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Unit 16 · ч and ц · Meet

ч and ц

Hear ch versus ts in tea and prices.

About this unit

Ч is ch, and ц is ts: a t released straight into s.

  • Ччtea
    ch, as in “chat”
    чай · tea
  • Ццflower
    ts, as in “cats”
    цве́те · flower

You will find both on a menu: чай is tea, цена́ is price.

More words to read

цена́

pricetsená
plate

чи́ния

platechíniya

цар

tsar / kingtsar
Reading tips

Ч starts like English ch in chat. Ц starts with t released into s. Read the same а carrier before using whole words.

Reading practice

Listen before looking

Are these two clips the same or different?

Clip 1
Clip 2

Find the strong syllable

Listen and choose the stressed syllable, counting from the beginning.

Clip 1

Letters in words

Match each sign to the same sign in its example.

Find the sound

Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read without a sound cue

Match the words to their pictures.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

цар

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

цве́те

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

tea

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

flower

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

plate

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

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Hear ch versus ts in tea and prices.

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tea

чай

tea
flower

цве́те

flower

цена́

price
plate

чи́ния

plate

цар

tsar / king
Use a Bulgarian keyboard

Bulgarian has a standard BDS layout and widely used phonetic layouts. Either is optional: the guided course has on-screen tiles. Keep ъ and ь separate. Teaching acute accents may be omitted in input; the grave in ѝ belongs to the word and is not a removable stress hint.

All letters

А а
i

a

К кIn ка
i

ka

М мIn ма
i

ma

О о
i

o

Т тIn та
i

ta

В вIn ва
i

va. В is v, not Latin B.

Н нIn на
i

na. Н is n, not Latin H.

Р рIn ра
i

ra. Р is r, not Latin P.

С сIn са
i

sa. С is s, not a Latin c reading.

У у
i

u. У is u, not Latin y.

Х хIn ха
i

kha. Х is a friction sound, as in German Bach.

Е е
i

e. Bulgarian е is e, without a general word-initial ye rule.

Б бIn ба
i

ba

Г гIn га
i

ga

Д дIn да
i

da

Л лIn ла
i

la

П пIn па
i

pa

З зIn за
i

za

Ж жIn жа
i

zha

Ш шIn ша
i

sha

И и
i

i

Й й
i

y. Й is a consonant, not an extra vowel syllable.

Ф фIn фа
i

fa

Ю юyu; softens the consonant
i

yu. Initially ю is yu; after a consonant it indicates softness plus u.

Я яya; softens the consonant
i

ya. Initially я is ya; after a consonant it indicates softness plus a.

Ъ ъrelaxed vowel, like u in “but”
i

ǎ / ɤ. A real vowel, often stressed. Never treat it as a Russian hard sign.

Ч чIn ча
i

cha

Ц цIn ца
i

tsa

Щ щIn ща
i

shta. Щ is sh + t in Bulgarian, not the Russian щ sound.

Ь ьno sound; softens before оIn ер малък
i

soft sign (name). Ь has no sound of its own and occurs before о in this pattern.