A1 · Unit 5
My home
You'll describe your home and say what it has and doesn't have.
New words
flat
Rooms are counted with the living room: "двустаен"
= living room + one bedroom.
къщаkashtahouse
room
kitchen
баняbanyabathroom
Here "баня"
means the bathroom at home.
bedroom
living room
Not a hallway — it's the main living room.
balcony
there is
For "there is/are", the present-tense form does not change with number: "Има балкон"
, "Има две стаи"
.
there isn't
One word — never "не има"
.
big
small
Georgi's new flat
Georgi, a friend
Ето, това е новият ми апартамент!
Here it is — this is my new flat!
Много е хубав! Има ли балкон?
It's really nice! Is there a balcony?
Georgi, a friend
Има, ей там, до хола. Кухнята е малка, но банята е голяма.
Yes, over there, next to the living room. The kitchen is small, but the bathroom is big.
А колко стаи има?
And how many rooms are there?
Georgi, a friend
Три: хол, спалня и стая за гости.
Three: a living room, a bedroom and a guest room.
Страхотно! Много ми харесва.
Great! I really like it.
Georgi, a friend
Благодаря! Искаш ли кафе?
Thanks! Would you like a coffee?
Grammar
Use "има"
for "there is/are": "Има балкон."
The negative is "няма"
: "Няма балкон."
Ask "Има ли балкон?"
In the present tense, these impersonal forms do not change with number: "Има две стаи."
В апартамента има голям балкон.
There's a big balcony in the flat.
В къщата няма балкон.
There's no balcony in the house.
Има ли стая за гости?
Is there a guest room?
Examples
Живея в малък апартамент.
I live in a small flat.
Апартаментът има две стаи и кухня.
The flat has two rooms and a kitchen.
Кухнята е малка, но холът е голям.
The kitchen is small, but the living room is big.
Къде е банята?
Where is the bathroom?
Банята е до спалнята.
The bathroom is next to the bedroom.
Няма хол – само спалня и кухня.
There's no living room — just a bedroom and a kitchen.
Иван живее в голяма къща.
Ivan lives in a big house.