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Bulgarian Grammar - Give your Opinion

Hi Bulgarian learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on how to express your opinions in Bulgarian. Sharing your thoughts and feelings is an essential part of communicating effectively in any language. We'll learn some essential vocabulary and phrases to help you express yourself clearly and confidently. Get ready to have some fun while you immerse yourself in Bulgarian language and culture. Don't forget to find native speakers and ask them any questions using the Polyglot Club platform!

Vocabulary

Before we start discussing how to express your opinion in Bulgarian, let's learn some essential vocabulary that will help you to form sentences and ask questions about various topics. Here are some words and phrases to get you started:

Bulgarian	Pronunciation	English
мнение	mnienie	opinion
смятам	smyatam	I think
предпочитам	predpochitam	I prefer
обичам	obicham	I like
не обичам	ne obicham	I don't like
най-добре	nai-dobre	the best
най-лошо	nai-losjo	the worst
много	mnogo	a lot
малко	malko	a little
нещо	neshto	something
нищо	nishto	nothing
трудно	trudno	difficult
лесно	lesno	easy

These words and phrases are essential to know when expressing your opinion in Bulgarian. Now, let's look at some example sentences to put these words and phrases into context.

Grammar

To express your opinion in Bulgarian, you need to use the verb "смятам" (smiatam), which means "I think." You can also use "предпочитам" (predpochitam), which means "I prefer," or "обичам" (obicham), which means "I like."

To form a sentence, you need to follow this structure:

Bulgarian grammar sentence structure

For example, if you want to say "I like this book," the sentence would be:

"Аз обичам тази книга." (Az obicham tazi kniga.)

Let's look at another example. If you want to say "I think the movie is good," the sentence would be:

"Аз смятам, че филмът е добър." (Az smiatam, che filmat e dobar.)

Notice how we use "Az" to mean "I." We also use the word "che" to introduce the opinion clause (that the movie is good).

To express your opinion about something specific, you need to use the following phrase: "За мен" (Za men). This phrase means "for me" and is used to express a personal preference. For example, if you want to say "For me, Bulgarian cuisine is the best," the sentence would be:

"За мен българската кухня е най-добрата." (Za men bulgarskata kuhnia e nai-dobrata.)

In Bulgarian, we use a comparative form to express a preference. To say something is the best or worst, you use the following words:

- Най-добре (nai-dobre) - the best - Най-лошо (nai-losjo) - the worst

For example, if you want to say "This is the best coffee I've ever had," the sentence would be:

"Това е най-доброто кафе, което съм пила/пил." (Tova e nai-dobroto kafe, koeto sam pila/pil.)

Remember, in Bulgarian, the verb form agrees with the gender of the noun, so if you are a woman, you use "пила" (pila), and if you are a man, you use "пил" (pil).

Dialogue

To help you understand how to express your opinion in Bulgarian, here's an example dialogue between two friends:

• Maria: Какво мислиш за новата книга на Стефан Бачев? (Kakvo mislish za novata kniga na Stefan Bachev?) - What do you think about Stefan Bachev's new book?
• Ivan: За мен е добра, но не е толкова добра, колкото предишната. (Za men e dobra, no ne e tolkova dobra, kolkoto predishnata.) - For me, it's good, but it's not as good as the previous one.
• Maria: Аз трудно си намирам време за четене, така че не знам. (Az trudno si nameram vreme za chetene, taka che ne znam.) - I find it difficult to make time for reading, so I don't know.
• Ivan: Разбирам те. (Razbiram te.) - I understand you.

In this dialogue, we see the use of "смятам" (I think) and "за мен" (for me). We also see the use of "трудно" (difficult) to express a difficulty.

Practice

Now it's time to practice expressing your opinion in Bulgarian. Here are some sentences to get you started:

- Аз предпочитам морето пред планината. (Az predpochitam moreto pred planinata.) - I prefer the sea to the mountains. - За мен най-доброто парче торта е шоколадово. (Za men nai-dobroto parche torta e shokoladovo.) - For me, the best piece of cake is chocolate. - Лично аз не обичам да гледам филми на ужасите. (Licno az ne obicham da gledam filmi na uzhasite.) - Personally, I don't like watching horror movies.

Re-read this lesson, practice the vocabulary, grammar, and dialogue. Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

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Other Lessons

• Nouns
• GENERALIZING PRONOUNS – Обобщителни местоимения
• GENDER AND NUMBER OF ADJECTIVES – Род и число на прилагателните
• DEFINITE ARTICLE OF ADJECTIVES – Членуване на прилагателните
• CARDINAL NUMERALS – Бройни числителни
• Plurals
• Conditional Mood
• Questions
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• PERSONAL PRONOUNS – Лични местоимения

Sources

• Bulgarian grammar - Wikipedia
• Bulgarian Negation: Learn How to Form Negative Sentences
• A Short Grammar of Contemporary Bulgarian | Slavica Publishers