Bulgarian Articles
Learning the Bulgarian Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Bulgarian language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Bulgarian Articles |
| articles | predmeti - предмети |
| the | - |
| a | edin - един |
| one | edin - един |
| some | njakoj - някой |
| few | njakolko - няколко |
| |
| the book | knigata - книгата |
| the books | knigite - книгите |
| a book | kniga - книга |
| one book | edna kniga - една книга |
| some books | njakolko knigi - няколко книги |
| few books | njakolko knigi - няколко книги |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Bulgarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Bulgarian.
List of Articles in Bulgarian
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Bulgarian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bulgarian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Bulgarian Vocabulary |
| Food | hrana - храна |
| almonds | bademi - бадеми |
| bread | hljab - хляб |
| breakfast | zakuska - закуска |
| butter | maslo - масло |
| candy | bonboni - бонбони |
| cheese | sirene - сирене |
| chicken | pile - пиле |
| cumin | kimion - кимион |
| dessert | desert - десерт |
| dinner | vecherja - вечеря |
| fish | riba - риба |
| fruit | plodove - плодове |
| ice cream | sladoled - сладолед |
| lamb | agne - агне |
| lemon | limon - лимон |
| lunch | objad - обяд |
| meal | hranene - хранене |
| meat | meso - месо |
| oven | furna - фурна |
| pepper | piper - пипер |
| plants | rastenija - растения |
| pork | svinsko meso - свинско месо |
| salad | salata - салата |
| salt | sol - сол |
| sandwich | sandvich - сандвич |
| sausage | nadenica - наденица |
| soup | supa - супа |
| sugar | zahar - захар |
| supper | vecherja - вечеря |
| turkey | pujka - пуйка |
| apple | jabylka - ябълка |
| banana | banan - банан |
| oranges | portokali - портокали |
| peaches | praskovi - праскови |
| peanut | fystyk - фъстък |
| pears | krushi - круши |
| pineapple | ananas - ананас |
| grapes | grozde - грозде |
| strawberries | jagodi - ягоди |
| vegetables | zelenchuci - зеленчуци |
| carrot | morkov - морков |
| corn | carevica - царевица |
| cucumber | krastavica - краставица |
| garlic | chesyn - чесън |
| lettuce | marulja - маруля |
| olives | maslini - маслини |
| onions | luk - лук |
| peppers | piperki - пиперки |
| potatoes | kartofi - картофи |
| pumpkin | tikva - тиква |
| beans | bob - боб |
| tomatoes | domati - домати |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Bulgarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Bulgarian Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Bulgarian lessons here: Learn Bulgarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.