Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Whose is this?"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: Whose is this? 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 "Whose is this?" In Bulgarian this is |
| Iva: Чие е това? |
| Jonathan: The first word in the question is |
| Iva: чие |
| Jonathan: meaning whose in English. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) чие |
| Jonathan: Listen again and repeat. |
| Iva: чие |
| {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: е |
| Jonathan: meaning is. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) е |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: е |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Iva: чие е |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Next is |
| Iva: това |
| Jonathan: meaning this. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) това |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: това |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Iva: чие е това |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Now master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this?? |
| Iva: Моя е. |
| Jonathan: It's mine. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Iva: (Slow) Моя е. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word |
| Iva: моя |
| Jonathan: means my (for neuter nouns). |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) моя |
| Jonathan: Now repeat |
| Iva: моя |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: And next |
| Iva: е |
| Jonathan: meaning is. |
| Iva: (Slow, by syllable) е |
| Jonathan: Now repeat. |
| Iva: е |
| {Pause} |
| Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine, and then repeat. |
| Iva: Моя е. |
| {pause} |
| Jonathan: To make another phrase, replace mine with my brother's. |
| Iva: На брат ми |
| Jonathan: my brother's |
| Iva: (slow) На брат ми (regular) На брат ми |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my brother's |
| Iva: На брат ми е. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's my brother's. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: На брат ми е. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace my brother's with my mother's. |
| Iva: На майка ми |
| Jonathan: my mother's |
| Iva: (slow) На майка ми (regular) На майка ми |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my mother's |
| Iva: На майка ми е. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Bulgarian for my brother's. Say It's my mother's. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: На майка ми е. |
| Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace my mother's with my father's. |
| Iva: на баща ми |
| Jonathan: my father's |
| Iva: (slow) на баща ми (regular) на баща ми |
| Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my father's |
| Iva: на баща ми е. |
| Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the Bulgarian for my mother's. Say It's my father's. |
| {pause} |
| Iva: на баща ми е. |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Чие е това? (five seconds) Моя е. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say it's It's my brother's. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Чие е това? (five seconds) На брат ми е. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say it's It's my mother's. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Iva: Чие е това? (five seconds) На майка ми е. |
| Jonathan: Now, you want to say It's my father's. Respond to the question. |
| Iva: Чие е това? (five seconds) на баща ми е. |
| Jonathan: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Iva: Чие е това? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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