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Basic Bulgarian Course for True Beginners
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Basic Bulgarian Course for True Beginners

After completing this course, you will be eager to learn more.
Highest Rated
Created byEdno School
Last updated 10/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Recognize the letters from the Bulgarian alphabet
  • Read simple words and sentences in Bulgarian
  • Feel more prepared to handle culture shock
  • Recognize basic vocabulary on everyday topics
  • Build confidence in learning Bulgarian
  • Recognize the Cyrillic alphabet that is used in Bulgaria

Course content

3 sections • 33 lectures • 1h 24m total length

  • Welcome to the course1:35

    It is fantastic that you have decided to take this course! We are confident that your transition from zero Bulgarian to a confident reader who is eager to learn will be smooth and pleasant.
    Before you start learning, please take a look at the short guide on how to make the most of the course. If you like, you can also print out the Alphabet files that we have uploaded for you in Lesson 2: About the Bulgarian Alphabet - it will be quite handy to take notes as the course progresses.

  • What you will learn in Part I0:46
  • Lesson 1: Culture Shock2:56
  • Lesson 2: About the Bulgarian Alphabet1:58

    Explore the Bulgarian alphabet with 30 letters—six vowels and 24 consonants—read left to right, and learn four groups: true friends, false friends, new friends, and strange friends.

  • Lesson 3: Vowels1:57

    Learn the first six Bulgarian vowels: A, Ъ, O, У, Е, and И, and how to shape the mouth for Ъ. Е is pronounced open as in egg.

  • Lesson 4: True Friends4:15
  • Lesson 5: False Friends4:18
  • Lesson 6: New Friends3:49

    Explore the new letters of the Bulgarian alphabet and their familiar sounds. Practice pronouncing each letter using visual prompts to memorize their shapes.

  • Lesson 7: Practice Lesson3:06

    Review everything learned so far in the Bulgarian basics. Practice recognizing and pronouncing sets of three letters at a time to reinforce recall.

  • Lesson 8: Practice Lesson2:09
  • Lesson 9: Strange Friends I3:53
  • Lesson 10: Strange Friends II2:53

    Learn the final three Bulgarian letters, including short e and the soft sign, and how they combine with vowels to shape sounds; practice daily to master reading.

  • Lesson 11: Practice Lesson1:55
  • Lesson 12: Practice Lesson1:54
  • Lesson 13: Letter Combinations3:17
  • Lesson 14: How to pronounce L in Bulgarian2:18

    Learn the Bulgarian l pronunciation, including regional variations such as Sofia, and the rule to pronounce la before certain letters, with examples like luna, lama, look, wilma, let, and live.

  • Lesson 15: Voiced and Voiceless Consonants4:08
  • Lesson 16: The alphabet in order1:31
  • Lesson 17: The alphabet in order with examples4:40

    You can download the printable file and listen to the recording as you read the cities and countries in Bulgarian. Once again, we encourage you to say everything out loud!

  • Extra Lesson: The Alphabet with food examples0:06

Requirements

  • This course offers a smooth and well-paced transition from absolute beginners level to a survival Bulgarian level. It is designed for people with no previous experience learning Bulgarian or learners of Bulgarian who are looking for a well-organized course.

Description

It is great that you want to learn Bulgarian! We put all of our experience, knowledge and passion into creating an easy-to-follow, engaging and efficient course that will not only make learning fun but also help you build confidence in our own abilities to learn.

This course was designed for you with your needs and challenges in mind. It is meant to be your first guide to learning Bulgarian. It was designed to help you succeed.

This course is for you if you:

  • are an absolute beginner of Bulgarian with no previous knowledge

  • don't want to focus on useless out-of-context grammar and you want to see if learning Bulgarian is for you

  • are planning a trip to Bulgaria and you want to feel prepared

  • are planning on joining a Level 1 course at Edno School

What will you be able to do after completing the course:

  • Read in Bulgarian with confidence

  • Introduce yourself in Bulgarian in an authentic manner

  • Greet people appropriately in Bulgarian

  • Recognize and use the most frequent Bulgarian everyday phrases and words

  • Ask the most common everyday questions in Bulgarian

  • Count to 10 in Bulgarian

  • Better understand Bulgarians and the local culture

Course specifications:

  • 26 bite-sized high-quality video lessons (over 80 minutes in total)

  • Downloadable clear handouts

  • Extra lessons with additional and more advanced material

At Edno School we admire your enthusiasm to learn Bulgarian and we will do anything we can to help you succeed!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner learners of Bulgarian
  • People who are interested in Bulgarian language and Bulgarian culture
  • Language learner enthusiasts
  • People planning to visit Bulgaria soon
  • People who have relatives in Bulgaria and want to start understanding simple words and phrases
  • People who have businesses in Bulgaria and would like to get the basics of the language and culture

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