The beginning of the year is a good time to start learning or to continue improving your Bulgarian. To support you, we have a little gift for you. We created 2 short lessons with common phrases and words related to the new year that you can use these days when speaking to your Bulgarian friends […]
Continue readingWhat motivates people to learn the Bulgarian language? In the past 4 years we conducted several surveys with Learn Bulgarian Easily students and visitors. Today we pulled all the data together to show you why people want to learn Bulgarian and where they are coming from: If you like this graphic, please share this page […]
Continue readingOn 3rd of March Bulgarians celebrate their national holiday annually. There are fireworks and celebrations and no one has to go to work. But what happened on this day? What do Bulgarians celebrate? The Rebellion Before the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 the Balkan peninsula was almost entirely part of the Ottoman empire. Bulgarians were under the […]
Continue readingRecently I found an interesting old advertisement of Bulgarian chocolate. It is from the blog Stara Sofia, which is devoted to the history of the Bulgarian capital, specifically after the liberation and before the communist regime. Here is the history nugget for today: Here is what the advertisement says: The only factory in Bulgaria for […]
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In Bulgarian folklore Talasuhm is an evil spirit which haunts and protects buildings, bridges and fountains. It can take the appearance of a dog or a cat or even other domestic animals. There are two ways a talasuhm can come into existence. One is when a person or a person’s shadow are built into a bridge, fountain […]
Continue readingIf you plan to visit Bulgaria and stay for a few days in Sofia, don’t miss the Free Sofia Tour. This tour is exactly what it sounds like: it is free and it is in Sofia. Free Sofia Tour runs twice a day, every day, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Bulgarian time, regardless of […]
Continue readingIn our previous article about Bulgarian sea resorts we presented you with some of the largest and most popular Black sea vacation places in Bulgaria. In this article we will show you some smaller sea resorts which, however, have a big history. All of those settlements have been founded in ancient times and have some of their […]
Continue readingWe’ve decided to share a mini-lesson of the Bulgarian Alphabet with you. This video is part of our Bulgarian language course called QuickStart Bulgarian. Because it is a beginner course, QuickStart Bulgarian’s first lesson teaches the Bulgarian alphabet, how to read it, as well as explanation related to some challenging letters and specifics. The following video is […]
Continue readingMay 24 is the Bulgarian education and culture, and Slavonic literature day. It is also known as the day of St. Cyril and Methodius, in honor of the brothers who created the Cyrillic alphabet. It is a public holiday in Bulgaria, celebrated with an abundance of cultural events. Cyril and Methodius were canonized as saints […]
Continue readingThe Black Sea (or Cherno more; Черно море) is the natural Eastern Bulgarian border. Some say it was called “black” because in ancient times it was very inhospitable and difficult to navigate in. If sailors were caught in a storm, they usually died because of the absence of islands in the sea at which to […]
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