A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE - Bulgarian Language Guide - How to Use the Records and Guide

Sep 29, 2026

Bulgarian Language Guide is a wartime language manual intended for military personnel, organized around an accompanying records set and a structured “Useful Words and Phrases” section. It instructs readers to study pronunciation guidance, then repeatedly listen and repeat phrases until the sounds, rhythm, and intonation are memorized. The guide emphasizes using ears over printed spelling and explains how spelling conventions represent consistent English-like sounds, including vowel handling and accented syllables.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages88

Reading Time3 h 42 min

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How to Use the Records and Guide

Hints on Pronunciation

Special Points

Useful Words and Phrases

Greetings and General Phrases

Location

Directions

Numbers

What's This

Asking for Things

Money

Time

Other Useful Phrases

Additional Expressions

Fill-in Sentences

Important Signs

Alphabetical Word List

TM 30-345 BULGARIAN 1L00 TAYLOR ROADRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYMONTGOMBRY.AL 36117 K18Jqn keJAun UogeJUJ uLn08 TM 30-345 Southen Christian University Library BULGARIA N RD A GUIDE TO THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE B6839.w651943W A R D E P A R T M E N TWASHINGTON,DECEMBER 3,1943 21169 WAR DEPARTMENTWashington 25,D.C.,3 December 1943. TM 30-345,Bulgarian Language Guide,to beused with the Introductory Series LanguageRecords,is published for military personnelonly,and is not to be republished in whole or inpart without the consent ofthe War Department. [A.G.300.7(3 Mar.43)] By order of the Secretary of War: G.C.MARSHALL, Chief of Staf. OFFICIAL: J.A.ULIO,Major General,The Adjutant General. DISTRIBUTION: X. (For explanation of symbols,see FM 21-6.) CONTENTS PAGE How to Use the Records and Guide………………5 Hints on Pronunciation……………………… Special Points………………………………………………………………8 Useful Words and Phrases…………………………… ……11 Greetings and General Phrases……………… 11 Location………… .. 14 Directions…… .. 15 Numbers…… What's This. . 19 Asking for Things. .. 19 Money………… ..23 Time…………… .. 24 ………27 Other Useful Phrases. Additional Expressions.. ……………………28 Fill-in Sentences………………… ………31 Important Signs………………… ……………………46 ………………………………48 Alphabetical Word List… AS SOON ASITURN MY BACKTHOSE GUYSGET AGAMEGOING! BULGARIAN LANGUAGE GUIDE Bulgarian is spoken by some 6million people.Thereare a few differences between the Bulgarian spoken inthe eastern part of the country and that spoken in thewestern part,but this Guide,which is based on thelanguage of Sofia,can be used throughout the country. This Language Guide will enable you to ask direc-tions,buy things or order a meal in Bulgaria.Know-ing a little of the language will also help you getalong with the people,for they will naturally bepleased to see a stranger showing enough interest inthem to try to speak their language. # How to Use the Records and Guide The records that go with this Guide give you anumber of the most important words and phrases inBulgarian.Read the section called Hints on Pronun-ciation and then listen to the records until you knowthe Useful Words and Phrases by heart.Repeat eachword out loud right after you bear it and say it exactlythe way the Bulgarian speaker does.Imitate the pro-nunciation as closely as you can,just as you mightmimic someone who has an unusual accent.Try to get every detail of the pronunciation,even the rhythmand intonation.Follow the words in your Guide butuse them only as a reminder:if you hear somethingdifferent from what you see written,go by what youhear.Remember that you can't get the sound of a lan-guage from the printed word alone—you bave to useyour ears even more than your eyes.If you don't havethe records and can't get a Bulgarian speaker to readthe words,you will have to rely on the Hints onPronunciation. By the time you have practiced the Useful Wordsand Phrases several times,you will know what soundeach letter stands for in the Guide.You will then be YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR able to pronounce the Additional Expressions eventhough you have not actually heard them,and youwill be able to form sentences of your own by usingthe section called Fill-in Sentences. # Hints on Pronunciation All the words and phrases are written in a spellingthat you read like English.Each letter or combinationof -letters is used for the sound it normally representsin English and it always stands for the same sound.Thus,"oo"is always to be read as in too,boot,tooth,roost.Say these words and then pronounce the vowelsound by itself.That is the sound you must use every time you see "oo"in the Pronunciation col-umn.If you should use some other sound—for exam-ple,the one in blood or the one in door—you mightbe misunderstood. Syllables that are accented—that is,pronouncedlouder than others—are written in capital letters.Curved lines ()are used to sbow sounds that are pro-nounced

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Bulgarian Language Guide and its records?

The guide helps users learn key Bulgarian words and phrases so they can ask directions, buy items, or order a meal. The accompanying records are used to learn correct pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation.

How should readers practice pronunciation according to the guide?

Readers should read the pronunciation hints, listen to the records, and repeat each word or phrase out loud immediately after hearing it. They should imitate pronunciation as closely as possible and follow what they hear over what they see in print.

What do the guide’s pronunciation conventions (spelling rules, accented syllables, and curved lines) mean?

Words are written in a spelling readable like English, where letter combinations consistently represent the same sounds. Accented syllables are written in capital letters, and curved lines indicate sounds pronounced together without a break.

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