Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'Моля' (Please) at the start or end of a sentence to turn a command into a polite request.
- Add 'Моля' before a verb to ask for something: 'Моля, дай ми вода.'
- Add 'Моля' after a sentence for emphasis: 'Дай ми вода, моля.'
- Use 'Моля' as a standalone response to 'Благодаря' (Thank you), meaning 'You're welcome'.
Placement of 'Моля'
| Position | Example | Meaning |
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Start
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Моля, ела.
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Please, come.
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End
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Ела, моля.
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Come, please.
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Standalone
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Моля?
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Pardon?
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Response
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Моля.
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You're welcome.
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Meanings
The word 'Моля' serves as the primary way to express 'please' when making requests and 'you're welcome' when responding to gratitude.
Polite Request
Used to soften a command or request.
“Моля, отворете вратата.”
“Моля, помогнете ми.”
Response to Thanks
Equivalent to 'You are welcome'.
“— Благодаря! — Моля.”
“— Мерси! — Моля.”
Clarification Request
Equivalent to 'Pardon?' or 'Excuse me?' when you didn't hear someone.
“— Как се казваш? — Моля?”
“— Не те чух. — Моля?”
Reference Table
| Form | Structure | Example |
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Affirmative
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Моля + Verb
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Моля, седни.
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Negative
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Моля + не + Verb
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Моля, не сядай.
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Question
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Моля + Verb + ?
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Моля, може ли?
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Response
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Моля
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— Благодаря! — Моля.
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Clarification
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Моля?
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— Какво каза? — Моля?
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Formal
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Бихте ли + Verb + моля?
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Бихте ли дошли, моля?
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طیف رسمیت
Моля, седнете. (Asking someone to sit down)
Моля, седни. (Asking someone to sit down)
Седни, моля. (Asking someone to sit down)
Седни де. (Asking someone to sit down)
Functions of Моля
Request
- Моля, ела Please come
Response
- Моля You're welcome
Clarification
- Моля? Pardon?
مثالها بر اساس سطح
Моля, дай ми вода.
Please, give me water.
Едно кафе, моля.
One coffee, please.
— Благодаря! — Моля.
— Thank you! — You're welcome.
Моля, ела тук.
Please, come here.
Моля, не пуши тук.
Please, do not smoke here.
Моля, помогнете ми с багажа.
Please, help me with the luggage.
— Може ли сметка? — Моля, заповядайте.
— Can I have the bill? — Please, here you go.
Моля, кажи ми истината.
Please, tell me the truth.
Бихте ли ми подали солта, моля?
Could you pass me the salt, please?
Моля, изчакайте малко.
Please, wait a moment.
— Не разбрах. — Моля?
— I didn't understand. — Pardon?
Моля, не се притеснявайте.
Please, do not worry.
Моля, обърнете внимание на следващата точка.
Please, pay attention to the next point.
Ако обичате, моля, влезте.
If you please, come in.
Моля, приемете моите извинения.
Please, accept my apologies.
Моля, не прекъсвайте лектора.
Please, do not interrupt the lecturer.
Моля, бъдете така добри да изчакате.
Please, be so kind as to wait.
Моля, не се колебайте да се свържете с нас.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us.
Моля, разберете моята позиция.
Please, understand my position.
Моля, нека започнем.
Please, let us begin.
Моля, не си правете труда.
Please, do not trouble yourself.
Моля, позволете ми да се представя.
Please, allow me to introduce myself.
Моля, не злоупотребявайте с доверието ми.
Please, do not abuse my trust.
Моля, нека оставим това настрана.
Please, let us put this aside.
بهراحتی اشتباه گرفته میشود
Both are used for politeness but in different contexts.
Learners sometimes mix up 'please' and 'thank you'.
Both can be used as responses.
اشتباهات رایج
Искам вода.
Искам вода, моля.
Моля вода.
Моля, дайте ми вода.
Благодаря, моля.
Благодаря. - Моля.
Моля, не.
Моля, не прави това.
Моля, ти ела.
Моля, ела.
Моля, да седне.
Моля, седнете.
Моля, защо?
Моля?
Моля, бихте ли...
Бихте ли..., моля?
Моля, извинете.
Извинете, моля...
Моля, няма проблем.
Моля.
Моля, не би трябвало.
Моля, не се притеснявайте.
Моля, заповядай.
Заповядай.
Моля, моля.
Моля.
الگوهای جملهسازی
___, моля.
Моля, ___ ми.
Бихте ли ___, моля?
Моля, не ___ тук.
Real World Usage
Едно кафе, моля.
Моля, ела по-рано.
Моля, разкажете ми за себе си.
Моля, билет за София.
Без лук, моля.
Моля, споделете!
Placement
Don't overdo it
Intonation
Social Norms
Smart Tips
Always end with 'моля' to be polite.
Start with 'Моля' to soften the request.
Use 'Моля?' with rising intonation.
Keep it simple with 'Моля'.
تلفظ
Stress
The stress is on the first syllable: MO-lya.
Rising
Моля? ↑
Clarification/Pardon?
Falling
Моля. ↓
Polite request or response
حفظ کنید
روش یادسپاری
Think of 'Моля' as 'More-ly' polite. Adding it makes your speech 'more' polite.
تداعی تصویری
Imagine a person holding a tray with a coffee cup, saying 'Моля' with a warm smile to a customer.
Rhyme
When you want to be polite, say 'Моля' and do it right.
Story
Ivan enters a bakery. He says 'Хляб, моля' (Bread, please). The baker smiles and gives him bread. Ivan says 'Благодаря'. The baker says 'Моля'.
شبکه واژگان
چالش
Use 'Моля' in every request you make in Bulgarian today for 5 minutes.
نکات فرهنگی
Bulgarians value politeness. Using 'Моля' is a sign of good upbringing.
In the capital, it is used constantly in service encounters.
In smaller villages, it is still used but sometimes combined with more traditional greetings.
Derived from the Old Church Slavonic 'moliti', meaning to pray or to beg.
شروعکنندههای مکالمه
Може ли чаша вода, моля?
Моля, помогнете ми с това.
Бихте ли ми казали часа, моля?
Моля, не се притеснявайте за това.
موضوعات نگارش
اشتباهات رایج
Test Yourself
___, дай ми книгата.
How to say 'You're welcome'?
Find and fix the mistake:
Искам вода.
Arrange the words in the correct order:
All words placed
Click words above to build the sentence
Please, help me.
Answer starts with: Мол...
Match each item on the left with its pair on the right:
— Благодаря! — ___
'Моля' changes based on gender.
Score: /8
تمرینهای عملی
8 exercises___, дай ми книгата.
How to say 'You're welcome'?
Find and fix the mistake:
Искам вода.
моля / ела / тук
Please, help me.
Match 'Моля' with its function.
— Благодаря! — ___
'Моля' changes based on gender.
Score: /8
سوالات متداول (8)
It covers 'please', 'you're welcome', and 'pardon'. It is very versatile.
Yes, it can make you sound demanding.
No, it is always 'Моля'.
Start or end of the sentence.
It is used in all registers.
Say 'Моля?' with rising intonation.
No, use one or the other.
No, 'Извинете' is for apologies/attention.
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In Other Languages
por favor
Bulgarian 'моля' has a dual function.
s'il vous plaît
Bulgarian is more concise.
bitte
Very similar functional range.
onegaishimasu
Bulgarian lacks the complex honorific system.
min fadlak
Bulgarian is gender-neutral.
qǐng
Bulgarian 'моля' covers more contexts.