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Studying words, phrases and basic grammar is a great way to start learning Bulgarian. However, if you are already more advanced in the language, you can increase your vocabulary and get more used to the way Bulgarian sounds by listening and reading stories. It took me a while to discover stories that are freely available […]
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In Bulgaria, the first day of March is a national holiday. On this day Bulgarians share martenitsi as a symbol of sympathy and friendship, wishes of health and luck. The martenitsi are small ornaments made of thread which are always in red and white colors. The shape of the martenitsi can be different. It is […]
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Sofia is one of the most ancient capitals in Europe. As a result, it contains historical evidence from all epochs which makes it a unique cultural experience. Take a short journey in Sofia with the following video:
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If you like to ski and snowboard, here are some great destinations in Bulgaria in which you can spend your winter holidays. Borovets Borovets (a.k.a. Chamkoria) is a first class resort situated in the north flank of Rila mount. At the end of 19th century it was established as a hunting residence for the Bulgarian king. […]
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Hello! We are sorry we could not write lately but we’ve been very busy with the creation of the course. There is still quite some work left but we hope that we will be able to launch it in just a few weeks! We will update you more on the progress these days. Until then, […]
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The Christmas time in Bulgaria is the time most full of traditions and rituals. Some of the typical Bulgarian rituals are very ancient and are not practiced nowadays. Also in the last decades some western traditions came into the Bulgarian culture. But generally, the Bulgarian Christmas looks like that: The Old Tradition Christmas or Koleda […]
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The following short story is written by one of the most famous Bulgarian authors – Elin Pelin. His stories are both touching and funny and his style is generally very amusing. The original text of the story can be found here. Baked Pumpkin by Elin Pelin When Goody Goodfellow, filing clerk in the local government, […]
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Moussaka is the kind of dish which every Bulgarian housewife knows how to make and is also available in every respectable bulgarian restaurant. If you want to try yourself this popular Bulgarian dish, you can by following the recipe below: What you need: 500gr. chopped meat (pork, beef or mixed) 1 kg potatoes 1 large […]
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Let’s share a bit technical data. A lot of you want to learn the Bulgarian alphabet. The first step for that is to set it up on your computers. That is how it works on Windows: Open Control Panel Double click on Regional and Language Options Go to the Language tab Click on the Details […]
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Be able to use romantic phrases in Bulgarian. Here is the blogpost to start.
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