Rent your transportation
Наемете вашия транспорт
- Rent a car, bike or scooter.
- Manage your car insurance and deposit.
- Pick up and return your transportation.
This lesson covers renting transport in Bulgarian, focusing on key words like кола (car), велоспед (bicycle), and тротинетка (scooter), including asking about prices and rental conditions.
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Упражнение 1: Conversation exercise
Инструкция:
- Describe the situation in each picture. (Describe the situation in each picture.)
- Simulate a conversation between the car rental company and the client. (Simulate a conversation between the car rental company and the client.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Можете ли да резервирате колата онлайн? Can you reserve the car online? |
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Може ли да ми дадете свидетелството си за управление на МПС? Can you give me your driver's license? |
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Колата е счупена. The car ist broken. |
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Бих искал да наема кола. I would like to rent a car. |
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Кога трябва да бъде върната колата? When does the car needs to be returned? |
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Има ли пътна помощ? Is there any road assistance? |
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Колко е депозитът? How much is the deposit? |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Искам да ____ кола за уикенда.
(Let's try to ____ the number for the ticket.)2. Ти трябва да ____ депозит при наемането.
(You are trying to ____ a presentation in the name.)3. Ние се срещаме в офиса, за да ____ колата.
(No one is sitting in the office to ____ the call.)4. След като ____ колата, ще ти върнем депозита.
(Next, the cat will ____ the call, you will bring the presentation.)Exercise 4: We are making a report about a working day
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Наемам - Name
Минало просто
- аз наемах
- ти наемаше
- той/тя/то наемаше
- ние наемахме
- вие наемахте
- те наемаха
Прибирам - Guest
Минало просто
- аз прибрах
- ти прибра
- той/тя/то прибра
- ние прибрахме
- вие прибрахте
- те прибраха
Плащам - Find
Сегашно
- аз плащам
- ти плащаш
- той/тя/то плаща
- ние плащаме
- вие плащате
- те плащат
Рентам - Rent
Сегашно
- аз рентам
- ти ренташ
- той/тя/то рента
- ние рентаме
- вие рентате
- те рентат
Предплатям - Plan
Сегашно
- аз предплатям
- ти предплатяш
- той/тя/то предплати
- ние предплатяме
- вие предплатяте
- те предплатят
Обмислям - Observe
Сегашно
- аз обмислям
- ти обмисляш
- той/тя/то обмисля
- ние обмисляме
- вие обмисляте
- те обмислят
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Rent Your Transportation in Bulgarian – A Practical A2 Lesson
This lesson is designed to help you confidently discuss renting various types of transportation in Bulgarian, focusing on real-life situations like asking for vehicle rental options, durations, prices, and conditions.
Lesson Focus and Content
The lesson covers three main dialogues involving renting a car by the hour, a bicycle in a city rental center, and an electric scooter. Each dialogue helps you practice essential vocabulary and phrases used in everyday rental conversations.
Key Vocabulary and Expressions
- Кола (Car) – practice asking and stating how much a car costs per hour and discussing deposit amounts.
- Велосипед (Bicycle) – learn how to inquire about bicycle rental prices and availability.
- Електрическа тротинетка (Electric scooter) – get familiar with renting electric scooters, rental durations, and rental conditions.
- Цената е 60 лева на ден (The price is 60 leva per day) – useful sentence structure for talking about rental prices.
- Депозитът е 200 лева (The deposit is 200 leva) – crucial for understanding and discussing rental deposits.
Grammar and Usage Highlights
The lesson also contains multiple-choice exercises focusing on verb conjugations relevant to renting scenarios, such as the verb наемам (to rent/hire) and its correct forms in context.
Special Considerations Comparing English and Bulgarian
In this lesson, you can notice how Bulgarian uses specific verb forms and noun cases which do not have direct one-to-one translations in English. For example, Bulgarian uses verb conjugations like наемам with different suffixes that depend on the subject and tense, unlike English verbs which often stay simpler.
Also, key phrases like цената е (the price is) and депозитът е (the deposit is) highlight the definite article at the end of nouns (цената, депозитът), a grammatical feature absent in English but very important in Bulgarian sentence structure.
Useful Phrases in Bulgarian with English Equivalents
- Искам да наема кола за уикенда. – I want to rent a car for the weekend.
- Колко струва депозитът? – How much is the deposit?
- Трябва ли да платя депозит? – Do I have to pay a deposit?
- Велосипедът е малко повреден. – The bicycle is slightly damaged.
- Колко време ще върна колата? – How long will I return the car?
This lesson summary guides you on vocabulary, useful phrases, and the grammatical aspects to master communication when renting transportation in Bulgarian, making your practical learning experience authentic and relevant.
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