
Йй- 'short I' (see diphthongs section below)
Ее- 'e' in met
Оо- 'o' in note
Ъъ- 'u' in luck; 'i' is sir
Уу- 'oo' in cool
Consonants:
Бб- 'b' in boy( at end of word, becomes a 'p')
Вв- 'v' in vest( at end of word, becomes an 'f')
Гг- 'g' in good( at end of word, becomes a 'k')
Дд- 'd' in dog
Фф- 'f' in fun
Жж- 's' in measure
Хх- 'h' in hotel, but a little harder
Кк- 'k' in keep
Лл- 'l' in love
Мм- 'm' in mom
Нн- 'n' in none(first 'n')
Пп- 'p' in pat
Рр- 'r' in read(single trill, or "flapped")
Сс- 's' in same
Шш- 'sh' in shot
Щщ- 'shed' in rushed
Тт- 't' in time
Цц- 'ts' in lots
Чч- 'ch' in chip
Ьь- consonant softener(always in combination with an 'o' after it; pronounced 'yoh')
Яя- 'ya' in yard
Юю- 'u' in use
Зз- 'z' in zoo( at end of word, becomes an 's')
Not too difficult, hm? It will be harder to write it using the Latin alphabet, but if you write this stuff down in the Cyrillic alphabet, it should be a breeze.
Diphthongs:
There are four diphthongs in Bulgarian. They are:
Ай- 'y' in my( ah-ee blended together)
Ой- 'oy' in boy( oh-ee blended together)
Ей- 'ay' in day( eh-ee blended together)
Ий- 'ee' in meet( ee streched out)
These diphthongs will appear in words and names mostly.
Now, for writing names with the 'j'(in judge), Bulgarian combines two letters:
Дж- 'j' in judge
Example: Джейк Using the pronunciation guide for help, what name is this? If you said 'Jake', then you are correct. See? It isn't that hard, now is it? One more thing for names: Make sure that you spell it out using the correct characters based on the PRONUNCIATION of your name, not the English spelling. Take my name, Brendan, for example: I would spell it 'Бренден', because this is pronounced BREHN-dehn, like my name in English. If I had the 'a' after the 'd', it would be read as BREHN-dahn, which is wrong.
Also, if your name has double consonants(i.e. Jessica, Anna, William, etc.), you write, again, based on pronunciation. Example:
1. If both consonants are pronounced, then write both consonants in Bulgarian--- Анна(Anna)
2. If only one of the two consonants are pronounced, only write one of them in Bulgarian--- Джесика( Jessica; this would actually sound more like Jehs-ee-kah)
Get it?
Well, that is about it for pronunciation. I hope these little lessons will help anyone who uses them! I would also like to thank the following:
Fassa Albrecht- for inspiring me to create these 'lessons' I Learn Bulgarian.com- for letting me learn Bulgarian, of course! SomeoneYouKnew- Because he's a smart ass
Tell me, how many of you guys have had one of those "getcha hands of me blubber!" kind of days where everyone can do everything except actually make you feel GOOD. I swear, until recently, that was everything was at school for me. Everyone and everything just.. Ughhh No one has any respect for me(except you guys!) and my friends anymore. They don't understand what the word"stop" means at all, even when I tried to be seirous. To tell you the truth, thing have gotten better, but not perfect yet...
Meh, got nothing..
Anyone else have to deal with this? Any tips on making the day a little better?
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Anyways, I won't recap this time(mainly because I want to spare you, and I want to record more Bulgarian phrases). Speaking of which, I will be uploading those very soon(they are wav. files, so I don't know how I will be able to do it.) Well, let us begin, hm?
I have never heard them, though, which is why I ask you guys(because I am sure SOMEONE on UG has heard of them/listens to them). 
No one has any respect for me(except you guys!) and my friends anymore. They don't understand what the word"stop" means at all, even when I tried to be seirous. To tell you the truth, thing have gotten better, but not perfect yet... 
Meh, got nothing..