Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Bulgarian vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Bulgarian words like the food (храната), the drink (напитката), the cup (чашата) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Bulgarian | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | храната | The food is delicious. Храната е вкусна. |
| the drink | напитката | I want a drink. Искам напитка. |
| the cup | чашата | The cup is full. Чашата е пълна. |
| the bottle | бутилката | The bottle is empty. Бутилката е празна. |
| the plate | чинията | The plate is clean. Чинията е чиста. |
| the spoon | лъжицата | I use a spoon. Използвам лъжица. |
| the fork | вилицата | I eat with a fork. Ям с вилица. |
| the knife | ножът | The knife is sharp. Ножът е остър. |
| the breakfast | закуската | I eat breakfast. Ям закуска. |
| the lunch | обядът | We have lunch at noon. Обядваме по обяд. |
| the dinner | вечерята | They eat dinner together. Те вечерят заедно. |
| the bread | хлябът | I buy bread. Купувам хляб. |
| the butter | маслото | I put butter on the bread. Слагам масло върху хляба. |
| the cheese | сиренето | I eat cheese. Ям сирене. |
| the milk | млякото | I drink milk. Пия мляко. |
| the coffee | кафето | I drink coffee in the morning. Пия кафе сутрин. |
| the tea | чаят | I like tea. Обичам чай. |
| the juice | сокът | I drink juice. Пия сок. |
| the soda | газираната напитка | I drink soda. Пия газирано. |
| the rice | оризът | I eat rice. Ям ориз. |
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The 100 most important Bulgarian verbs →
| to borrow | заемам |
| to buy | купувам |
| to clean | чистя |
| to close | затварям |
| to cook | готвя |
| to do | правя |
| to drink | пия |
| to eat | ям |
| to find | намирам |
| to get | получавам |
| She is my friend | Тя е моята приятелка |
| They have fun together | Забавляват се заедно |
| We eat lunch together | Обядваме заедно |
| She smiles a lot | Тя се усмихва много |
| He tells funny jokes | Той разказва забавни шеги |
| I visit my friends | Посещавам приятелите си |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
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For beginners and returners (level A1–B1) who want to build a usable Bulgarian vocabulary fast – without grammar overload, with audio.