Learning Bulgarian language

Originally Posted by pierr

It looks like some pages have gone amiss on this thread. Earlier on today, the last page was no.46 and now it's no.41

• Please help me translate these (in Cyrillic) :
  
  
  1. at the beginning of .... (e.g. I pay rent in advance at the beginning of the week/month)
  2. at the end of ... (e.g. I get paid at the end of each week/month)
  3. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. (N.B. - Please don't translate this literally as it is an English saying. I'm not sure if there's a Bulgarian equivalent for it.)
  
  
• Is the word 'BCE' pronounced the same as 'CE' ?
  
• What does the word 'БEC' means ?

Thanks.

Yeap, I think that spring ( our deligent moderator ), has removed some of the offtopic from this thread

at the beginning of - в началото на ( I pay rent in advance at the beginning of the week/month - Предплатих си наема в началото на седмицата/месеца. )

at the end of - в края на ... (e.g. I get paid at the end of each week/month - Плащат ми в края на всяка седмица/месец)

Diamonds are a girl's best friend. - Диамантите са най-добрият приятел на жената ( I cannot remember if we have a common phrase for that, so the literate translation is OK, they'll understand what you mean ). Maybe you should use "Парите са най-добрият приятел на женатa - Money are a girl's best friend."

Is the word 'BCE' pronounced the same as 'CE - Hmmm there is no such word "ВСЕ" in bulgarian language.

What does the word 'БEC' means ? - It's БEЗ and it means "without"

Originally Posted by PROPEL

kindof.

so basically, you can only add "ta" to the "ost" nouns that are abstract?

daa, prosto taka

There is a word "Все" and it means "constantly", "always", "all the time" etc... It's pronounced as "Vse" :P

Let me give you some examples:

1. Все пак - it's an expression which means "Although" or "However"
2. Той все ми повтаря едно и също нещо - He always repeats the same thing

However, we mostly use it in spoken language. When writing we mostly use "постоянно" or "винаги"

And yes, there is no such word as "Бес". We have words like "Бяс" ("rage" /"rabies") and "Без" ("without"). There might be some people in the Shope region who pronounce the word "Бяс" as "Бес" :]

Originally Posted by lopatka

There is a word "Все" and it means "constantly", "always", "all the time" etc... It's pronounced as "Vse" :P

Let me give you some examples:

1. Все пак - it's an expression which means "Although" or "However"
2. Той все ми повтаря едно и също нещо - He always repeats the same thing

However, we mostly use it in spoken language. When writing we mostly use "постоянно" or "винаги"

And yes, there is no such word as "Бес". We have words like "Бяс" ("rage" /"rabies") and "Без" ("without"). There might be some people in the Shope region who pronounce the word "Бяс" as "Бес" :]

Lol, I'm so stupid, I forget about this cases

I'm from the Shope region, and we are using БЕС instead of БЯС, but I'm quite sure that pier is not looking for that word

Originally Posted by nickname778

What does the word 'БEC' means ? - It's БEЗ and it means "without"

Originally Posted by lopatka

And yes, there is no such word as "Бес". We have words like "Бяс" ("rage" /"rabies") and "Без" ("without"). There might be some people in the Shope region who pronounce the word "Бяс" as "Бес" :]

Originally Posted by nickname778

I'm from the Shope region, and we are using БЕС instead of БЯС, but I'm quite sure that pier is not looking for that word

Thanks folks.

It's the correctly spelled word,"Без", that I was enquiring about.
It's good that you mentioned the word "Бяс" (also pronounced as "Бес"). That way I can be aware of the phonetic similarities between different words of totally different meanings.

Originally Posted by pierr

Thanks folks.

It's the correctly spelled word,"Без", that I was enquiring about.
It's good that you mentioned the word "Бяс" (also pronounced as "Бес"). That way I can be aware of the phonetic similarities between different words of totally different meanings.

Well.... you should be aware that the things get even worse, when you consider the fact that some words have different meanings depending on where the stress is putted. For a example : в̀ълна ( the stress is on "ъ" ) means wool, and
вълн̀а ( the stress is on "a" ) means wave. And to make things even more complicated they are words spelled and spoken exactly the same, that have two or more meanings according to the context. For example "Коса" could mean hair, but could also mean scythe.

The good news is that such words are somewhat rare, so they are not going to be a big obstacle for you

I think Propel is ready for the next fase...

And... Why am I not thanked even once? C`mon, guys

Haha give him new lesson so you can get thanked ... so maybe time for ... umm ... plural form ? broyna forma ?

Yes!! Give me the next lesson!!

btw, i dont like how the "bulgarian grammer" thread got deleted
hahah, it was so organized in that thread hah

now im gonna have to look through all of these posts to find the ones that pertain to me. haha

PROPEL, what should be the next lesson?

Maybe Plural forms?

Yep, it should be plural forms though theyr even harder...I'm sorry Matt i don't wanna terrify u

Originally Posted by pierr

Maybe you wouldn't mind sharing your method of learning with me.

Yes, why not

Originally Posted by tedinkyyy

Yep, it should be plural forms though theyr even harder...I'm sorry Matt i don't wanna terrify u

That is alright

give me the plurals.

Uhhhhh... I'll get equiped with the grammar of Petyr Pashov
I suggest we start with the female cuz it seems more clear and easy^^
Female gender generally becmoes in plural with the ending of "i".
маса-маси
чиния - чинии
кухня - кухни
жена- жени
Even the so-called exceptions which end in consonants also become in plural with"i"-ending:
пролет- пролети
радост -радости
нощ-нощи
вечер-вечери
любов-любови
And I think that's for the female
U got it?

I'll give ya some words:

майка
дъщеря
лъжица
младост
добродетел

Come on

майки
дъщери
лъжици
младости
добродетели

also, don't some words end in "a"?

Магнит - Магнита

Well done. What about magnit, isn't that masculine and we're talking about feminine only as for now.

yes, Adrian is absolutely right^^ magnit is in masculine and we're talking bout feminine now

ok haha

so did i do good?? dai mi oshte

U did it best
Oshte by somebody else... I feel really tired now my dear

hahahah

ok, well get some sleep!! Leka Nosht