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A1 · Unit 5

Seasons & clothes

You'll name the seasons and say what you wear.

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New words

сезонsezon

season

пролетпролетprolet

spring

Feminine, even though it ends in a consonant: "⁠пролетта⁠".

лятолятоlyato

summer

есенесенesen

autumn

зимазимаzima

winter

якеякеyake

jacket

In the plural, stress stays on "⁠я⁠": "⁠яке → якета⁠".

обувкиобувкиobuvki

shoes

One shoe is "⁠обувка⁠".

шапкашапкаshapka

hat

пуловерpulover

jumper

тенискатенискаteniska

T-shirt

носяnosya

to wear

Shopping for a warm jacket

Shop assistant

Добър ден! Мога ли да ви помогна?

Hello! Can I help you?

Да, търся топло яке за зимата.

Yes, I'm looking for a warm jacket for the winter.

Shop assistant

Това яке е много топло. Има и шапка в същия цвят.

This jacket is very warm. There's also a hat in the same colour.

Колко струва това яке?

How much is this jacket?

Shop assistant

Осемдесет евро. А шапката е петнайсет.

Eighty euros. And the hat is fifteen.

Добре, взимам якето и шапката.

OK, I'll take the jacket and the hat.

Shop assistant

Чудесно! Касата е ей там.

Great! The till is over there.

Grammar

"⁠In summer⁠" = "⁠през⁠" + the season with "⁠the⁠": "⁠през лятото⁠", "⁠през зимата⁠", "⁠през есента⁠". In speech you can drop "⁠през⁠": "⁠Зимата има сняг.⁠"

През лятото ходим на море.

In summer we go to the seaside.

През зимата нося яке и шапка.

In winter I wear a jacket and a hat.

В Банско зимата има много сняг.

In Bansko there's a lot of snow in winter.

The definite article

Examples

Годината има четири сезона.

The year has four seasons.

Пролетта в София е много хубава.

Spring in Sofia is very nice.

През есента често вали.

In autumn it often rains.

Тази тениска е много хубава.

This T-shirt is really nice.

Тези обувки са ми малки.

These shoes are too small for me.

Колко струва този пуловер?

How much is this jumper?

Кой сезон обичаш най-много?

Which season do you like best?

Днес нося тениска, защото е горещо.

Today I'm wearing a T-shirt because it's hot.

Independent practice

Write a short text about "⁠Home & places⁠" using your own examples. Read it aloud and compare it with the model.

  • I used words from this unit.
  • I expressed my ideas in complete sentences.
  • I compared my answer with the model and corrected unclear parts.

Годината има четири сезона.

The year has four seasons.

Пролетта в София е много хубава.

Spring in Sofia is very nice.

През лятото ходим на море.

In summer we go to the seaside.

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