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Unlock Bulgarian Cyrillic

Read the 30 Bulgarian letters, hear the vowel ъ and unwritten stress, and recognise both common families of Bulgarian printed letter shapes.

Learn to read Bulgarian in 31 short units.

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Module 1

Before your first Bulgarian word

Meet Bulgarian Cyrillic, its sounds and printed forms.

  1. 01

    How Bulgarian writing works

    Recognise a left-to-right alphabet with 30 letters.

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    ~3 min
  2. 02

    Cyrillic and Bulgaria

    Recognise the Bulgarian origin and modern spelling tradition.

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    ~3 min
  3. 03

    Hear ъ, stress and щ

    Listen to the course’s main sound features without a quiz.

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    ~3 min
  4. 04

    Stress and spelling

    Understand why the course adds accents.

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    ~3 min
Module 2

First sounds and signs

Hear the first contrasts and read familiar shapes.

  1. 05

    Hear stress and the vowel ъ

    Compare the sounds before learning their spellings.

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    ~ min
  2. 06

    а, к, м, о and т

    Read real words from five familiar-looking letters.

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    ~9 min
  3. 07

    в, н, р and с

    Replace the Latin lookalike readings with Bulgarian sounds.

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    ~8 min
  4. 08

    у, х and е

    Read u, kh and e without borrowing Russian letter values.

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    ~8 min
  5. 09

    Review: the first Bulgarian words

    Read without sound before checking your answers.

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    ~6 min
Module 3

Complete the Bulgarian alphabet

Read the remaining letters and Bulgarian-specific patterns.

  1. 10

    б, г, д, л and п

    Read new shapes in familiar everyday nouns.

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    ~10 min
  2. 11

    з, ж and ш

    Hear voice in z and zh and compare zh with sh.

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    ~9 min
  3. 12

    и and й

    Keep a vowel and the short y consonant separate.

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    ~7 min
  4. 13

    Review: shapes, voice and stress

    Mix silent reading and spelling with the letters you know.

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    ~7 min
  5. 14

    ф, ю and я

    Read f and the two y-vowel letters.

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    ~7 min
  6. 15

    ъ

    Hear and read the full central vowel in short words.

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    ~9 min
  7. 16

    ч and ц

    Hear ch versus ts in tea and prices.

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    ~8 min
  8. 17

    щ and ь

    Read Bulgarian sht and the restricted ьо pattern.

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    ~8 min
  9. 18

    Review: all 30 Bulgarian letters

    Read ъ, щ and ьо while keeping the earlier letters active.

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    ~6 min
Module 4

How Bulgarian spelling works

Recognise natural reductions, final sounds and common endings.

  1. 19

    Keep the letter when its vowel weakens

    Hear stress and mild vowel reduction in words.

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    ~8 min
  2. 20

    Final letters keep their spelling

    Recognise devoicing at the ends of words.

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    ~6 min
  3. 21

    Read the ending on a familiar word

    Recognise -ът, -та and -то as attached patterns.

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    ~5 min
Module 5

Read Bulgarian print

Recognise both glyph families and use practical punctuation.

  1. 22

    Two families of lowercase shapes

    Recognise the same word when a font localises its letters.

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    ~6 min
  2. 23

    Capitals and italic print

    Match capitals and recognise flowing small-letter shapes.

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    ~6 min
  3. 24

    Punctuation, digits and typing

    Read familiar marks and choose a Bulgarian input method.

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    ~5 min
Module 6

Read around Bulgaria

Use ordinary print in places, signs and a café.

  1. 25

    Names and places

    Read cities with ordinary capitals and no teaching accents.

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    ~5 min
  2. 26

    Read everyday signs

    Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

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    ~5 min
  3. 27

    Read a café menu in euros

    Read drinks, food and sample prices in the current currency.

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    ~7 min
  4. 28

    Order and read the reply

    Follow one short café exchange using its own lines.

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    ~5 min
  5. 29

    A greeting and a useful request

    Prepare a simple first meeting and request for Bulgarian A1.

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    ~5 min
Module 7

Check and return

Read fresh words and normal print without cues.

  1. 30

    Your independent Bulgarian reading check

    Read unseen combinations without sound, pictures or stress hints.

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    ~ min
  2. 31

    Return tomorrow

    Read fresh short words after a day away.

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    Optional · ~5 min
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