1000 Words

The 100 most important Bulgarian words

These are the 100 most useful Bulgarian words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Bulgarian.

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1the foodхраната
2the drinkнапитката
3the cupчашата
4the bottleбутилката
5the plateчинията
6the spoonлъжицата
7the forkвилицата
8the knifeножът
9the breakfastзакуската
10the lunchобядът
11the dinnerвечерята
12the breadхлябът
13the butterмаслото
14the cheeseсиренето
15the milkмлякото
16the coffeeкафето
17the teaчаят
18the juiceсокът
19the sodaгазираната напитка
20the riceоризът
21the pastaпастата
22the fishрибата
23the chickenпилето
24the beefговеждото
25the eggяйцето
26the soupсупата
27the saladсалатата
28the sandwichсандвичът
29the pizzaпицата
30the cerealзърнената закуска
31the sugarзахарта
32the saltсолта
33the pepperпиперът
34the snackзакуската
35the mealястието
36the restaurantресторантът
37the cafeкафенето
38the bakeryпекарната
39the cafeteriaстоловата
40the doughтестото
41the panтиганът
42the potтенджерата
43the bowlкупата
44the meatмесото
45the flavorвкусът
46the toastпрепечената филийка
47the yogurtкиселото мляко
48the spiceподправката
49the teacupчашата за чай
50the lemonadeлимонадата
51the jarбурканът
52the milkshakeмлечният шейк
53the vinegarоцетът
54the waiterсервитьорът
55the beerбирата
56the noodleюфката
57the corkтапата
58the wineвиното
59the sausageнаденицата
60the pitcherканата
61the glassчашата
62the grapefruit juiceсокът от грейпфрут
63the billсметката
64the menuменюто
65the bagelгеврекът
66the pancakeпалачинката
67the chocolateшоколадът
68the candyбонбонът
69the cookieбисквитата
70the cakeтортата
71the ice creamсладоледът
72the honeyмедът
73the bubblegumдъвката
74the gummyжелираното бонбонче
75the marshmallowмаршмелоуто
76the syrupсиропът
77the cocoaкакаото
78the popcornпуканките
79the sundaeсладоледената купа
80the cotton candyзахарният памук
81the custardкремът
82the dessertдесертът
83the jellybeanжелираният бонбон
84the lollipopблизалката
85the jellyжелето
86the gingerbreadджинджифиловият сладкиш
87the waffleгофретата
88the pastryсладкишът
89the pieпаят
90the cupcakeкексчето
91the muffinмъфинът
92the donutпоничката
93the biscuitбисквитата
94the apple pieябълковият пай
95the carrot cakeморковената торта
96the chocolate cakeшоколадовата торта
97the pumpkin pieтиквеният пай
98the apricot jamсладкото от кайсии
99the jamсладкото
100the appleябълката

Frequently asked questions

How many words do I need for everyday conversations in Bulgarian?

The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Bulgarian - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.

Why should I learn exactly these 100 Bulgarian words first?

They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.

How can I memorise these Bulgarian words fastest?

Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.

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