معنی
Almost remembering something.
زمینه فرهنگی
Bulgarians often use the phrase while snapping their fingers or tapping their forehead to show they are 'searching' their brain. In the broader Balkan context, if you forget what you were saying, someone might jokingly say 'Излъга' (You lied), but this idiom is the polite way to say you just forgot. This is one of the most 'universal' idioms, existing in almost every European language with the same body part. In Bulgarian schools, teachers are often patient when a student says this, as it shows the student has studied but is just nervous.
Use it to stall
If you forget a word in a Bulgarian conversation, say this phrase immediately. It shows you know the language well enough to use idioms, even if you forgot a basic noun.
Body Language
Don't just say the words. Snap your fingers or look up at the ceiling. It makes you look much more like a native speaker.
معنی
Almost remembering something.
Use it to stall
If you forget a word in a Bulgarian conversation, say this phrase immediately. It shows you know the language well enough to use idioms, even if you forgot a basic noun.
Body Language
Don't just say the words. Snap your fingers or look up at the ceiling. It makes you look much more like a native speaker.
خودت رو بسنج
Попълнете липсващата дума в израза.
Името на филма е на _______ на езика ми.
The correct idiom is 'на върха на езика ми'.
Кое е правилното значение на израза?
Какво означава 'На върха на езика ми е'?
The idiom means you are almost remembering something.
Довършете диалога.
А: Как се казваше брат ти? Б: Ох, на върха на езика ми е... ________!
After saying the idiom, you usually follow up with the name once you remember it.
В коя ситуация бихте използвали този израз?
Изберете правилната ситуация:
It's used for temporary memory lapses of known information.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاИмето на филма е на _______ на езика ми.
The correct idiom is 'на върха на езика ми'.
Какво означава 'На върха на езика ми е'?
The idiom means you are almost remembering something.
А: Как се казваше брат ти? Б: Ох, на върха на езика ми е... ________!
After saying the idiom, you usually follow up with the name once you remember it.
Изберете правилната ситуация:
It's used for temporary memory lapses of known information.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
4 سوالYes, it is very common for names. You can say 'Името му е на върха на езика ми.'
Yes, it's a neutral idiom. It's much better than just saying 'I forgot.'
'Забравих' means you forgot. 'На върха на езика ми е' means you *almost* remember.
Yes, to specify it's *your* tongue. You can change it to 'ти' for 'your' or 'му' for 'his'.
عبارات مرتبط
Изхвърча ми от главата
similarTo completely forget something suddenly.
Държа си езика зад зъбите
contrastTo keep a secret or stay quiet.
Върти ми се в главата
similarTo have a vague idea or memory of something.
Губя си мисълта
builds onTo lose one's train of thought.
