You can leave coins on the table or say "Задръжте рестото"
(keep the change) when paying cash. Paying by card? Many people still leave the tip "в брой"
(in cash). The word "бакшиш"
came from Persian through Turkish.
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Tipping
In restaurants a tip, "бакшиш"
, of about 10% is usual if you liked the service; in a café, rounding up is enough.
History of Bulgaria
An illustrated history of Bulgaria
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Bulgarian letter shapes
Bulgarian Cyrillic has a look of its own.
Diminutives: little and sweet
Bulgarians love diminutives — words made "small and sweet" with endings like "-че", "-ка", "-ичка"
.
Good evening or good night?
"Лека нощ"
(literally "light night") is only for saying goodbye late in the evening or before bed — never as a greeting.