Learn how to ask and answer the question "Do you have a cell phone?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 15: Do you have a cell phone? 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 |
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| Jonathan: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "Do you have a cell phone?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: имаш |
| Jonathan: "meaning (you) have" in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) имаш |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: имаш |
| {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: ли |
| Jonathan: meaning whether. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) ли |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: ли |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: имаш ли |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: мобилен |
| Jonathan: meaning mobile. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) мобилен |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: мобилен |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: имаш ли мобилен |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: телефон |
| Jonathan: meaning telephone. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) телефон |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: телефон |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: имаш ли мобилен телефон |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have a cell phone?? |
| Iva: Да, имам iPhone. |
| Jonathan: Yes, I have an iPhone. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Да, имам iPhone. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To say "no", in a simple way, just say |
| Iva: Не, нямам. |
| Jonathan: Which is like saying No, I don't have one. in English. Let's hear it again. |
| Iva: Не, нямам. |
| Jonathan: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word |
| Iva: да |
| Jonathan: means yes. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) да |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: да |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And after that |
| Iva: имам |
| Jonathan: meaning (I) have. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) имам |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: имам |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: iPhone |
| Jonathan: meaning iPhone. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) iPhone |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Iva: iPhone |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I have an iPhone, and then repeat. |
| Iva: Да, имам iPhone. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To use a different phrase, replace iPhone with Android. |
| Iva: Андроид |
| Jonathan: Android |
| Iva: (slow) Андроид (regular) Андроид |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Android |
| Iva: Да, имам Андроид. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace iPhone. Say Yes, I have an Android. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, имам Андроид. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace Android with Nokia. |
| Iva: Нокиа |
| Jonathan: Nokia |
| Iva: (slow) Нокиа (regular) Нокиа |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Nokia |
| Iva: Да, имам Нокиа. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Android. Say Yes, I have an Nokia. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, имам Нокиа. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace Nokia with Blackberry. |
| Iva: Блекбери |
| Jonathan: Blackberry |
| Iva: (slow) Блекбери (regular) Блекбери |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Blackberry |
| Iva: Да, имам Блекбери. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Nokia. Say Yes, I have an Blackberry. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: Да, имам Блекбери. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you if you have a cell phone. You have an iPhone. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? (five seconds) Да, имам iPhone. |
| Jonathan: Now imagine you have an Android Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? (five seconds) Да, имам Андроид. |
| Jonathan: Now imagine you have a Nokia. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? (five seconds) Да, имам Нокиа. |
| Jonathan: Now imagine you have a Blackberry. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? (five seconds) Да, имам Блекбери. |
| Jonathan: You want to ask that person if they have a cell phone. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Имаш ли мобилен телефон? |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 15 |
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