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Telling Time, Dates & Seasons

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

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.

ما ستتعلمه

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.

نصائح وحيل (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

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

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

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Review Summary

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

أخطاء شائعة

Dates require ordinal numbers, not cardinal ones.

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

Use the definite article for parts of the day.

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

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

Wrong: За два час.
صحيح: 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

تدريب سريع (10)

How do you say 'in July' (no specific day)?

Ще пътувам ___ юли.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: през
Use 'през' for months without a specific day.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Dates (Дати)

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)

Correct the mistake: 9:50 -> 'Девет без десет'.

Find and fix the mistake:

Девет без десет.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Десет без десет
You must use the next hour with 'без'.

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

Fill in the missing word for 5:30.

Пет и ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: половина
'Половина' is the standard word for half past.

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

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)

Choose the correct form.

Това е ___ (second) етаж.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: втори
Masculine noun.

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

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 blank with 'от' or 'за'.

Отивам на почивка ___ една седмица.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: за
This is a planned future duration.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Duration (Продължителност)

Fill in the correct ordinal.

Тя е ___ (first) в класа.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: първа
Feminine noun.

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

Choose the correct preposition for an ongoing action.

Живея в Пловдив ___ три месеца.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: от
Since the person still lives there, 'от' is required.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Expressing Duration (Продължителност)

Score: /10

أسئلة شائعة (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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Prepositions for Abstract Concepts
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