Bulgarian Alphabet & Phrases

А а

a as in "father"

ahp-TEH-kah — pharmacy

Б б

b as in "bed"

BAHN-kah — bank

В в

v as in "van"

voh-DAH — water

Г г

g as in "go"

grahd — town

Д д

d as in "dog"

dom — home

Е е

e as in "bed"

EV-roh — euro

Ж ж

s as in "pleasure"

zhee-VOT — life

З з

z as in "zoo"

ZDRAH-veh — health

И и

ee as in "see"

ee-MOT — property

Й й

y as in "yes"

my — May

К к

k as in "kit"

KUSH-tah — house

Л л

l as in "lamp"

LEH-kar — doctor

М м

m as in "map"

moh-REH — sea

Н н

n as in "net"

noh-TAH-ree-oos — notary

О о

o as in "hot"

OB-shtee-nah — municipality

П п

p as in "pen"

POH-kreev — roof

Р р

rolled r

reh-MONT — renovation

С с

s as in "sun"

SEH-loh — village

Т т

t as in "top"

tok — electricity

У у

oo as in "moon"

OO-lee-tsah — street

Ф ф

f as in "fish"

FEER-mah — company

Х х

h as in Scottish "loch"

hlyab — bread

Ц ц

ts as in "cats"

tseh-NAH — price

Ч ч

ch as in "church"

chai — tea

Ш ш

sh as in "shop"

shoh-FYOR — driver

Щ щ

sht as in "ashtray"

SHTAHS-tee-eh — happiness

Ъ ъ

u as in "hurt"

UH-gul — corner

Ь ь

softens the letter before "о" (yo)

shoh-FYOR — driver

Ю ю

yu as in "you"

YOO-lee — July

Я я

ya as in "yard"

YAH-bul-kah — apple