Bulgarian

Bulgarian - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Bulgarian language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

нула

nula

zero

1

един

edin

one

2

два

dva

two

3

три

tri

three

4

четири

chetiri

four

5

пет

pet

five

6

шест

shest

six

7

седем

sedem

seven

8

осем

osem

eight

9

девет

devet

nine

10

десет

deset

ten

11

единадесет

edinadeset

eleven

12

дванадесет

dvanadeset

twelve

13

тринадесет

trinadeset

thirteen

14

четиринадесет

chetirinadeset

fourteen

15

петнадесет

petnadeset

fifteen

16

шестнадесет

shestnadeset

sixteen

17

седемнадесет

sedemnadeset

seventeen

18

осемнадесет

osemnadeset

eighteen

19

деветнадесет

devetnadeset

nineteen

20

двадесет

dvadeset

twenty

30

тридесет

trideset

thirty

40

четиридесет

chetirideset

forty

50

петдесет

petdeset

fifty

60

шестдесет

shestdeset

sixty

70

седемдесет

sedemdeset

seventy

80

осемдесет

osemdeset

eighty

90

деветдесет

devetdeset

ninety

100

сто

sto

hundred

1K

хиляда

hilyada

thousand

1M

милион

milion

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

бял

byal

white

черен

cheren

black

🔴

червен

cherven

red

🔵

син

sin

blue

🟡

жълт

zhălt

yellow

🟢

зелен

zelen

green

🟣

лилав

lilav

purple

🟤

кафяв

kafyav

brown

🟠

оранжев

oranzhev

orange

🌸

розов

rozov

pink

златен

zdaten

gold

🌑

сребърен

srebrăn

silver

☁️

сив

siv

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

🐶

куче

kuche

dog

🐱

котка

kotka

cat

🐴

кон

kon

horse

🐮

крава

krava

cow

🐷

свиня

svinya

pig

🐦

птица

ptitsa

bird

🐟

риба

riba

fish

🐭

мишка

mishka

mouse

🦊

лисица

lisitsa

fox

🐇

заек

zaek

rabbit

🐻

мечка

mechka

bear

🐼

панда

panda

panda

🐨

коала

koala

koala

🐘

слон

slon

elephant

🐢

костенурка

kostenurka

turtle

🦒

жираф

zhiraf

giraffe

🦆

патица

patitsa

duck

🕷️

паяк

payak

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

семейство

semeystvo

family

🧔

мъж

mŭzh

man

👩

жена

zhena

woman

👦

момче

momche

boy

👧

момиче

momiche

girl

👶

дете

dete

child

👨‍🦳

баща

bashta

father

👩‍🦳

майка

mayka

mother

👴

дядо

dyado

grandfather

👵

баба

baba

grandmother

🧑‍🦰

брат

brat

brother

👩‍🦱

сестра

sestra

sister

🧑

приятел

priyatel

friend

👥

хора

hora

people

🙋

човек

chovek

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

🏠

къща

kushta

house

🏢

сграда

sgrada

building

🏫

училище

uchilishte

school

🏪

магазин

magazin

store

🛣️

път

pŭt

road

🌆

град

grad

city

🌳

дърво

dŭrvo

tree

💧

вода

voda

water

☀️

слънце

slŭntse

sun

☁️

облак

oblak

cloud

📚

книга

kniga

book

🖊️

писалка

pisalka

pen

📱

телефон

telefon

phone

🔑

ключ

klyuch

key

🚗

кола

kola

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

🍎

ябълка

yabŭlka

apple

🍌

банан

banan

banana

🍞

хляб

hlyab

bread

🧀

сирене

sirene

cheese

🥩

месо

meso

meat

🥛

мляко

mlyako

milk

кафе

kafe

coffee

🍵

чай

chay

tea

💧

вода

voda

water

🍺

бира

bira

beer

🍷

вино

vino

wine

🍽️

храна

hrana

food

🍳

яйце

yaytse

egg

🍚

ориз

oriz

rice

🥕

зеленчуци

zelenchutsi

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

☀️

ден

den

day

🌙

нощ

nosht

night

час

chas

hour

🗓️

седмица

sedmitsa

week

📅

месец

mesets

month

🗓️

година

godina

year

🗓️

понеделник

ponedelnik

Monday

🗓️

вторник

vtornik

Tuesday

🗓️

сряда

sryada

Wednesday

🗓️

четвъртък

chetvărtŭk

Thursday

🗓️

петък

petŭk

Friday

🗓️

събота

sŭbota

Saturday

🗓️

неделя

nedelya

Sunday

🌅

сутрин

sutrin

morning

🌆

вечер

vecher

evening

🕛

сега

sega

now

🔜

скоро

skoro

soon

🕒

време

vreme

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

🗣️

говоря

govorya

to speak

🚶

ходя

hodya

to walk

🏃

бягам

byagam

to run

🍽️

ям

yam

to eat

🍷

пия

piya

to drink

😴

спя

spya

to sleep

📖

чета

cheta

to read

✍️

пиша

pisha

to write

👀

виждам

vizhdam

to see

👂

чувам

chuvam

to hear

💭

мисля

mislya

to think

🤔

знам

znam

to know

❤️

обичам

obicham

to love

👍

харесвам

haresvam

to like

👋

идвам

idvam

to come

🚪

отварям

otvaryam

to open

🔒

затварям

zatvaryam

to close

💡

уча

ucha

to learn

давам

davam

to give

💸

купувам

kupuvam

to buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

😊

щастлив

shtastliv

happy

😢

тъжен

tŭzhen

sad

😠

ядосан

yadosan

angry

👍

добър

dobŭr

good

👎

лош

losh

bad

⬆️

голям

golyam

big

⬇️

малък

malŭk

small

🆕

нов

nov

new

🕰️

стар

star

old

💯

много

mnogo

many

🤏

малко

malko

few

🥵

горещ

goresht

hot

🥶

студен

studen

cold

💪

силен

silen

strong

👶

слаб

slab

weak

красив

krasiv

beautiful

👹

грозен

grozen

ugly

правилен

pravilen

correct

грешен

greshen

wrong

бърз

bŭrz

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

и

i

and

➡️

но

no

but

👉

или

ili

or

🤔

защото

zashto

because

👉

така че

taka

so

🤨

въпреки това

văpreki

however

🤔

следователно

sledovatelno

therefore

също

sŭshto

also

🕒

когато

kogato

when

🤔

ако

ako

if

🕒

преди

predi

before

🕒

след

sled

after

🕒

от

ot

since

🕒

докато

dokato

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

👨‍🏫

учител

uchitel

teacher

🧑‍⚕️

лекар

lekar

doctor

👩‍💻

инженер

inzhener

engineer

👨‍🍳

готвач

gotvach

chef

🧑‍🌾

фермер

fermer

farmer

👮

полицай

politsay

police officer

🧑‍🎨

художник

khudozhnik

artist

🧑‍💼

офис служител

ofis

office worker

🔬

учен

uchen

scientist

🛒

продавач

prodavach

salesperson

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