Bulgarian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Bulgarian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Bulgarian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black черен [chyeryen]

grey сив [siv]

white бял [byal]

blue син [sin]

green зелен [zyelyen]

yellow жълт [ʐʲlt]

red червен [chyervyen]

brown кафяв [kafyav]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Bulgarian + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] моята къща е бяла [moyata kʲshta ye byala]
your country is big [noun + adjective] Вашата страна е голяма [Vashata strana ye guolyama]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] новите книги са скъпи [novitye knigui sa skʲpi]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] ние сме щастливи тук [niye smye shtastlivi took]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] тя има три малки кучета [tya ima tri malki koochyeta]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] този език е много лесен [tozi yezik ye mnoguo lyesyen]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] Имам малка зелена къща [Imam malka zyelyena kʲshta]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold студено [stoodyeno]

hot горещо [guoryeshto]

cloudy облачно [oblachno]

rainy дъждовно [dʲʐdovno]

snowy вали сняг [vali snyagu]

sunny слънчево [slʲnchyevo]

windy ветровито [vyetrovito]

warm топло [toplo]

Conversation in Bulgarian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Bulgarian - Pronunciation
hi Здравей! [Zdravyey!]
how are you? Как сте? [Kak stye?]
I'm good, thank you Добре съм, благодаря! [Dobrye sʲm, blaguodarya!]
and you? А вие? [A viye?]
what is your name? Как се казвате? [Kak sye kazvatye?]
my name is Maya Моето име е Мая [Moyeto imye ye Maya]
nice to meet you Приятно ми е да се запознаем! [Priyatno mi ye da sye zapoznayem!]

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