Language/Bulgarian/Culture/Breakfast-in-Bulgaria
Hello, Bulgarian language enthusiasts! π In today's lesson, we will dive into some fascinating cultural insights related to the most important meal of the day in Bulgaria - breakfast.
Enjoy your learning journey!
Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Bulgarian Theatre and Performance Arts ..., Clothes in Bulgaria, Literary Translation & Towns in Bulgaria.
How to say: βItβs my treatβ in Bulgarian[edit | edit source]
If a Bulgarian wants to buy you a cup of coffee or a drink s/he will usually say ΠΠ· ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΡ β Itβs my treat. Next time you should do the same.
What do Bulgarian drink for breakfast?[edit | edit source]
For breakfast, Bulgarians usually drink only a cup of coffee. Coffee in Bulgaria is quite strong. It is usually espresso (Π΅ΡΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ) or instant coffee (Π½Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅).
What do Bulgarian eat for breakfast?[edit | edit source]
Later, at about 9 or 10 a.m., they may have something to eat. Usually it is some type of pastry. In most cases, they buy a roll β ΠΊΠΈΡΠ»Π°, cheese pastry β Π±Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°, a bagel β Π³Π΅Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΊ, or a donut β ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°, and often wash it down with Π±ΠΎΠ·Π° (millet ale) or Π°ΠΉΡΠ°Π½ (cultured buttermilk).
What kind of cheese do we eat in Bulgaria?[edit | edit source]
There are two native kinds of cheese: the yellow-colored ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°Π²Π°Π» and the more popular white ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π΅.
What is the native Bulgarian yoghurt?[edit | edit source]
The native Bulgarian yoghurt ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ is made from cow or sheep milk and has a sour taste. It is an ingredient to many dishes, the most famous one being ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡ, a cold soup made from yoghurt, water, cucumbers, garlic, dill and walnuts, and a drink called Π°ΠΉΡΠ°Π½.
Traditional bakeries[edit | edit source]
Traditional bakeries prepare different kinds of pastry products. ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° and ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠ° are the favorites. ΠΠΈΡΠ°, Π΄ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ, ΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π²ΠΈΡ or Ρ Π°ΠΌΠ±ΡΡΠ³Π΅Ρ are also very easy to be found at the streets.
Vocabulary List[edit | edit source]
Here is a list of 20 Bulgarian breakfast vocabulary words, along with their English translations:
- ΠΠ°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ° (zakuska) - Breakfast
- ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° (banitsa) - Pastry with cheese and/or vegetables
- ΠΠΈΡΠ»Π° (kifla) - Croissant or crescent-shaped bread roll
- ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠΈ (mekitsi) - Fried dough
- ΠΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ (kiselo mlyako) - Yogurt
- ΠΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ (boyadisano yaytse) - Boiled egg
- ΠΠΌΠ»Π΅Ρ (omlet) - Omelette
- Π₯Π»ΡΠ± (hlyab) - Bread
- ΠΠ°ΡΠ° (kasha) - Porridge
- Π‘ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ (sirene) - White cheese
- ΠΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΊΠ° (lukanka) - Bulgarian sausage
- ΠΠ°ΠΉΠΌΠ° (kayma) - Ground meat
- ΠΠ°ΡΠ»ΠΎ (maslo) - Butter
- ΠΠ΅Π΄ (med) - Honey
- ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ (varene) - Jam
- ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ (kafe) - Coffee
- Π§Π°ΠΉ (chay) - Tea
- ΠΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ (mlyako) - Milk
- Π‘ΠΎΠΊ (sok) - Juice
- ΠΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ (plodove) - Fruits
Practice Phrases[edit | edit source]
- ΠΠ½Π΅Ρ Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ° ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ Π±Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°. (Dnes za zakuska iskam da opitam banitsa.) - Today for breakfast, I want to try banitsa.
- ΠΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ. (Obicham da yam mekitsi s kiselo mlyako.) - I love eating mekitsi with yogurt.
- ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΉΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΌΠ»Π΅Ρ? (Mozhe li da mi podnesete edno boyadisano yaytse i omlet?) - Can you bring me a boiled egg and an omelette?
- ΠΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Π» ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅. (Bih iskal malko kasha s med i plodove.) - I would like some porridge with honey and fruits.
- ΠΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ Π»ΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΉΠΌΠ° Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ°? (Imate li lukanka i kayma za zakuska?) - Do you have lukanka and ground meat for breakfast?
- ΠΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΉΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ»Ρ, ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ Ρ Π»ΡΠ±, ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ»ΠΎ ΠΈ Π²Π°ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅. (Podayte mi molya, malko hlyab, maslo i varene.) - Please pass me some bread, butter, and jam.
- ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉ Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ°. (Iskam da piya kafe i chay za zakuska.) - I want to drink coffee and tea for breakfast.
- ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π² ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°? (Mozhe li da dobavite mlyako v moyata kasha?) - Can you add milk to my porridge?
- ΠΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Π» ΡΠ²Π΅ΠΆ ΡΠΎΠΊ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠΊΠ°Π» ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ±ΡΠ»ΠΊΠ°. (Bih iskal svezh sok ot portokal ili yabalka.) - I would like fresh orange or apple juice.
- ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ°? (Kakvi plodove imate za zakuska?) - What fruits do you have for breakfast?
Quiz[edit | edit source]
Test Your Knowledge on Bulgarian Breakfast Vocabulary and Phrases
- What is the Bulgarian word for "breakfast"? a) Π§Π°ΠΉ b) ΠΠ°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ° c) ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ d) ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°
- Which Bulgarian dish is a pastry with cheese and/or vegetables? a) ΠΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠΈ b) ΠΠΈΡΠ»Π° c) ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° d) ΠΠΌΠ»Π΅Ρ
- What is "ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ" in English? a) Porridge b) Yogurt c) Butter d) Milk
- Which phrase means "I love eating mekitsi with yogurt" in Bulgarian? a) ΠΠΈΡ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Π» ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅ b) ΠΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΈΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΠΉ Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ° c) ΠΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ d) ΠΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ Π² ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ° ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°?
- What is the English translation for "Π»ΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΊΠ°"? a) Bread b) Bulgarian sausage c) Ground meat d) Boiled egg
Answers:[edit | edit source]
- b) ΠΠ°ΠΊΡΡΠΊΠ°
- c) ΠΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ°
- b) Yogurt
- c) ΠΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊΠΈΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎ ΠΌΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ
- b) Bulgarian sausage
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