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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know Bulgarian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 16 - Going on a Trip.
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 being at the airport, waiting for a flight. Яна (Yana) waits at the airport for her flight, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Tanya: Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
Eric: Meaning - "Hostages of the stormy winds for two hours now." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Яна: Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
(clicking sound)
Гергана: Търпение. (Tarpenie.)
Камен: Поне полетът е кратък. (Pone poletat e kratak.)
Силвия: За къде летиш? (Za kade letish?)
Васил: Късмет. (Kasmet.)
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Яна: Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
Eric: "Hostages of the stormy winds for two hours now."
(clicking sound)
Гергана: Търпение. (Tarpenie.)
Eric: "Be patient."
Камен: Поне полетът е кратък. (Pone poletat e kratak.)
Eric: "The flight is a short one at least."
Силвия: За къде летиш? (Za kade letish?)
Eric: "Where are you flying to?"
Васил: Късмет. (Kasmet.)
Eric: "Best of luck."
POST
Eric: Listen again to Яна (Yana)'s post.
Tanya: Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
Eric: "Hostages of the stormy winds for two hours now."
Tanya: (SLOW) Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa) (Regular) Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Hostages of the stormy winds."
Tanya: Заложници на бурния вятър (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar)
Eric: “Hostage” is a common word to use in Bulgaria, when extreme weather conditions make people feel helpless and restrained to a specific place - a hut in a mountain, the station, and so on. Listen again - "Hostages of the stormy winds" is...
Tanya: (SLOW) Заложници на бурния вятър (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar) (REGULAR) Заложници на бурния вятър (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar)
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "for two hours now."
Tanya: вече два часа (veche dva chasa)
Eric: Numbers one and two are special in Bulgarian, as they change according to gender. When it comes to "two," you can use…
Tanya: две (dve)
Eric: ...for feminine and neuter. Then we have...
Tanya: два (dva)
Eric: ...for nouns in masculine. To say “two males” you can use…
Tanya: двама (dvama).
Eric: Listen again - "for two hours now" is...
Tanya: (SLOW) вече два часа (veche dva chasa) (REGULAR) вече два часа (veche dva chasa)
Eric: Altogether, "Hostages of the stormy winds for two hours now."
Tanya: Заложници на бурния вятър вече два часа (Zalozhnitsi na burniya vyatar veche dva chasa)
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, Яна (Yana)'s friends leave some comments.
Eric: Her neighbor, Гергана (Gergana), uses an expression meaning - "Be patient."
Tanya: (SLOW) Търпение. (Tarpenie.) (REGULAR) Търпение. (Tarpenie.)
[Pause]
Tanya: Търпение. (Tarpenie.)
Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted.
Eric: Her husband, Камен (Kamen), uses an expression meaning - "The flight is a short one at least."
Tanya: (SLOW) Поне полетът е кратък. (Pone poletat e kratak.) (REGULAR) Поне полетът е кратък. (Pone poletat e kratak.)
[Pause]
Tanya: Поне полетът е кратък. (Pone poletat e kratak.)
Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling determined.
Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Силвия (Silviya), uses an expression meaning - "Where are you flying to?"
Tanya: (SLOW) За къде летиш? (Za kade letish?) (REGULAR) За къде летиш? (Za kade letish?)
[Pause]
Tanya: За къде летиш? (Za kade letish?)
Eric: Use this expression to show you’re curious.
Eric: Her nephew, Васил (Vasil), uses an expression meaning - "Best of luck."
Tanya: (SLOW) Късмет. (Kasmet.) (REGULAR) Късмет. (Kasmet.)
[Pause]
Tanya: Късмет. (Kasmet.)
Eric: Use this expression to show you're feeling optimistic.

Outro

Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being at the airport, waiting for a flight, 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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