Колко е часът?
Kolko e chasat?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic expression for asking the time
Grammar Note
"часът" = "час" + definite suffix "-ът"
Кой ден от седмицата е днес?
Koy den ot sedmitsata e dnes?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking which day of the week it is
Grammar Note
"от + definite noun" = "of the ~"
Днес / Утре / Вчера
Dnes / Utre / Vchera
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday
Usage
Basic temporal adverbs
Grammar Note
These are adverbs used directly in sentences
Тази седмица / Следващата седмица / Миналата седмица
Tazi sedmitsa / Sledvashtata sedmitsa / Minalata sedmitsa
This week / Next week / Last week
Usage
Expressing weeks in relative time
Grammar Note
Feminine adjectives with definite article for "седмица"
Сутринта / Следобед / Вечерта / Нощем
Sutrinta / Sledobed / Vecherta / Noshtem
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Expressing parts of the day
Grammar Note
These time-of-day words are used adverbially
Коя е днешната дата?
Koya e dneshnata data?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
Feminine adjective "днешна" takes "-та" for definite form
В колко часа отваря / затваря?
V kolko chasa otvarya / zatvarya?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking for opening/closing hours
Grammar Note
"В колко часа" = "at what time"
Колко ще отнеме да стигнем там?
Kolko shte otneme da stignem tam?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking how long the journey takes
Grammar Note
"Колко ще отнеме да" = "How long will it take to..."
Нека се срещнем в три следобед.
Neka se sreshtnem v tri sledobed.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Proposing a meeting time
Grammar Note
"Нека се + verb" = "Let's..."
Два и половина / Без пет пет.
dva i po-lo-VI-na / bez pet pet.
It's half past two / five to five.
Usage
Expressing specific times
Grammar Note
"Без + minutes + hour" = "X minutes to the hour"
Работи ли в събота и неделя?
Raboti li v sabota i nedelya?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking weekend opening hours
Grammar Note
"в + day" = "on [day]"
В коя часова зона се намираме?
V koya chasova zona se namirame?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking about the current time zone
Grammar Note
"В коя" = "in which"
Твърде рано / твърде късно е.
Tvarde rano / tvarde kasno e.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing that something is too early or late
Grammar Note
"твърде" = "too" as in excessively
Кога започва / завършва?
Koga zapochva / zavarshva?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking for start and end times
Grammar Note
"Кога" = "when"
От понеделник до петък.
Ot ponedelnik do petak.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Expressing a range of weekdays
Grammar Note
"От ~ до ~" = "from ~ to ~"
Искам да запазя час за тази дата.
Iskam da zapazya chas za tazi data.
I'd like to make an appointment for this date/time.
Usage
Making an appointment at a specific date/time
Grammar Note
"запазя час" is an idiom for making appointments
Един ден
Edin den
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Половин ден
Polovin den
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Една седмица
Edna sedmitsa
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Един месец
Edin mesets
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Една година
Edna godina
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
понеделник
ponedelnik
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
вторник
vtornik
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
сряда
sryada
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
четвъртък
chetvartak
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
петък
petak
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
събота
sabota
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
неделя
nedelya
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Днес
Dnes
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Утре
Utre
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Вчера
Vchera
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Вдругиден
Vdrugiden
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Завчера
Zavchera
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Сега
Sega
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
По-късно
Po-kasno
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Един час
Edin chas
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Два часа
Dva chasa
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Тридесет минути
Trideset minuti
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
Сутрин
Sutrin
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
Обяд
Obyad
Midday
Usage
Points to midday, around noon
Вечер
Vecher
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
Нощ
Nosht
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
Късна нощ
Kasna nosht
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Всеки ден
Vseki den
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Всяка седмица
Vsyaka sedmitsa
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Всеки месец
Vseki mesets
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Тази седмица
Tazi sedmitsa
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Следващата седмица
Sledvashtata sedmitsa
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Миналата седмица
Minalata sedmitsa
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
Уикенд
Uikend
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
януари
ya-nu-a-ri
January
Usage
Point to this when giving a date; Bulgarian month names are written in lower case
февруари
fev-ru-a-ri
February
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
март
mart
March
Usage
Point to this when giving a date; 1 March is Baba Marta, when Bulgarians exchange martenitsi
април
ap-ril
April
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
май
may
May
Usage
Point to this when giving a date; the Rose Festival season starts in late May
юни
yu-ni
June
Usage
Point to this when giving a date; it differs from "юли" (July) by a single letter, so double-check when written down
юли
yu-li
July
Usage
Point to this when giving a date; take care not to confuse it with "юни" (June)
август
av-gust
August
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
септември
sep-tem-vri
September
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
октомври
ok-tom-vri
October
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
ноември
no-em-vri
November
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
декември
de-kem-vri
December
Usage
Point to this when giving a date
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