There is a certain vocabulary you need as a minimum to survive in a foreign country. In this lesson I'll try to give you the most usable words and expressions in Bulgarian.

1. Greetings and farewells - Поздрави и сбогувания (Pozdravi i sboguvaniya)

   Наздраве! (nazdrave) - Cheers! (when you drink alcohol) as well as Bless you! (when somebody sneezes)

   Добър апетит! (dobъr apetit) - Bon appetit!

   Здрасти! (zdrasti) - Hello, hi (informal)

   Здравей! (zdravey) - Hello, hi (informal)

   Здравейте! (zdraveite) - Hello, hi (when you address more than one person or formal)

   Добро утро! (dobro utro) - Good morning - in Bulgarian we say "good morning" only early in the morning, when we first meet people for the day and preferably not later than 10 am.

   Добър ден! (dobar den) - Good day! - during the whole day

   Добре дошъл! (dobre doshъl) - Welcome! - for one person, informal

   Добре дошли ! (dobre doshli) - Welcome! - for more than one person or formal

   Добър вечер! (dobar vecher) - Good evening!

   Приятна вечер! (priyatna vecher) - Have a nice evening!

   Лека нощ! (leka nosht) - Good night!

   Довиждане! (dovizhdane) - Good bye! (till we see each other again)

   Всичко хубаво! (fsichko hubavo) - All the best! (usually as a polite addition to "довиждане")

   Лек ден! (lek den) - Have a nice day! (usually as a polite addition to "довиждане")

   Чао! - Ciao! Bye-bye

   До утре! (do utre) - Till tomorrow

   До скоро! (do skoro) - See you soon

   Сбогом! (zbogom) - Good-bye! (when you don't expect to see the person again)

   На добър час! - All the best! Best wishes for the future!

   Приятно пътуване! (priyatno patuvane) - Have a nice trip!

   Лек път! (lek pъt) - Have a nice trip!

   Приятна почивка! (priyatna pochivka) - Have a nice holiday/weekend/evening/any other period of time the other person is supposed to take a rest

   Весели празници! (veseli praznitzi) - Happy holidays!

   Честита Коледа! (chestita Koleda) - Merry Christmas! - on the Christmas day

   Честита Нова Година! (chestita Nova Godina) - Happy New Year! - on the 1 Jan and the first few days of the new year.

   Весела Коледа и Щастлива Нова Година! - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! - as general greeting for Happy Holidays before the holidays.

   Честит рожден ден! (chestit rozhden den) - Happy birthday!

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2. Phrases of politeness - Учтивост (uchtivost)

   Благодаря (blagodarya) - Thanks

   Благодаря ти / Ви (blagodarya ti / Vi) - Thank you (informal/formal)

   Много благодаря (mnogo blagodarya) - Thank you very much

   Моля (molya) - Please or You are welcome (as an answer to "thank you")

   Няма защо (nyama zashto) - You are welcome (as answer to "thank you")

   Извинявай (izvinyavay) - Excuse me (informal)

   Извинете (izvinete) - Excuse me (to more than one person or formal)

   (Много) съжалявам (mnogo sazhalyavam) - I'm (very) sorry

   Може ли? (mozhe li?) - May I?

   Приятно ми е (да се запознаем) (priyatno mi e da se zapoznaem) - It's a pleasure (to meet you)

   Разбира се (razbira se) - Of course

   Както желаеш (kakto zhelaesh) - As you wish (informal)

   Както желаете (kakto zhelaete) - As you wish (to more than one person or formal)

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3. Signs and warnings - Надписи и предупреждения (natpisi i preduprezhdeniya)

Търси се… (tъrsi se) - Wanted

Пазете тишина ! (pazete tishina) - Keep quite!

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