Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Bulgarian Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Bulgarian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Bulgarian. |
| Petar: [Normal] Колко струва това? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how much' |
| Petar: [Normal] колко [Slow] колко (kolko) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to cost' |
| Petar: [Normal] струва [Slow] струва(struva) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this' |
| Petar: [Normal] това [Slow] това(tova) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Petar: [Slow] Колко струва това? [Normal] Колко струва това? |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What do I owe?' |
| Petar: [Normal] Какво дължа? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Petar: [Normal] какво [Slow] какво (kakvo) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to owe' |
| Petar: [Normal] дължа [Slow] дължа(dalzha) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do I owe?' |
| Petar: [Slow] Какво дължа? [Normal] Какво дължа? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Добре, ще го взема. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'well' |
| Petar: [Normal] добре [Slow] добре(dobre) |
| Becky: Next is a particle that is a special form of the verb съм meaning "to be" that makes future simple verb forms.' |
| Petar: [Normal] ще [Slow] ще (shte ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'it' |
| Petar: [Normal] го [Slow] го (go ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to take' |
| Petar: [Normal] взема [Slow] взема(vzema) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Добре, ще го взема. [Normal] Добре, ще го взема. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Petar: [Normal] Не, благодаря. Твърде скъпо е. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Petar: [Normal] не [Slow] не(ne) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to thank' |
| Petar: [Normal] благодаря [Slow] благодаря(blagodarya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'too' |
| Petar: [Normal] твърде [Slow] твърде(tvarde) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'expensive' |
| Petar: [Normal] скъпо [Slow] скъпо(skapo) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning '(it) is' |
| Petar: [Normal] е [Slow] е(е) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Petar: [Slow] Не, благодаря. Твърде скъпо е. [Normal] Не, благодаря. Твърде скъпо е. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Petar: A quicker way to ask “How much?” is Колко е? Which literally means “How much is it?” For example, when you want to order a coffee, you can ask the waiter Едно кафе, моля; колко е? Meaning “One coffee please, how much is it?” |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Petar: До скоро! |
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