Learn how to talk about your hopes and the future
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to BulgarianPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 25 - Talking About Your Future in Bulgarian. Eric Here. |
| Tina: Здравейте. I'm Tina. |
| Eric: In this final lesson of the series, you’ll learn how to talk about your hopes and use verbs and expressions with |
| Tina: "да". |
| Eric: The conversation takes place during a coffee break at the airport. |
| Tina: It's between Irina and Vasil. |
| Eric: The speakers are co-workers, and they will use both formal and informal Bulgarian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Ирина: Най-сетне лудницата отмина... Време е за едно кафе и малко да съберем сили. |
| Калин: Наистина, последните няколко часа бяха много интензивни. |
| Ирина: Кажи, какви са ти плановете. Искаш ли да оставаш да работиш на летището? |
| Калин: Ами, не знам. Реших да уча туризъм, защото обичам да пътувам и искам да ползвам чуждите езици, които съм учил. Работата тук е интересна, динамична, но не е свързана с пътуване. |
| Ирина: Вярно, но пък заплащането е много добро, можеш да си позволиш да пътуваш навън. Пък и има начин да се намерят безплатни билети понякога. |
| Калин: Сериозно? Не знаех това. Чувам, че в туристическите агенции има такава възможност. |
| Ирина: Да, но обикновено само за туристическите агенти. И заплатите са по-ниски. |
| Калин: Обичам също така и екстремни спортове. Все повече чужденци започват да идват в малки групи и им е необходим местен гид. |
| Ирина: Звучи интересно. Явно имаш различни алтернативи. Ако може да съм ти полезна с някаква информация, кажи. |
| Калин: Благодаря много. Но ми остава още година в университета, ще има време да реша... |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Irina: Finally, this bedlam finished... It is time for a coffee and a bit of rest. |
| Kalin: Indeed, the last few hours were very intense. |
| Irina: Tell me, what are your plans. Do you want to continue working here at the airport? |
| Kalin: Well, I do not know. I decided to study Tourism, because I like to travel, and I want to actually use the foreign languages I learned. The work here is interesting and dynamic, but it does not involve travelling. |
| Irina: That's true, but the pay is very good, and you can afford to travel abroad on your own. There is a way to find some free tickets from time to time. |
| Kalin: Seriously? I did not know that. I've heard that there is such a chance at the travel agencies. |
| Irina: Yes, but it is usually only for the travel agents. And the wages there are lower. |
| Kalin: I like extreme sports as well. More and more foreigners are coming here in small groups and they need local guides. |
| Irina: Sounds exciting. You obviously have different options. If I can be of help with any information, just let me know. |
| Kalin: Thank you very much. I still have another year at university, so there will be time for me to decide... |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Tina, can you tell us something about career prospects for young people in Bulgaria? |
| Tina: It is acceptable for young people and new graduates to quickly go through a few jobs after graduation. |
| Eric: I’ve heard that at the moment, the career prospects of young people and fresh graduates in Europe are challenging. |
| Tina: That’s true, in some European countries, young people are often employed on project and temporary contracts, and some of them might not find a stable job till their early 30s, but the legislation in Bulgaria is still rather rigid in this respect, and does not allow the employers to manipulate the law in such a way. |
| Eric: Are there any growing fields where it would be easier to find employment? |
| Tina: The Bulgarian IT industry is growing and those who graduate in engineering and IT majors have good prospects. |
| Eric:What’s the Bulgarian for “career development”? |
| Tina: кариерно развитие |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Tina: интензивен [natural native speed] |
| Eric: intense, intensive |
| Tina: интензивен[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: интензивен [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: оставам [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to stay |
| Tina: оставам[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: оставам [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: туристически [natural native speed] |
| Eric: tourist |
| Tina: туристически[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: туристически [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: позволявам си [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to afford, to indulge |
| Tina: позволявам си[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: позволявам си [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: заплата [natural native speed] |
| Eric: salary |
| Tina: заплата[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: заплата [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: чужденец [natural native speed] |
| Eric: foreigner |
| Tina: чужденец[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: чужденец [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Tina: алтернатива [natural native speed] |
| Eric: alternative, option |
| Tina: алтернатива[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: алтернатива [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly.. |
| Tina: полезен [natural native speed] |
| Eric: useful, of use, good for |
| Tina: полезен[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Tina: полезен [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Tina: време е да/за (нещо) |
| Eric: meaning "It is time to/for (something)" |
| Tina: The phrase can be used as is, but most often it is followed by some kind of explanation. When the phrase време е is followed by a verb, the particle да is used. When it is followed by a noun, then the preposition за or "for" is used. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Tina: Sure. For example, you can say.. Забрави за миналото, време е да продължиш напред. |
| Eric: ..which means "Forget the past, it is time for you to go on." Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Tina: полезен съм (на някого) |
| Eric: meaning "to be of help to someone" |
| Tina: полезен is an adjective meaning "useful", съм is the verb "to be". A person is often indicated, who receives the help, then the phrase is completed with the preposition на (някого) meaning "to (somebody)" . |
| Eric: In another lesson, we introduced another phrase that is close in meaning. |
| Tina: It was от полза съм. The difference between the two is that полезен съм is used in a particular case—when the one of use is a person |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Tina: Sure. For example, you can say.. Той ще бъде полезен на отбора. |
| Eric: .. which means "He will be useful to the team." |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk about your hopes |
| Tina: and how to use verbs and expressions with да. |
| Eric: To talk about hopes or plans, we usually use either a conditional clause or complex verb forms. |
| Tina: In both cases, the da-form of the verb is used in Bulgarian. |
| Eric: We have already talked about this form in this series. We saw how to construct it and how to use it when expressing opinions. Now we will just work on enriching your vocabulary and helping you express your hopes and plans confidently. |
| Tina: Here is an example from the dialogue in this lesson – Кажи, какви са ти плановете. Искаш ли да оставаш да работиш на летището? |
| Eric: Which means “Tell me, what are your plans. Do you want to continue working here at the airport?” |
| Tina: Here are some other similar and useful sentences. Какво възнамеряваш да правиш? |
| Eric: “What do you intend to do?” |
| Tina: Желал ли си някога да …? |
| Eric: “Have you ever wished to …?” |
| Tina: When talking about wishes or plan, the relevant verbs often come in their reflexive or reflexive possessive form and are followed by the particle да so they can be connected with another verb. |
| Eric: Let’s see some of these. |
| Tina: Надявам се да |
| Eric: “I hope to ” |
| Tina: Желая да |
| Eric: “I wish to” |
| Tina: Пожелавам си да |
| Eric: “I wish for myself to” |
| Tina: Мисля да |
| Eric: “I think of” |
| Tina: Очаквам да |
| Eric: “I expect to”. Let’s give some sample sentences now. |
| Tina: Не съм сигурен дали да приема тази позиция или да продължа да търся друга работа. |
| Eric: “I am not sure whether to accept this job position or to continue looking for a new job.” |
| Tina: Стремя се да се усъвършенствам, за да мога да получа повишение. |
| Eric: “I strive to improve myself, so that I can get a promotion.” |
| Tina: Обмислям да си купя нова къща. |
| Eric: “I contemplate to buy a new house.” |
| Tina: Планирам да пристигна там в неделя и да остана цяла седмица. |
| Eric: “I plan to arrive there on Sunday and to stay the whole week.” |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson and for this series. We hope you enjoyed it and found it useful. If you have any questions or comments, please leave us a post at BulgarianPod101.com. |
| Tina: We’re happy to help! |
| Eric: In the mean time, thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you in another series! Bye! |
| Tina: До скоро! |
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