B2 · Unit 5
Bureaucracy in plain language
Clarify what is missing from a case file and compare a plan with what followed.
New words
administrative case file
opinion
app
certification
irregularity
bureaucracy
In this sense, use the singular.
notify
notify
application reference number
written reply
electronic application
attached documents
remedying irregularities
progress of a case file
in accordance with instructions
within the specified period
to submit
Imperfective: "подавам"
. You "submit" a form, a return, documents.
certificate
The folder missing one copy
Dimitar, officer
По входящия номер виждам преписката. В отговора е посочено липсващо приложение.
I can see the case file from the reference number. The reply identifies a missing attachment.
Кое точно приложение и къде мога да прочета указанията?
Which attachment exactly, and where can I read the instructions?
Dimitar, officer
В този учебен пример липсва копие от удостоверение. Точните изисквания са в отговора.
In this learning example, a copy of a certificate is missing. The exact requirements are in the reply.
Щях да го подам онлайн, но не бях забелязал бележката.
I was going to submit it online, but I had not noticed the note.
Dimitar, officer
Случва се. Прочетете и дали е посочена нужда от заверка.
It happens. Also read whether certification is required.
Ще проверя, преди да изпратя копието. До края на деня ще съм го приложил.
I will check before sending the copy. By the end of the day, I will have attached it.
Dimitar, officer
Запазете потвърждението. Така по-лесно ще проследите какво сте изпратили.
Keep the confirmation. It will be easier to track what you sent.
Dimitar, officer
Ако указанието е неясно, питайте конкретно. По-лесно е да обясня едно изречение, отколкото да гадаем и двамата.
If an instruction is unclear, ask a specific question. Explaining one sentence is easier than both of us guessing.
Grammar
"Щях да подам"
presents an intention in the past. "Нямаше да чакам"
is the negative form. Do not replace "нямаше"
with "няма"
: "няма да чакам"
looks forward from now.
Щях да подам заявлението онлайн, но липсваше едно приложение.
I was going to submit the application online, but an attachment was missing.
Нямаше да чакам на гишето, защото имах запазен час.
I was not going to wait at the counter because I had an appointment.
Examples
Моля, посочете входящия номер на преписката.
Please state the case file’s incoming reference number.
В писмения отговор се иска отстраняване на две нередности.
The written reply asks for two irregularities to be remedied.
До края на деня ще съм приложил и удостоверението.
By the end of the day, I will also have attached the certificate.
Нужна ли е заверка на това копие според указанията?
Do the instructions require this copy to be certified?
Служителят ни уведоми, че становището още не е готово.
The official notified us that the formal opinion was not ready yet.
Следя движението на преписката, без да звъня всеки ден.
I follow the case file’s progress without calling every day.
Преди подаване провери актуалните указания на институцията.
Before submitting, check the institution’s current instructions.
Правилата се променят; провери изискванията в съответната институция.
Rules change; check the requirements with the relevant institution.