More Bulgarian Basic Words: yes, no, thanks, toilet, coffee, milk, hotel, room and police

Photo of the Friendship Bridge between Bulgaria and Romania. Photo by ArjecD in Wikipedia.


Problem
How to keep up the momentum in language learning when you tend to learn twenty words one day and none the next?

Answer
Set yourself an email to be delivered the next day with the second half.

English - Bulgarian














Cat photo by Gryffindor in Wikipedia.



cat - kotka
coffee - kaf(y)e

eyes - oko - (The Bulgarian word looks like a pair of spectacles or eyes, two letters e in English word eyes, two letters o in the Bulgarian word.)
hotel - khotyel
milk - milko
one - (y)edno (letters o n e in both the English and Bulgarian, 'add another? 'no, just one' ed-no)
police - politz-ya (police yes)
room - staya (Where do you stay -uh? In my room. Why do you stay in your room?

7 seven - sedem (Looks similar to - seven sitting, sedem)

toilet - toalyetna (My memory aid : "Want the toilet yet?" "Naah."

Toilet Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

Bulgarian - English

kaf(y)e - coffee
edno - one
khotyel - hotel
Kotka - cat (letters c/k and T and a)
milko - milk (milk - oh!)
oko - eyes
politzya- police
7 sedem - seven
staya - room
toalyetna - toilet (Want the toilet yet? Na!

Toilet. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.  

(Since the Bulgarians shake their heads for yes and nod for no, you'll have clearer communication if you learn to say yes and no and understand the Bulgarian words when you hear them.)

WHAT IS THIS?
yes - da
no - ne
What is this/that? - Kakvo e tova?
This one, please - Tozi, molya
please - molya
thanks - blagodarya

да - da
не - ne
какво е това? - kakyo e tova?
този, моля - tozi, molya
моля - molya
Благодаря - blagodarya

da (yes+please, da is like ta)
ne (same starting letter as no)
Kakvo e tova
Tozi, molya
Blagodarya (I think of: "blessings on you, darling - thanks." That way, every time I hear somebody say, teh Bulgarian word blagodarya, it reminds me that the English word is thanks.

e is not and but is (like it's est in French

A question word in many languages starts with either Q or K.

I find it very difficult to say yes and shake my head, or say no and nod. It;s like reading the word blue written in the colour red. Your brain is getting to controdictory messages. 
I might need to made a flashcard, or set of flashcards.

Useful Websites
http://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2018/07/easy-bulgarian-words-similar-to-english.html

bulgariantouristboard.com (List of 120 words)
http://ilanguages.org/bulgarian.php
http://www.translitteration.com/transliteration/en/bulgarian/streamlined/
https://free.mytransitplanner.com/index.jhtml?partner=%5ECAO%5Exdm229&s1=1064973256&pkw=bulgaria
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.