| INTRODUCTION | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Must-Know Bulgarian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 1 - Out at Dinner. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Hi, everyone, I'm Eric. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: And I'm Tanya. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Bulgarian about having dinner with friends. Камен (Kamen) eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Meaning - "Let's try out the new udon restaurant." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | DIALOGUE | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | (clicking sound) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Камен: Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | (clicking sound) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Яна: Какъв е адресът? (Kakav e adresat?) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Гергана: Дано ви хареса, аз няма да успея. (Dano vi haresa, az nyama da uspeya.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Косьо: Сайтът им е добър. (Saytat im e dobar.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Силвия: Всичко изглежда толкова вкусно. (Vsichko izglezhda tolkova vkusno.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Listen again with the English translation. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | (clicking sound) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Камен: Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "Let's try out the new udon restaurant." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | (clicking sound) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Яна: Какъв е адресът? (Kakav e adresat?) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "What is the address?" | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Гергана: Дано ви хареса, аз няма да успея. (Dano vi haresa, az nyama da uspeya.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "I hope you like it; I won't make it." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Косьо: Сайтът им е добър. (Saytat im e dobar.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "Their website is good." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Силвия: Всичко изглежда толкова вкусно. (Vsichko izglezhda tolkova vkusno.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "Everything looks so delicious." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | POST | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Listen again to Камен (Kamen)'s post. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: "Let's try out the new udon restaurant." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) (Regular) Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "let's try out." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: хайде да пробваме (hayde da probvame) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: This is a common phrase you can use to issue a general invitation to other people to try out a new place - a club, a restaurant, a cafe, etc. Listen again - "let's try out" is... | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) хайде да пробваме (hayde da probvame) (REGULAR) хайде да пробваме (hayde da probvame) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Then comes the phrase - "the new udon (the Japanese noodle) restaurant." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: новия удон ресторант (noviya udon restorant) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: When going out with friends, especially on a weekday, Bulgarian people often dine out. When you’re meeting the same group of friends regularly, you might want a variety of places at which to meet. An invitation to try out a new place is also an easy conversation starter. Udon is one of the popular Japanese foods that more and more Bulgarian people look for. Listen again - "the new udon restaurant" is... | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) новия удон ресторант (noviya udon restorant) (REGULAR) новия удон ресторант (noviya udon restorant) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Altogether, "Let's try out the new udon restaurant." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Хайде да пробваме новия удон ресторант. (Hayde da probvame noviya udon restorant.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | COMMENTS | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: In response, Камен (Kamen)'s friends leave some comments. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: His girlfriend, Яна (Yana), uses an expression meaning - "What is the address?" | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) Какъв е адресът? (Kakav e adresat?) (REGULAR) Какъв е адресът? (Kakav e adresat?) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | [Pause] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Какъв е адресът? (Kakav e adresat?) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Use this expression to learn more about the place in the picture. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: His neighbor, Гергана (Gergana), uses an expression meaning - "I hope you like it; I won't make it." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) Дано ви хареса, аз няма да успея. (Dano vi haresa, az nyama da uspeya.) (REGULAR) Дано ви хареса, аз няма да успея. (Dano vi haresa, az nyama da uspeya.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | [Pause] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Дано ви хареса, аз няма да успея. (Dano vi haresa, az nyama da uspeya.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling warmhearted. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: His college friend, Косьо (Kosyo), uses an expression meaning - "Their website is good." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) Сайтът им е добър. (Saytat im e dobar.) (REGULAR) Сайтът им е добър. (Saytat im e dobar.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | [Pause] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Сайтът им е добър. (Saytat im e dobar.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Use this expression to share additional information that you already know. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: His high school friend, Силвия (Silviya), uses an expression meaning - "Everything looks so delicious." | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: (SLOW) Всичко изглежда толкова вкусно. (Vsichko izglezhda tolkova vkusno.) (REGULAR) Всичко изглежда толкова вкусно. (Vsichko izglezhda tolkova vkusno.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | [Pause] | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: Всичко изглежда толкова вкусно. (Vsichko izglezhda tolkova vkusno.) | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Eric: Use this expression to show you’re feeling optimistic. | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            
                                            Outro
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                                                                            | Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! | 
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                                            | Tanya: До скоро (Do skoro) | 
                                                                    
                                                        
                     
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