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INTRODUCTION
Здравейте (zdraveyte). Hello and welcome to BulgarianPod101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Bulgaria. You will be surprised at how far a little Bulgarian will go. Now before we jump in, remember to stop by BulgarianPod101.com. And there, you’ll find the accompanying PDF, additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus

Once you are in the pharmacy, you will need to explain how you feel in order to let the pharmacist give you the right medicines. In this lesson, we'll work on explaining symptoms so you can get the proper treatment and any medicine you may need.
Let's try to make a list of all the possible things you might need.
In Bulgarian, "cold medicine" is lekarstvo za nastinka. Let's break it down by syllable. Le-kar-stvo za na-stin-ka.
"A cold medicine, please" in Bulgarian is Lekarstvo za nastinka, molya. Let's break it down by syllable. Le-kar-stvo za na-stin-ka mo-lya. The first word, lekarstvo, means "medicine." Then you have za, which literally means "for." Next, we have nastinka, which means "cold" (sickness). Finally, we have molya ("would like" or "please"). Let's break it down by syllable. Le-kar-stvo za na-stin-ka mo-lya.
Let's see how to explain your symptoms. In Bulgarian, "I have a headache" is Glavata me boli. Let's break it down by syllable. Gla-va-ta me bo-li. The first part, glavata me, means "my head." Next, we have boli, which means "hurts." All together, we have Glavata me boli. Literally, this means "My head hurts," and in this case we translate it as "I have a headache."
A different way to say you are in pain, for example in your stomach, is Boli me stomah. Let's break it down by syllable. Bo-li me sto-mah. This is a very straightforward sentence. Boli means "hurts," and me stomah means "my stomach." Easy, right?

Outro

Okay, to close out this lesson, we’d like for you to practice what you just learned. I’ll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for saying it out loud. You’ll have few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Успех! (Uspeh!) that means "Good luck!" in Bulgarian. Ok, here we go!
"A cold medicine, please." - Lekarstvo za nastinka, molya.
Lekarstvo za nastinka, molya.
Lekarstvo za nastinka, molya.
"I have a headache." - Glavata me boli.
Glavata me boli.
Glavata me boli.
"I have a stomachache." - Boli me stomah.
Boli me stomah.
Boli me stomah.
All right. That’s going to do it for today. Remember to stop by BulgarianPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, make sure to leave a comment. Довиждане (dovizhdane)!

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