A2 · Grundkenntnisse Kapitel 29

Telling Time, Dates & Seasons

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Master the Bulgarian clock and calendar to navigate your daily life with confidence and precision.

  • Tell time using formal and informal structures.
  • Formulate dates and use ordinal numbers correctly.
  • Combine time expressions with appropriate Bulgarian prepositions.
Master your schedule, own your time in Bulgarian.

Was du lernen wirst

Deepen your understanding of telling time, expressing dates, and talking about seasons. This chapter covers more advanced time-related vocabulary and structures.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Schedule a dinner meeting with a friend in Bulgarian.

Tipps & Tricks (4)

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Drop the 'Часът е'

In casual conversation, just say the numbers. 'Пет и десет' is more natural than 'Часът е пет и десет'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)
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The '-ти' Rule

Most numbers from 4 to 31 just add '-ти' to become ordinals. Easy to remember!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)
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Check the noun

Always look at the noun before choosing the ordinal ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ordinal Numbers (Редни числителни)
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The 'V' Rule

If you are talking about a day of the week or an hour, 90% of the time the answer is 'в'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

Wichtige Vokabeln (6)

час hour/o'clock дата date първи first преди before сутрин morning продължителност duration

Real-World Preview

coffee

Meeting a Friend

Review Summary

  • Часът е [number].
  • [Ordinal] [Month].
  • първи, втори, трети...
  • В [time].
  • сутрин/вечер
  • За [duration].

Häufige Fehler

Dates require ordinal numbers, not cardinal ones.

Wrong: Днес е едно май.
Richtig: Днес е първи май.

Use the definite article for parts of the day.

Wrong: В осем часа сутрин.
Richtig: В осем часа сутринта.

The noun following 'два' must be in the plural form.

Wrong: За два час.
Richtig: За два часа.

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job navigating the complexities of time. Keep practicing your schedule daily!

Write your daily schedule in Bulgarian

Continue to: Prepositions for Abstract Concepts

Schnelle Übung (10)

Complete the compound ordinal for the 21st.

Днес е двадесет и ___ август.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първи
Only the last part of a compound number becomes an ordinal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Срещата е през пети март.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: на пети март
'През' is for months, 'на' is for specific days.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Това е първият кола.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първата кола
Gender mismatch.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Ordinal Numbers (Редни числителни)

Correct the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

На лятото е топло.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: През лятото е топло.
Seasons use 'през' with a definite article.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

Which greeting is used at 9:00 PM?

Как се поздравяваме в 21:00?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Добър вечер
After sunset, we use 'Добър вечер'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Parts of the Day (Части на деня)

Choose the correct ordinal for May 1st.

Днес е ___ май.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първи
Dates use masculine ordinal numbers.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

Which preposition is used for sequence?

Ще пием кафе ___ работа.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: след
'След' means 'after'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

Fill in the blank for 11:40.

Дванайсет ___ двайсет.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: без
Use 'без' for minutes past 30.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)

Fill in the correct form of 'в' or 'във'.

Имам изпит ___ вторник.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: във
'Във' is used because 'вторник' starts with 'в'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Prepositions with Time Expressions

How do you ask 'What time is it?' formally?

___ колко е часът?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Извинете,
'Извинете' (Excuse me) is the formal way to start the question.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Telling the Time (Колко е часът?)

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Häufige Fragen (6)

No, in casual speech you can just say the time like пет и половина. Часът е is more formal or used for emphasis.
It is always два часа because час is a masculine noun.
Because they refer to the masculine noun ден (day). Even if you don't say the word 'day', it is grammatically implied.
Only if the month name is the very first word in a sentence. Otherwise, always use lowercase.
Look at the noun it modifies. If it ends in a consonant, it's usually masculine. If it ends in -а/-я, it's feminine. If it ends in -о/-е, it's neuter.
Use it when you are talking about a specific, known item. If it's indefinite, don't use it.
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