Family
Семейство
- Introduce and tell about your family.
- Ask someone about their family. (size, structure,...)
Learn Bulgarian family vocabulary such as баща (father), майка (mother), сестра (sister), and брат (brother), and practice common expressions to talk about your family life and workplace relationships.
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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 based on the meaning of the name.
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Упражнение 4: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- Describe the indicated relationships between the family members. (Describe the indicated relationships between the family members.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Жулиета е съпругата на Марк. Juliette is the wife of Mark. |
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Алексис и Луиз са бабата и дядото на Ана. Alexis and Louise are the grandparents of Anna. |
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Марко е син на Биргит и Щефан. Marco is the son of Birgit and Stephan. |
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Момчето и момичето са брат и сестра. The boy and the girl are siblings. |
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Кейтлин е майка на две момичета. Caitlin is the mother of two girls. |
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Момичето има двама братя. The girl has two brothers. |
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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 _____ две сестри и един брат.
(Аз _____ две сестри и един брат.)2. Ти _____ ли в голяма компания?
(Ти _____ ли в голяма компания?)3. Моята майка _____ в София.
(Моята майка _____ в София.)4. Нашето семейство _____ да пътува заедно.
(Нашето семейство _____ да пътува заедно.)Exercise 7: My child, but an active family
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Живея - To live
сегашно време
- аз живея
- ти живееш
- той/тя/то живее
- ние живеем
- вие живеете
- те живеят
Ядем - To eat
сегашно време
- аз ям
- ти ядеш
- той/тя/то яде
- ние ядем
- вие ядете
- те ядат
Говоря - To talk
сегашно време
- аз говоря
- ти говориш
- той/тя/то говори
- ние говоря
- вие говорите
- те говорят
Обича - Obligation
сегашно време
- аз обичам
- ти обичаш
- той/тя/то обича
- ние обичаме
- вие обичате
- те обичат
Ходим - To go
сегашно време
- аз ходя
- ти ходиш
- той/тя/то ходи
- ние ходим
- вие ходите
- те ходят
Имаш - Name
сегашно време
- аз имам
- ти имаш
- той/тя/то има
- ние имаме
- вие имате
- те имат
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Lesson Overview: Family in Bulgarian
This lesson introduces you to basic vocabulary and expressions about family, perfect for beginners at A1 level. You'll learn common family member names and simple ways to ask and answer questions about your family and your workplace.
Key Vocabulary: Family Members
- Има́м (I have) – used to talk about possession or relationships.
- баща – father
- майка – mother
- сестри – sisters
- брат – brother
- живея – I live
- семейство – family
Practical Example Sentences
- Каква е Вашата семейство? – What is your family?
- Моята баща работи в офис. – My father works in an office.
- Имам две сестри и един брат. – I have two sisters and one brother.
- Живея с майка ми и баба ми. – I live with my mother and grandmother.
- Каква възраст има твоята сестра? – How old is your sister?
- Обичам да прекарвам време с моята голяма фамилия. – I love spending time with my big family.
Language Notes: Differences and Useful Phrases
Unlike English, Bulgarian uses specific masculine and feminine forms and often omits the verb "to be" in the present tense. For example, "Моята баща" means "My father," where "моята" is the feminine possessive form agreeing with "баща" (father, masculine), which is an exception because in Bulgarian "баща" is masculine but takes the feminine form for the possessive pronoun.
Common useful phrases include:
- Имам две сестри и един брат. – I have two sisters and one brother.
- Живея с майка ми и баба ми. – I live with my mother and my grandmother.
- Обичам да прекарвам време с моята голяма фамилия. – I love to spend time with my big family.
Note how possessive pronouns such as "ми" (my) follow the noun in Bulgarian, unlike English, where possessives precede the noun.
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