Transportation

1. Къде е автобусната спирка?

   ka-DE e av-TO-bus-na-ta SPIR-ka

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   автобусната: adjective автобусна + definite suffix -та, agreeing with feminine noun спирка

2. Един билет до центъра, моля

   e-DIN bi-LET do TSEN-ta-ra, MOL-ya

   One ticket to the city centre, please

   Usage

   Buying a ticket on public transport

   Grammar Note

   центъра = център + masculine definite suffix -а. Prepositions replace cases in Bulgarian

3. Кога тръгва следващият влак?

   KO-ga TRAG-va SLED-va-shti-yat vlak

   When does the next train depart?

   Usage

   Asking about train departure times

   Grammar Note

   следващият uses the long definite form -ият for masculine adjectives in subject position — unique to Bulgarian

4. Спрете тук, моля

   SPRE-te tuk, mo-LYA

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Telling a taxi driver or bus driver to stop

   Grammar Note

   спрете is the formal (plural) imperative; with no object it means "stop (the car)". "моля" at the end softens the request

5. Колко струва таксито до летището?

   KOL-ko STRU-va TAK-si-to do le-TI-shte-to

   How much does a taxi to the airport cost?

   Usage

   Asking about taxi fare to the airport

   Grammar Note

   летището = летище + neuter definite suffix -то. Both nouns take definite articles as suffixes

6. Има ли метро тук?

   I-ma li MET-ro tuk

   Is there a metro here?

   Usage

   Asking whether there is metro access (Sofia has a metro system)

   Grammar Note

   Yes/no questions add the particle "ли" after the verb without changing word order

7. Искам да наема кола

   IS-kam da na-E-ma KO-la

   I want to rent a car

   Usage

   Expressing desire to rent a vehicle

   Grammar Note

   Bulgarian lacks an infinitive; "да + verb" replaces it. This is shared with other Balkan languages

8. На кой перон?

   na koy pe-RON

   Which platform?

   Usage

   Asking which platform to go to at a train station

   Grammar Note

   кой is the masculine interrogative adjective "which," agreeing with the masculine noun перон

9. Закъснял ли е влакът?

   za-KAS-nyal li e VLA-kat

   Is the train delayed?

   Usage

   Checking whether a train is running late

   Grammar Note

   влакът uses the long definite suffix -ът for masculine nouns in subject position

10. Как да стигна до Пловдив?

    kak da STIG-na do PLOV-div

    How do I get to Plovdiv?

    Usage

    Asking for directions to Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city

    Grammar Note

    "Как да + verb" means "how to." Place names don't change form since Bulgarian has no cases

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