Internet & WiFi

1. Каква е паролата за Wi-Fi?

   KAK-va e pa-RO-la-ta za wi-fi?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Used at hotels or cafés to ask for the Wi-Fi password

   Grammar Note

   "Парола" (feminine) + "-та" = "паролата." Most Bulgarian hotels offer free Wi-Fi.

2. Имате ли безплатен Wi-Fi?

   i-MA-te li bez-PLA-ten wi-fi?

   Do you have free Wi-Fi?

   Usage

   Used to check if a café or restaurant has free Wi-Fi

   Grammar Note

   "Безплатен" = "без" (without) + "платен" (paid). Feminine form: "безплатна."

3. Искам да купя SIM карта

   IS-kam da KU-pya sim KAR-ta

   I want to buy a SIM card

   Usage

   Used at a phone shop or airport to purchase a SIM card

   Grammar Note

   "Искам да + verb" = "I want to do something." Bulgaria's main carriers: А1, Теленор (Telenor), Виваком.

4. Телефонът ми се нуждае от зареждане

   te-le-FO-nat mi se nuzh-DA-e ot za-REZH-da-ne

   My phone needs charging

   Usage

   Used when your smartphone needs charging and you need to tell someone

   Grammar Note

   "Телефон" (masc.) + "-ът" = "телефонът" (the phone). "Нуждае се от" = reflexive verb + preposition.

5. Интернет връзката е слаба

   in-ter-NET VRAZ-ka-ta e SLA-ba

   The internet connection is weak

   Usage

   Used to inform staff or accommodation about poor internet connection

   Grammar Note

   "Връзка" (fem.) + "-та" = "връзката." Bulgarian internet speeds rank among the fastest in the EU.

6. Можете ли да включите точката за достъп?

   mo-ZHE-te li da vklyu-CHI-te TOCH-ka-ta za DOS-tap?

   Can you turn on the hotspot?

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to share their mobile hotspot

   Grammar Note

   "Точка за достъп" literally means "access point." Colloquially, "хотспот" (hotspot) is also widely used.

7. Трябва ми зарядно устройство

   TRYAB-va mi za-RYAD-no ust-ROY-stvo

   I need a charger

   Usage

   Used when you forgot your charger or need to borrow one from hotel staff

   Grammar Note

   "Зарядно устройство" = "charging device." In speech, just "зарядно" (cha-RYAD-no) is understood.

8. Интернетът не работи

   in-ter-NE-tat ne ra-BO-ti

   The internet is not working

   Usage

   Used to report an internet outage to hotel or accommodation staff

   Grammar Note

   "Интернет" (masc.) + "-ът" = "интернетът." "Не работи" = "does not work" (negation + 3rd person singular verb).

9. Можете ли да ми изпратите снимката?

   mo-ZHE-te li da mi iz-PRA-ti-te SNIM-ka-ta?

   Can you send me the photo?

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to share a photo taken on their smartphone

   Grammar Note

   "Снимка" (fem.) + "-та" = "снимката." "Ми" is a dative clitic meaning "to me."

10. Имате ли USB зарядна станция?

    i-MA-te li USB za-RYAD-na stan-TSI-ya?

    Do you have a USB charging station?

    Usage

    Used at airports, stations, or cafés to look for a USB charging point

    Grammar Note

    "Зарядна станция" = "charging station." "Зарядна" is the feminine form agreeing with "станция" (feminine).

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