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INTRODUCTION
Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall 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 tall are you?" In Bulgarian this is
Iva: Колко си висок?
Jonathan: The first word in the question is
Iva: колко
Jonathan: "meaning how much" in English.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) колко
Jonathan: Listen again and repeat.
Iva: колко
{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: си
Jonathan: meaning (you) are.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) си
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: си
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: колко си
{pause}
Jonathan: And after that
Iva: висок
Jonathan: meaning tall.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) висок
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: висок
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Iva: колко си висок
{pause}
Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?
Iva: Висок съм 180 см.
Jonathan: I'm 180 cm tall. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Iva: (Slow) Висок съм 180 см.
{pause}
Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Iva: висок
Jonathan: means tall.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) висок
Jonathan: Now repeat
Iva: висок
{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: 180
Jonathan: meaning 180.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) 180
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: 180
{Pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: сантиметра
Jonathan: meaning centimeters.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) сантиметра
A:Now repeat.
Iva: сантиметра
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat.
Iva: Висок съм 180 см.
{pause}
Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 180 with 170.
Iva: 170
Jonathan: 170
Iva: (slow) 170 (regular) 170
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170
Iva: Висок съм 170 см.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 170 cm tall.
{pause}
Iva: Висок съм 170 см.
Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 170 with 160.
Iva: 160
Jonathan: 160
Iva: (slow) 160 (regular) 160
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 160
Iva: Висок съм 160 см.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 170. Say I'm 160 cm tall.
{pause}
Iva: Висок съм 160 см.
Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace 160 with 175.
Iva: 175
Jonathan: 175
Iva: (slow) 175 (regular) 175
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 175
Iva: Висок съм 175 см.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for 160. Say I'm 175 cm tall.
{pause}
Iva: Висок съм 175 см.
QUIZ
Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180. Respond to the question.
Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 180 см.
Jonathan: Imagine you are 170 Respond to the question.
Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 170 см.
Jonathan: Now imagine you are 160. Answer the speaker's question.
Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 160 см.
Jonathan: Imagine you're 175. Respond to the question.
Iva: Колко си висок? (five seconds) Висок съм 175 см.
Jonathan: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Iva: Колко си висок?
{pause}

Outro

Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 14

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