When preparing to travel to another country, most tourists worry about what language they will need to communicate in, whether they will have problems understanding the locals or whether they will have to speak "on their fingers". In this article we will tell you what language is spoken in Bulgaria, whether Russian and English are understood, and much more useful information.
National language of Bulgaria
The national language here is Bulgarian. It belongs to the Slavic language group, so it is quite easy to understand.
How Bulgarians write
Writing in Bulgaria in Cyrillic script is all, quite, understandable to us.
Sometimes you can see English inscriptions in supermarkets and stores, as well as on street signs. The same situation with the names of places of interest - they are often in English.
But still, if you come across inscriptions in Bulgarian, you can easily understand what is written in it.
English in Bulgaria
You can communicate in English with the young residents of Bulgaria - thanks to travelers from Europe and America, Bulgarians are quite good in English.
Tourist's phrasebook
The Bulgarians are a very hospitable people. To be liked, they just need to smile more and be friendly. This country is so cozy that you feel at home. You don't want to leave at all.
To make it even more pleasant to communicate with the locals, here is a small English-Bulgarian dictionary of the most basic phrases:
Zdravlo - zdravlei.
Good afternoon - dobro den.
Please - molya.
Pardon me - apologize molya.
Thank you - thanks / much thanks.
Tasty - beché a lot of delicious.
Helpful Travel Tips
Install a translator. Before leaving for the country, you can install Google translator on your phone and download Russian and Bulgarian to it. This way you can do basic translation offline.
Learn a couple of basic phrases in Bulgarian. The locals will be pleased to hear a tourist speaking their native language.
Rule of Gestures. In Bulgaria, nodding means "no" and shaking your head from one shoulder to the other means "yes". Keep this in mind when communicating with Bulgarians to avoid awkward situations.
