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INTRODUCTION
Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: How old are you? in Bulgarian In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Bulgarian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.

Lesson focus

Jonathan: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "How old are you?" In Bulgarian this is
Iva: На колко години си?
Jonathan: The first word in the question is
Iva: на
Jonathan: meaning something like “of” in English.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) на
Jonathan: Listen again and repeat.
Iva: на
{Pause}
Jonathan: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is
Iva: колко
Jonathan: meaning how much.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) колко
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: колко
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: на колко
{pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: години
Jonathan: meaning years.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) години
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: години
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: на колко години
{pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: си
Jonathan: meaning (you) are.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) си
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: си
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Iva: на колко години си
{pause}
Jonathan: Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?
Iva: Аз съм на 18.
Jonathan: I'm 18 years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Iva: (Slow) Аз съм на 18.
{pause}
Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Iva: аз
Jonathan: means I.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) аз
Jonathan: Now repeat
Iva: аз
{Pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: съм
Jonathan: meaning (I) am.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) съм
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: съм
{Pause}
Jonathan: And after that
Iva: на
Jonathan: meaning something like of.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) на
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: на
{Pause}
Jonathan: And after that
Iva: 18
Jonathan: meaning 18.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) 18
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: 18
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat.
Iva: Аз съм на 18.
{pause}
Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 18 with 20.
Iva: 20
Jonathan: 20
Iva: (slow) 20 (regular) 20
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 20
Iva: Аз съм на 20.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm 20 years old.
{pause}
Iva: Аз съм на 20.
Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace 20 with 25.
Iva: 25
Jonathan: 25
Iva: (slow) 25 (regular) 25
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 25
Iva: Аз съм на 25.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 20. Say I'm 25 years old.
{pause}
Iva: Аз съм на 25.
Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 25 with 30.
Iva: 30
Jonathan: 30
Iva: (slow) 30 (regular) 30
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 30
Iva: Аз съм на 30.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 25. Say I'm 30 years old.
{pause}
Iva: Аз съм на 30.
QUIZ
Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18 years old. Respond to the question.
Iva: На колко години си? (five seconds) Аз съм на 18.
Jonathan: Imagine you are 20 years old. Respond to the question.
Iva: На колко години си? (five seconds) Аз съм на 20.
Jonathan: Now imagine you are 25 years old. Answer the speaker's question.
Iva: На колко години си? (five seconds) Аз съм на 25.
Jonathan: Imagine you're 30 years old. Respond to the question.
Iva: На колко години си? (five seconds) Аз съм на 30.
Jonathan: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Iva: На колко години си?

Outro

Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 11

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