Your pets
Вашите домашни любимци
- Learn the basic animals (pets).
- Describe the routines, daily care and food of your pet.
Learn to talk about your pets in Bulgarian with useful words like котката (the cat), птичата (the bird), and играе (plays), plus simple present tense verbs to describe everyday actions.
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: Arrange the words into two categories based on whether they are domestic animals or fish.
Домашни любимци
Грижи и храна
Упражнение 4: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- Name each pet in the picture. (Name each pet in the picture.)
- Ask the others if they have a pet. (Ask the others if they have a pet.)
- Describe the daily care for your pet. (Describe the daily care for your pet.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Виждам куче и котка. I can see a dog and a cat. |
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Кучето тича. The dog is running. |
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Това куче седи. This dog is sitting down. |
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Какви домашни любимци имате? What pets do you have? |
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Колко често храните котката си? How often do you feed your cat? |
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Всяка сутрин ходя на разходка с кучето си. Every morning I go walking with my dog. |
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Почиствам козината на зайчето си всеки ден. I clean the hair of my rabbit every day. |
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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 ___ котката си всеки сутрин.
(I know ___ who eats all the cucumbers.)2. Кучето ___ в градината следобед.
(Kucheto ___ in the garden in the afternoon.)3. Нашият папагал ___ малко думи.
(Our dad ___ a little.)4. Аз ___ за рибите всеки ден.
(Grizha ___ for three whole days.)Exercise 7: My favorite pets
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Храня - Hello
Сегашно време
- аз храня
- ти храниш
- той/тя храни
- ние храним
- вие храните
- те хранят
Обича - Beautiful
Сегашно време
- аз обичам
- ти обичаш
- той/тя обича
- ние обичаме
- вие обичате
- те обичат
Играят - Play
Сегашно време
- аз играя
- ти играеш
- той/тя играе
- ние играем
- вие играете
- те играят
Разхождаме - Goodbye
Сегашно време
- аз разхождам
- ти разхождаш
- той/тя разхожда
- ние разхождаме
- вие разхождате
- те разхождат
Посещаваме - Good night
Сегашно време
- аз посещавам
- ти посещаваш
- той/тя посещава
- ние посещаваме
- вие посещавате
- те посещават
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Lesson Overview: Talking About Your Pets in Bulgarian
This lesson is designed for A1 level learners aiming to build practical vocabulary and sentence structures centered around the theme of pets and everyday activities involving them. You will learn how to describe common actions and routines with pets, use simple present tense verbs, and form questions and statements that reflect daily life.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
- домашно животно (pet)
- куче (dog)
- котка (cat)
- птица (bird)
- играе (plays)
- разходка (walk)
- весело (happily)
Important Grammar Points
The lesson focuses on the simple present tense used to describe habitual actions. For example:
- Аз храня котката си всеки сутрин. (I feed my cat every morning.)
- Кучето ми обича да играе с топка. (My dog likes to play with a ball.)
- Птицата ми пее весело през деня. (My bird sings happily during the day.)
You will also encounter question formation structures such as:
- Как се казва твоето домашно животно? (What is your pet’s name?)
Usage Tips and Cultural Insights
In Bulgarian, verbs agree with the subject in person and number, which is highlighted through various conjugation exercises. Note how verb endings change slightly depending on the subject. For instance, играе (he/she/it plays) versus играя (I play).
This lesson also presents simple descriptive sentences about pets interacting with their environment, such as going for walks and listening to birds singing, which enriches your conversational skills.
Differences Between English and Bulgarian in This Lesson
Unlike English, Bulgarian verbs conjugate strongly with subject pronouns, which can often be omitted because the verb itself indicates the subject. Bulgarian also uses definite articles differently and places them attached to the end of nouns. For example, 'котката' means 'the cat,' attaching -та as a suffix. These features are important when talking about specific pets.
Useful expressions to remember:
- да играе — to play
- да се разхожда — to go for a walk
- всяка сутрин — every morning
Mastering these structures will help you talk naturally about your daily routines with pets and expand your ability to form simple descriptive sentences.
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