ABSTRACT

Colloquial Bulgarian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Bulgarian as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Bulgarian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Bulgarian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

Key features include:

A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills

Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar

An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises

Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations

Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Bulgaria

An overview of the sounds and alphabet of Bulgarian

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Bulgarian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Bulgarian.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download freely in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

chapter 1|11 pages

Getting acquainted

chapter 2|10 pages

In the hotel and at home

chapter 3|14 pages

In the restaurant

chapter 4|14 pages

Telephone conversation

chapter 5|13 pages

Books and newspapers

chapter 6|12 pages

ukacute Shopping

chapter 7|12 pages

Going to the market

chapter 8|13 pages

Travelling

chapter 9|11 pages

# $ Family

chapter 10|11 pages

Health

chapter 11|13 pages

Going to the cinema

chapter 12|13 pages

Name-day

chapter 13|13 pages

The weather

chapter 14|13 pages

'% ( The Madara Horseman

chapter 15|11 pages

President for a day

chapter 16|12 pages

The lost ticket

chapter 17|13 pages

How I spent my summer holiday