If you speak another Slavic language, you'll recognise many words — but the grammar will surprise you: almost no noun cases, "the" glued to the end of the word ("масата"
— the table) and no infinitive. Beware of false friends: "стол"
is a chair, and a table is "маса"
.
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Merci and thank you
Bulgarians say "мерси"
all the time.
Ayde — come on!
"Айде"
(or "хайде"
) is one of the most useful words in Bulgarian.
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Ayran
"Айрян"
is a cold drink made of yoghurt, water and a pinch of salt.