Capitals and italic print
Match capitals and recognise flowing small-letter shapes.
About this unit
Capital letters keep the sound of their small letters, and italic print changes shapes, not sounds.
- Most capitals are bigger copies of the small letters; Б and б differ most.
- Italic small letters often look like the Bulgarian font shapes.
- Read the whole word you know before you guess a letter.
Read the examples
Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.
Words to read
Со́фия
SofiaSófiyaВа́рна
VarnaVárna
дом
home / housedomReading tips
Capitals have appeared on the cards from the start. Б/б is a useful less obvious pair. Italic small letters can resemble the Bulgarian localised forms, so read the known word before guessing from a Latin lookalike.
Reading practice
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.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Read and decide
Which small form belongs to Б?
Read and decide
Read the italic word.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Finish practice to save this unit.
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Match capitals and recognise flowing small-letter shapes.
Со́фия
SofiaВа́рна
Varnaдом
home / houseUse 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.
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