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Colloquial Bulgarian

C1Unit 11

Colloquial Bulgarian

Hesitation, tone and meaning between the words

6 lessons81 min101 words

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Lessons

  1. 1

    Fillers and hesitation

    About 13 minutes · 64 steps

    Start
  2. 2

    Shortenings in speech

    About 13 minutes · 62 steps

  3. 3

    Intonation and emotion

    About 12 minutes · 60 steps

  4. 4

    Humour and irony

    About 14 minutes · 68 steps

  5. 5

    Youth language without rude words

    About 13 minutes · 64 steps

  6. 6

    Understanding fast speech

    About 16 minutes · 77 steps

  7. Unit test

    20 questions · Pass mark: 80%

1 star: complete the lesson. 2 stars: at least 85% accuracy. 3 stars: at least 98%.

What you’ll learn

  1. Buy thinking time without losing the thread of a conversation.
  2. Recognise shortened forms and replace them with neutral ones when needed.
  3. Distinguish surprise, doubt and irritation through tone and context.
  4. Recognise a mismatch between literal words and intention.
  5. Understand informal reactions without attributing them to an entire generation.
  6. Separate key information from fillers and check the details you hear.

New words

ами

well…

нали

right?

такова

whatchamacallit

ъ…

er

как да кажа

how shall I put it

как беше думата

what was the word

исках да кажа

I meant to say

не, чакай

no, wait