BulgarianPod101 All About Curriculum

In this set of 15 lessons, you will learn all about the society and culture of Bulgaria. These lessons are entirely in English and are for those who want to learn more about the Bulgarian language and in-depth information about the country where it is spoken.

ALL ABOUT	Title/Topic	Function	Summary
#1	History of The Bulgarian Language and Top 5 Reasons to Learn Bulgarian	Talking about Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language	Background of the Bulgarian Language, About Bulgaria, Where Is Bulgarian Spoken? Bulgarian Writing
#2	The Bulgarian Writing System	Understanding the Bulgarian Writing System	The Bulgarian writing system and alphabet
#3	Painless Bulgarian Grammar	Understanding the characteristics of Bulgarian Grammar	Basic Bulgarian Grammar, Gender, Articles, Plurals of Nouns, The Plural Definite Article, Pronouns, Conjugation, Unique Aspect of Language, Adjectives
#4	Basic Bulgarian Pronunciation	Understanding the characteristics of Bulgarian Pronunciation	Bulgarian Vowels and Consonants, Consonant Groups, Bulgarian's Sound that are Different from Other Languages
#5	Top 5 Must Know Bulgarian Phrases	Using the top 5 must-know phrases in Bulgarian	#1 Must-Know Phrase: Zdrasti ("Hi," "hello," informal) Здрасти #2 Must-Know Phrase: Blagodarya ("Thank you") Благодаря #3 Must-Know Phrase: Molya ("Please") Моля #4 Must-Know Phrase: Izvinete ("Excuse me," formal) Извинете #5 Must-Know Phrase: Syjalyavam ("I'm sorry") Съжалявам
#6	Top 5 Things to Know About Bulgaria	Testing yourself on Bulgaria	5 quiz questions testing your knowledge on Bulgaria
#7	Top 5 Bulgarian Foods	Talking about famous Bulgarian dishes	Bulgarian cuisine: typical dishes, regional dishes, seasonal dishes, table etiquette
#8	Top 5 Things You Need to Know about Bulgarian Society	Talking about daily life and society in Bulgaria	Life in Bulgaria: Major Cities and How they Work, Family Life, Work, Culture, and Economy, Politics, Generational Trends
#9	Top 5 Dates During the Calendar Year	Talking about important holidays	Important Bulgarian Holidays: Velikden ("Easter"), Koleda ("Christmas"), Nova Godina ("New Year"), 24th of May – Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day, 3rd of March – Liberation Day
#10	Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Bulgarian Pop Culture	Talking about Bulgarian pop culture	Pop Culture in Bulgaria: Music, Movies, Television, Celebrities, Sports Figures
#11	Top 5 Most Useful Tools for Learning Bulgarian	Using the top 5 tools to help you learn Bulgarian	Top 5 Useful Tools for Learning Bulgarian: 1. Entertainment 2. Dictionary 3. Bulgarian-Speaking Friends and Loved Ones 4. Social Networking 5. Pen and Paper
#12	Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Common Mistakes in Bulgarian	Avoiding the top 5 mistakes when learning Bulgarian	Tip 1: Don't Talk Fast Tip 2: Distinguish the cognate pronunciations Tip 3: Learn basic conjugations Tip 4: Learn the Pronunciation Now Tip 5: Watch Out for Stressed or Not-stressed Vowels
#13	Top 5 Phrases Your Teacher Will Never Teach You	Using Bulgarian phrases you won't learn in the classroom	Phrase 1: Chakai malko ("Wait a minute.") Phrase 2: Kakvo stava? ("What's going on?") Phrase 3: Jalko ("Poor thing") Phrase 4: Seriozno? ("Speak seriously") Phrase 5: Kake? ("What's up")
#14	Top 5 Classroom Phrases in Bulgarian	Using useful Bulgarian phrases in the classroom	Phrase 1: Kakvo oznachava…? ("What means…?") Phrase 2: Molya otvorete uchebnicite si ("Please open your textbooks.") Phrase 3: Ne razbiram ("I didn't understand.") Phrase 4: Oshte vednyj ("One more time.") Phrase 5: Razbrahte li? ("Understood?", formal)
#15	Top 5 Useful Bulgarian Phrases From Your Hosts!	Using the hosts' favorite Bulgarian phrases	Phrase 1: Kak si? ("How are you doing?") Phrase 2: Dobre sym ("I'm good.") Phrase 3: Kyde e ("Where is…?") Phrase 4: Tochno taka ("Exactly.") Phrase 5: Nali ("Isn't it?")