Български

Bulgarian

Indo-European (Slavic, South)

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Bulgarian (български език) is a South Slavic language with ~7M speakers, official in Bulgaria and the European Union. With Macedonian it forms the Eastern South Slavic group. Bulgarian is unusual among Slavic languages for losing the Slavic case system (only vocative remains) and developing a postposed definite article (книга "book" → книгата "the book") and an evidential mood. Old Bulgarian is the basis of Old Church Slavonic, written in the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets developed by the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Bulgarian

Water

вода

voˈda

Fire

огън

ˈɔɡɐn

Sun

слънце

ˈslɤntsɛ

Moon

луна

loˈna

Star

звезда

zvɛzˈda

Night

нощ

nɔʃt

Rain

дъжд

dɤʃt

Snow

сняг

snʲak

Wind

вятър

ˈvʲatɐr

Earth

земя

zɛˈmʲa

Stone

камък

ˈkamɐk

Mountain

планина

plɐniˈna

Sea

море

moˈrɛ

Mother

майка

ˈmajkɐ

Father

баща

bɐʃˈta

Daughter

дъщеря

dɐʃtɛˈrʲa

I

аз

as

You

ти

ti

We

ние

ˈniɛ

Name

име

ˈimɛ

Person

човек

tʃoˈvɛk

Head

глава

ɡlɐˈva

Eye

око

oˈkɔ

Ear

ухо

oˈxɔ

Nose

нос

nɔs

Mouth

уста

oˈsta

Tooth

зъб

zɤp

Tongue

език

ɛˈzik

Hand

ръка

rɐˈka

Foot

крак

krak

Heart

сърце

sɐrˈtsɛ

Bone

кост

kɔst

Blood

кръв

krɤf

Poop

аки

ˈaki

Love

любов

lʲoˈbɔf

Tree

дърво

dɐrˈvɔ

Dog

куче

ˈkutʃɛ

Cat

котка

ˈkɔtkɐ

Fish

риба

ˈribɐ

Bird

птица

ˈptitsɐ

Butterfly

пеперуда

pɛpɛˈrudɐ

Egg

яйце

jɐjˈtsɛ

Bear

мечка

ˈmɛtʃkɐ

Horse

кон

kɔn

House

къща

ˈkɤʃtɐ

Milk

мляко

ˈmlʲako

Honey

мед

mɛt

Salt

сол

sɔl

Wine

вино

viˈnɔ

Rice

ориз

oˈris

Chocolate

шоколад

ʃokoˈlat

Iron

желязо

ʒɛˈlʲazo

Wheel

колело

kolɛˈlɔ

Silk

коприна

koˈprinɐ

Book

книга

ˈkniɡɐ

Eat

ям

jam

Drink

пия

ˈpijɐ

Sleep

спя

spʲɤ

One

един

ɛˈdin

Two

две

dvɛ

Three

три

tri

Four

четири

ˈtʃɛtiri

Five

пет

pɛt

Hundred

сто

stɔ

Hello

здравей

zdrɐˈvɛj

Thank you

благодаря

blɐɡodɐˈrʲɤ

Good

добър

doˈbɤr

New

нов

nɔf

Red

червен

tʃɛrˈvɛn

White

бял

bʲal

Black

черен

ˈtʃɛrɛn

Green

зелен

zɛˈlɛn

Blue

син

sin

Cuckoo

кукувица

kukuˈvitsɐ

Woof

бау бау

bau bau

Cock-a-doodle-doo

кукуригу

kukuˈriɡu

Computer

компютър

komˈpʲutɐr

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

uajfaj

Sushi

суши

ˈsuʃi

Tea

чай

tʃaj

Coffee

кафе

kɐˈfɛ

Sugar

захар

ˈzaxɐr

Orange

портокал

portoˈkal

Ninety-nine

деветдесет и девет

dɛvɛddɛˈsɛt i ˈdɛvɛt

Dopamine

допамин

dopɐˈmin

At sign

маймунка

mɐjˈmunkɐ

Internet laughter

хахаха

xaxaxa

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Slavic, South)

Meaning BulgarianMacedonianSlovenianPolishRussianUkrainianSilesian
Water вода /voˈda/ вода /ˈvɔda/ voda /ˈʋɔːda/ woda /ˈvɔda/ вода /vɐˈda/ вода /vɔˈdɑ/ woda /ˈvɔda/
Fire огън /ˈɔɡɐn/ оган /ˈɔɡan/ ogenj /ˈɔːɡən/ ogień /ˈɔɡɛɲ/ огонь /ɐˈɡonʲ/ вогонь /voˈɦonʲ/ ôgyń /ˈɔɡɨɲ/
Sun слънце /ˈslɤntsɛ/ сонце /ˈsɔntsɛ/ sonce /ˈsoːntsɛ/ słońce /ˈswɔɲtsɛ/ солнце /ˈsontsə/ сонце /sɔntsɛ/ słōńce /ˈswoɲtsɛ/
Moon луна /loˈna/ месечина /mɛˈsɛtʃina/ luna /ˈluːna/ księżyc /ˈkɕɛ̃ʐɨts/ луна /ɫʊˈna/ місяць /ˈmʲisʲɑtsʲ/ miesiōnczek /mʲɛˈɕɔ̃tʂɛk/
Star звезда /zvɛzˈda/ ѕвезда /ˈdzvɛzda/ zvezda /ˈzʋeːzda/ gwiazda /ˈɡvjazda/ звезда /zvʲɪzˈda/ зірка /ˈzʲirka/ gwiŏzda /ˈɡvjɔzda/
Night нощ /nɔʃt/ ноќ /nɔc/ noč /noːtʃ/ noc /nɔts/ ночь /notɕ/ ніч /nitʃ/ noc /nɔts/
Rain дъжд /dɤʃt/ дожд /dɔʃt/ dež /dəʃ/ deszcz /dɛʂtʂ/ дождь /dɐʂtʲ/ дощ /dɔʃtʃ/ dyszcz /dɪʂtʂ/
Snow сняг /snʲak/ снег /snɛk/ sneg /sneːk/ śnieg /ɕɲɛk/ снег /snʲek/ сніг /snʲiɦ/ śniyg /ɕɲɪk/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Bulgarian
Аз искам да пробвам костюм който видях в магазин срещу хотела
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Bulgarian
Аз искам да пробвам костюм който видях в магазин срещу хотела
Je veux essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
Unë dua ta provoj një kostum që pashë në një dyqan përballë hotelit
Ἐγὼ βούλομαι πειρᾶσθαι ἱμάτιον ὃ εἶδον ἐν καπηλείῳ ἐναντίον τοῦ πανδοκείου
I want to try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel

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