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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
Lesson 5 - Parting Greetings
In this lesson, we will introduce parting greetings. A formal parting expression that can be used on all occasions is довиждане (Dovizhdane). It doesn't have a direct translation in English and means something along the lines of "until we see each other again" and is used when Bulgarians want to say "goodbye."
довиждане (Dovizhdane)
довиждане (Dovizhdane)
Let’s break it down by syllable: довиждане (Dovizhdane)
довиждане (Dovizhdane)
Let's take a look at the components. The first word до (do) means "until."
One more time: до (do), which is "until."
This is followed by виждане (vizhdane), which in Bulgarian is a noun and means literally "seeing" in the sense of meeting someone.
виждане (vizhdane)
виждане (vizhdane)
Luckily, довиждане (Dovizhdane) is a very universal phrase and you can use it anytime in the morning, day, or night! Just don't forget that it's a formal expression and your new Bulgarian friends might think you're being overly ceremonial if you use it in casual situations.
In Bulgarian, a more casual way of saying goodbye is до скоро (do skoro).
до скоро (do skoro)
до скоро (do skoro)
The whole phrase literally means "until soon" and could be used to express something like"see you soon." You can go for this expression when talking to people you know well.
The first word, до (do), or "until" in English, is followed by скоро (skoro), which means "soon."
скоро (skoro)
скоро (skoro)
And by syllable: скоро (skoro)
скоро (skoro)
Another casual way of saying goodbye is чао (chao). Yes, another international word, this time Italian. This phrase is used among friends, peers, and family members.
A word of caution: unlike Italians, Bulgarians use chao only when they part and never when they greet someone.
In Bulgarian, the formal way of saying goodbye on the phone is дочуване (dochuvane).
дочуване (dochuvane)
дочуване (dochuvane)
дочуване (dochuvane)
The whole phrase can roughly be translated as "until we hear from each other again." This phrase is your go-to phrase for formal situations, for instance, when ending a business call or when talking to an administration official.
We already know that the first word, до (do), means "until."
The second element, чуване (chuvane) is a noun and literally means "hearing."
чуване (chuvane)
чуване (chuvane)
чуване (chuvane)
Informally, when saying "goodbye" on the phone, you can make use of the two phrases we already covered: до скоро (do skoro) and чао (chao).

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!
"Goodbye!" - Dovizhdane!
Dovizhdane!
Dovizhdane!
"See you later!" - Do skoro!
Do skoro!
Do skoro!
"Bye-bye!" - Chao!
Chao!
Chao!
"Goodbye! (on the phone)" - Dochuvane!
Dochuvane!
Dochuvane!
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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