Bulgarian Prepositions
Learning the Bulgarian Prepositions 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 Prepositions is in the structure of the grammar in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Bulgarian Prepositions |
| Prepositions | Predlozi - Предлози |
| inside the house | vytre v kyshtata - вътре в къщата |
| outside the car | izvyn kolata - извън колата |
| with me | s men - с мен |
| without him | bez nego - без него |
| under the table | pod masata - под масата |
| after tomorrow | sled utre - след утре |
| before sunset | predi zalez - преди залез |
| but I'm busy | no az sym zaet - но аз съм зает |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Prepositions in Bulgarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Prepositions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Bulgarian.
List of Prepositions in Bulgarian
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Bulgarian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Bulgarian vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Bulgarian Prepositions |
| about | za - за |
| above | nad - над |
| across | prez - през |
| after | sled - след |
| against | sreshtu - срещу |
| among | sred - сред |
| around | okolo - около |
| as | kato - като |
| at | v - в |
| before | predi - преди |
| behind | zad - зад |
| below | pod - под |
| beneath | pod - под |
| beside | do - до |
| between | mezhdu - между |
| beyond | otvyd - отвъд |
| but | no - но |
| by | ot - от |
| despite | vypreki - въпреки |
| down | nadolu - надолу |
| during | po vreme na - по време на |
| except | s izkljuchenie na - с изключение на |
| for | za - за |
| from | ot - от |
| in | v - в |
| inside | vytre - вътре |
| into | v - в |
| near | blizo do - близо до |
| next | do - до |
| of | ot - от |
| on | za - за |
| opposite | sreshtu - срещу |
| out | vyn - вън |
| outside | izvyn - извън |
| over | nad - над |
| per | na - на |
| plus | pljus - плюс |
| round | okolo - около |
| since | tyj kato - тъй като |
| than | ot - от |
| through | chrez - чрез |
| till | dokato - докато |
| to | za - за |
| toward | kym - към |
| under | pod - под |
| unlike | za razlika ot - за разлика от |
| until | do - до |
| up | nagore - нагоре |
| via | chrez - чрез |
| with | s - с |
| within | v - в |
| without | bez da - без да |
| |
| two words | dve dumi - две думи |
| according to | spored - според |
| because of | poradi - поради |
| close to | v blizost do - в близост до |
| due to | poradi - поради |
| except for | s izkljuchenie na - с изключение на |
| far from | dalech ot - далеч от |
| inside of | vytreshnostta na - вътрешността на |
| instead of | vmesto - вместо |
| near to | v blizost do - в близост до |
| next to | do - до |
| outside of | izvyn - извън |
| prior to | predi - преди |
| |
| three words | tri dumi - три думи |
| as far as | dokolkoto - доколкото |
| as well as | kakto i - както и |
| in addition to | v dopylnenie na - в допълнение на |
| in front of | pred - пред |
| in spite of | vypreki - въпреки |
| on behalf of | ot imeto na - от името на |
| on top of | v nachaloto na - в началото на |
| |
| demonstrative pronouns | demonstrativna predlozi - демонстративна предлози |
| this | tova - това |
| that | onova - онова |
| these | tezi - тези |
| those | onezi - онези |
Time place and demonstrative pronouns have a very important role in Bulgarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Bulgarian Prepositions, you might want to check the rest of our Bulgarian lessons here: Learn Bulgarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.