A1 · Unit 8
Telling a short story
You'll tell a short story using "после"
, "изведнъж"
and "накрая"
.
New words
then
after that
suddenly
in the end
luckily
The opposite: "за съжаление"
(unfortunately).
what happened?
to say
In the past "ж" turns into "з": "казах"
.
to come
to set off
to arrive
to come back
"се" never comes first: "Накрая се върнахме"
, but "Върнахме се рано"
.
last week
Also: "миналата година"
(last year), "миналия месец"
(last month).
to go
Works with any transport: "Ходя на работа с метро."
I was
The past of "съм"
(to be): "бях, беше, бяхме, бяхте, бяха"
.
How was the trip?
Dimitar, a friend
Е, как мина екскурзията до Рила?
So, how was the trip to Rila?
Хубаво, но изведнъж започна да вали.
Nice, but suddenly it started to rain.
Dimitar, a friend
Леле! И какво направихте?
Oh no! So what did you do?
За щастие, хижата беше близо.
Luckily, the hut was close.
Dimitar, a friend
А после?
And then?
После пихме чай, а накрая излезе слънце.
Then we had tea, and in the end the sun came out.
Dimitar, a friend
Супер! Следващия път идвам и аз!
Great! Next time I'm coming too!
Grammar
Use the aorist for a sequence of completed actions. Link the steps with "после"
, "след това"
, "изведнъж"
and "накрая"
: "Тръгнахме рано… Изведнъж започна да вали… Накрая се върнахме."
Тръгнахме рано сутринта.
We set off early in the morning.
Накрая се върнахме в София в неделя.
In the end we came back to Sofia on Sunday.
Examples
Миналата седмица ходихме на Рила.
Last week we went to the Rila mountains.
После се качихме до хижата.
Then we climbed up to the hut.
Изведнъж започна да вали.
Suddenly it started to rain.
След това пихме чай и говорихме до късно.
After that we drank tea and talked until late.
Какво стана после?
What happened next?
Иван каза, че е гладен.
Ivan said he was hungry.
Приятелите ми дойдоха в осем.
My friends came at eight.
Пристигнахме на хижата по обяд.
We arrived at the hut around noon.
На пътя видяхме мечка!
On the way we saw a bear!