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Read everyday signs

Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

About this unit

Public signs are often printed in capitals. Read the whole sign before you listen to it.

  • One extra letter can change where you go.
  • The icon on a sign is a hint; the word gives the answer.
  • Read long words in groups: ТО-А-ЛЕТ-НА.

Read the examples

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

Words to read

ВХОД

entrancevhot

ИЗХОД

exitískhot

АПТЕКА

pharmacyaptéka

ТОАЛЕТНА

toilettoalétna
In town
ВХОДentrance
ИЗХОДexit
АПТЕКАpharmacy
Reading tips

All-capital signs are ordinary print. Bulgarian exit is ИЗХОД; keep it separate from Russian vocabulary.

Reading practice

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ИЗХОД

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

ТОАЛЕТНА

Read and decide

Which sign points out of the building?

Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

In town
1>
1 / 3

Listen and find

Listen. Find the printed item.

In town
1>
1 / 3

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.

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Recognise entrance, exit, pharmacy and toilet signs.

Next unit
In town
ВХОДentrance
ИЗХОДexit
АПТЕКАpharmacy
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.