The social media era

The Social Media Era: Bulgarian Language and Vocabulary at B1 Level

This lesson focuses on understanding and discussing social media in Bulgarian. It aims to help learners navigate conversations related to the digital age, social networks, and online interactions, enriching your vocabulary and improving your communication skills in everyday contexts.

Key Topics Covered

• Vocabulary related to social media: learning common Bulgarian words and expressions used to talk about platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Describing online activities: phrases and verbs that describe actions such as posting, liking, sharing, commenting, and following.
• Expressing opinions: useful expressions to say what you think about social media’s influence and effects.
• Grammar focus: using verbs in present tense and simple past for talking about recent and habitual online behaviour.

Important Bulgarian Words and Expressions

• социални мрежи (social networks)
• публикувам (to post)
• харесвам (to like)
• споделям (to share)
• коментар (comment)
• следвам (to follow)

Useful Phrases

• „Какво публикуваш във Facebook?“ – What do you post on Facebook?
• „Той харесва снимката.“ – He likes the photo.
• „Споделям интересни новини с приятели.“ – I share interesting news with friends.

Language Notes: Differences between English and Bulgarian

Unlike English, Bulgarian verbs change extensively with person and number, which affects how actions related to social media are expressed. For example, the verb for "to like" is харесвам, and you conjugate it depending on the subject: аз харесвам (I like), ти харесваш (you like), and so forth.

Bulgarian also uses the Cyrillic alphabet, so learning to recognize the script is important. Certain English words, like "Facebook" or "Instagram," remain the same but are written in Cyrillic script as Фейсбук or Инстаграм.

Additionally, Bulgarian often uses reflexive verbs to talk about everyday actions, for example, споделям се is not commonly used for "to share" in social media context; instead, споделям without the reflexive pronoun is appropriate.