A0 · Zero Point Chapter 5

Counting & Asking 'How Many?'

5 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of counting and asking for quantities in Bulgarian with confidence.

  • Memorize numbers from 1 to 100.
  • Formulate questions about quantities.
  • Apply special counting forms for objects.
Count your way to fluency today!

What You'll Learn

Learn to count from 1 to 10 and beyond, and how to ask simple questions about quantity. This chapter builds your numerical vocabulary for practical use.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: confidently count items in a store or market.

Tips & Tricks (3)

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Use the suffix

Always add '-nadeset' for 11-19.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 11-20 (Числа 11-20)
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Plural is Key

Always use the plural noun after 'Колко'. Even if you think there is only one.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (Колко?)
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Check the gender

Always check if the noun is masculine before applying the counting form.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Counting Forms (Бройни форми)

Key Vocabulary (5)

едно one колко how many ябълка apple двадесет twenty десет ten

Real-World Preview

shopping-cart

At the Market

Review Summary

  • 1=едно, 2=две...
  • Колко + [noun]?

Common Mistakes

Always use the plural form after asking 'how many' for countable objects.

Wrong: Колко ябълка?
Correct: Колко ябълки?

Use the singular form after the number one.

Wrong: Една ябълки
Correct: Една ябълка

Numbers greater than one require the plural noun form.

Wrong: Десет ябълка
Correct: Десет ябълки

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job! Keep practicing your numbers daily.

Count items in your kitchen in Bulgarian.

Continue to: Present Tense: Regular Verbs (-а/-я, -е, -и)

Quick Practice (10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Имам един маса.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Имам една маса.
Masa is feminine.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10 (Числа 1-10)

Select the correct form.

Той има два ___ (текст).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: текста
Counting form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Counting Forms (Бройни форми)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Колко стола има?
Standard existential structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking 'How many?' (Колко?)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

тридесет ябълка

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: тридесет ябълки
Plural after number.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tens (Десетици)

Choose the correct number.

30?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: тридесет
30 is tri-deset.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tens (Десетици)

Fix the mistake.

Find and fix the mistake:

I have 15 (petdeset) apples.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: petnadeset
15 is petnadeset.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 11-20 (Числа 11-20)

Fill in the blank.

Имам ___ (1-neutral) дете.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: едно
Dete is neutral.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10 (Числа 1-10)

Fill in.

60 is ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: шестдесет
60 is shest-deset.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tens (Десетици)

Select the correct number.

Колко е 3+2?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: пет
3+2=5.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Numbers 1-10 (Числа 1-10)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Имам четири градове.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Имам четири града.
Counting form for 4.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Counting Forms (Бройни форми)

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

Only 1 and 2 change based on gender.
They are invariant.
It is 'edinadeset'.
No, they follow a pattern.
100 is 'сто'.
No, they are neutral.
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