Physical states and sensations
Физически състояния и усещания
- Express what you need.
- Tell how your body feels.
Explore Bulgarian physical states and sensations with useful vocabulary like болка (pain), тежка (heavy), and главата (head). Learn to express how you feel in everyday situations.
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Divide the words into two categories according to a physical feature or a common use, as stated.
Физически състояния
Телесни усещания
Упражнение 4: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- How do the people feel in those situations? (How do the people feel in those situations?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Той е изтощен. He is exhausted. |
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Чувствам се уморен сутрин. I feel tired in the morning. |
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Чувствам се изтощен след работа. I feel exhausted after work. |
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Трябва да пия нещо. I need to drink something. |
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Жаден съм. I am thirsty. |
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Гладен съм. I am hungry. |
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Тя чувства студ. She is feeling cold. |
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Чувствам се топло. I feel warm. |
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Exercise 5: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 6: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Аз се _______ уморен, защото работя цял ден.
(The feeling is getting _______ stronger, so I worked the whole day.)2. След като пийдам вода, _______ по-добре.
(After I drank the water, _______ I felt better.)3. Моят приятел не иска да яде, защото _______ болка в стомаха.
(My friend doesn't know how to swim, so _______ swims in the pool.)4. Аз гледам през прозореца и _______ красива градина.
(The feeling passed after the test and _______ vivid joy faded.)Exercise 7: How We Feel Inside
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Усещам - Feel
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- Аз усещах
- Ти усещаше
- Той/Тя усещаше
- Ние усещахме
- Вие усещахте
- Те усещаха
Седна - Get
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- Аз седнах
- Ти седна
- Той/Тя седна
- Ние седнахме
- Вие седнахте
- Те седнаха
Пия - Drink
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- Аз пих
- Ти пиеше
- Той/Тя пиеше
- Ние пихме
- Вие пихте
- Те пиха
Кажвам - Say
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- Аз казах
- Ти каза
- Той/Тя каза
- Ние казахме
- Вие казахте
- Те казаха
Гледам - Call
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- Аз гледах
- Ти гледаше
- Той/Тя гледаше
- Ние гледахме
- Вие гледахте
- Те гледаха
Почувстввам - Symptom
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- Аз почувствах
- Ти почувства
- Той/Тя почувства
- Ние почувствахме
- Вие почувствахте
- Те почувстваха
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Introduction to Physical States and Sensations in Bulgarian
This lesson introduces you to the fundamental vocabulary and expressions used to describe physical states and sensations in Bulgarian at an A1 beginner level. Understanding how to talk about how you feel physically is essential for everyday communication, such as describing pain, temperature, or general wellbeing.
Core Vocabulary and Phrases
You will learn how to express common sensations and physical conditions with words like:
- Как се чувствате днес? - "How do you feel today?"
- Имам болка в главата. - "I have a headache."
- Главата ми е тежка и мисля, че съм болен. - "My head feels heavy, and I think I am sick."
- Уморен съм след работа. - "I am tired after work."
- Може ли да ми дадеш вода? - "Can you give me some water?"
- Чувствам се добре, благодаря. - "I feel good, thank you."
Lesson Highlights
This lesson focuses on simple sentence structures to describe how you feel. You will practice the verb чувствам се (to feel) and learn how to link nouns expressing symptoms such as болка (pain) with locations like глава (head). The lesson also introduces polite and practical phrases for everyday conversation, essential for interactions in health or social contexts.
Differences Between English and Bulgarian Expressions
In Bulgarian, personal feelings and physical conditions are often expressed using reflexive verbs like чувствам се rather than simply using 'to feel' as in English. Also, Bulgarian sentences may place the sentence subject in different positions for emphasis, but the basic subject-verb-object structure is common. When requesting something politely, Bulgarian uses modal verbs like може ли (can/may I), similar to English but often positioned at the beginning of a question.
Useful phrases include:
- Как се чувствате? - "How do you feel?"
- Имам болка в [body part]. - "I have pain in [body part]."
- Може ли да ми дадеш [something]? - "Could you give me [something]?"
These expressions will help you describe your physical state clearly and politely in Bulgarian conversations.
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