A1 · Unit 3
At the café
You'll order coffee, tea and other drinks.
New words
кафеkafecoffee
Neuter: "едно кафе"
. It also means a café.
чайchaytea
водаvodawater
mineral water
Mineral water can be sparkling or still. For water without bubbles, say "негазирана вода"
.
sparkling water
сокsokjuice
glass
with milk
without sugar
What would you like?
What the waiter asks you.
please
Both "please" and a reply to "thank you". "Моля?"
also means "Pardon?".
Coffee at a street café
Waitress
Добър ден! Какво ще желаете?
Hello! What would you like?
Едно кафе и една вода, моля.
A coffee and a water, please.
Waitress
Газирана или негазирана?
Sparkling or still?
Негазирана, моля.
Still, please.
Waitress
А кафето – с мляко ли?
And the coffee — with milk?
Не, без мляко и без захар.
No, no milk and no sugar.
Waitress
Веднага!
Right away!
Grammar
Bulgarian adds "the" at the end: "кафе → кафето"
, "вода → водата"
, "мляко → млякото"
. Masculine nouns ending in a consonant have full forms with "-ът/-ят"
: "сокът"
, "чаят"
, and short forms with "-а/-я": "сока"
, "чая"
.
Чаят е за Мария.
The tea is for Maria.
Кафето е без захар.
The coffee is without sugar.
Examples
Едно кафе, моля.
One coffee, please.
Кафе с мляко, без захар.
Coffee with milk, no sugar.
Една чаша сок, моля.
A glass of juice, please.
Две чаши вода, моля.
Two glasses of water, please.
Газирана или негазирана вода?
Sparkling or still water?
Имате ли сок?
Do you have juice?
Водата е за мен, мерси.
The water is for me, thanks.