A2 · Unit 5
At the gas station
You'll fill up, name your pump and pay at the till.
New words
колаcar
In everyday speech "кола"
is the usual word; "автомобил"
is official.
to drive
"карам кола"
= I drive a car; "карам колело"
= I ride a bike.
бензиностанцияgas station
You often hear "Отивам да заредя"
— I’m going to fill up.
petrol
diesel
Colloquially also "нафта"
.
gas
"Колата ми е на газ"
= my car runs on LPG.
LPG
fuel tank
a full tank
Colloquially: "до горе"
— "Заредих до горе"
(I filled the tank right up).
pump
At the till you say your pump: "Колонка номер три"
.
litre
to fill up
Habit: "Всяка събота зареждам"
. One time: "Трябва да заредя"
.
car wash
to fill up
to pay
to pay
Use after "да": "Може ли да платя?"
. For "I'm paying" say "плащам"
.
driver
Before "о", "ь" marks the preceding consonant as soft: "шофьор"
. It has no sound of its own.
At the till
Cashier at the gas station
Добър ден! Коя колонка?
Good afternoon! Which pump?
Колонка номер пет.
Pump number five.
Cashier at the gas station
Тридесет и два литра дизел — четиридесет и два евро. В брой или с карта?
Thirty-two litres of diesel — forty-two euros. Cash or card?
С карта, моля.
By card, please.
Cashier at the gas station
Имате ли наша клиентска карта?
Do you have our loyalty card?
Не, нямам. Може ли и едно кафе?
No, I don't. Can I also have a coffee?
Cashier at the gas station
Разбира се. Заповядайте чаша — автоматът е вдясно. Приятен път!
Of course. Here's a cup — the machine is on the right. Have a good trip!
Grammar
Many verbs come in pairs. The first is for habits or ongoing actions: "Всяка събота зареждам"
, "Плащам с карта"
. The second is for one complete action, usually after "да"
or "ще"
: "Трябва да заредя"
, "Ще платя"
.
Всяка събота зареждам и мия колата на автомивката.
Every Saturday I fill up and wash the car at the car wash.
Трябва да заредя, резервоарът е почти празен.
I need to fill up, the tank is almost empty.
Чакай ме в колата, ще платя и ще дойда.
Wait for me in the car, I'll pay and come back.
Examples
Колата ми е на газ, а не на бензин.
My car runs on LPG, not on petrol.
Колонка номер три, дизел — плащам с карта.
Pump number three, diesel — I'm paying by card.
Колко струва литър бензин на тази бензиностанция?
How much is a litre of petrol at this gas station?
Може ли да платя и автомивката с карта?
Can I pay for the car wash by card too?
На тази бензиностанция сам си зареждам колата.
At this petrol station I fill up my car myself.
С пропан-бутан колата излиза по-евтино, отколкото с бензин.
With LPG the car works out cheaper than with petrol.
Няма свободна колонка, ще почакаме няколко минути.
There's no free pump, we'll wait a few minutes.
Вчера платих шестдесет евро за пълен резервоар.
Yesterday I paid sixty euros for a full tank.