Learning a new language often involves immersing oneself in a variety of different elements, including the words used to describe color and appearance. In this article, weโll explore some common Bulgarian words for colors and appearance descriptors. Learning these can be particularly useful, whether you’re trying to describe something you’re looking for while shopping or trying to engage in small talk.
Let’s dive into some essential color and appearance vocabulary in Bulgarian.
ะงะตัะฒะตะฝ (cherven) โ Red
This word is used to describe the color red, one of the primary colors.
ะฆะฒะตััั ะฝะฐ ัะพะทะฐัะฐ ะต ัะตัะฒะตะฝ.
ะกะธะฝ (sin) โ Blue
This is the Bulgarian word for the color blue.
ะะตะฑะตัะพ ะดะฝะตั ะต ะผะฝะพะณะพ ัะธะฝัะพ.
ะะตะปะตะฝ (zelen) โ Green
Green is the color of grass and leaves and is signified by this word in Bulgarian.
ะะธััะฐัะฐ ะฝะฐ ะดััะฒะพัะพ ัะฐ ะทะตะปะตะฝะธ.
ะัะปั (zhult) โ Yellow
Used to describe the bright color of the sun or lemons in Bulgarian.
ะกะปัะฝัะตัะพ ัะฒะตัะธ ั ััะฝะพ ะถัะปั ัะฒัั.
ะงะตัะตะฝ (cheren) โ Black
Black, a color that is the absence of light, is referred by this word.
ะะพััะฐ ะบะพะปะฐ ะต ัะตัะฝะฐ.
ะัะป (byal) โ White
This is the Bulgarian word for the color white, often associated with purity.
ะกะฝะตะณัั ะต ะฑัะป ะธ ัะธัั.
ะะฐััะฒ (kafyav) โ Brown
Brown, a warm and earthy color, is designated by this term.
ะะฐัะฐัะฐ ะต ะฝะฐะฟัะฐะฒะตะฝะฐ ะพั ะบะฐััะฒะพ ะดััะฒะพ.
ะะธะปะฐะฒ (lilav) โ Purple
A color that’s a mixture of blue and red, known as purple, is called ‘lilav’ in Bulgarian.
ะขะตะทะธ ัะฒะตัั ัะฐ ะปะธะปะฐะฒะธ.
ะ ะพะทะพะฒ (rozov) โ Pink
Pink, a lighter shade of red, is known in Bulgarian as โrozovโ.
ะ ะพะบะปััะฐ ะน ะต ะฒ ัะพะทะพะฒ ัะฒัั.
Moving from color to other attributes of appearance:
ะะธัะพะบ (visok) โ Tall
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is of greater than average height.
ะะพัั ะฟัะธััะตะป ะต ะผะฝะพะณะพ ะฒะธัะพะบ.
ะะธััะบ (nisak) โ Short
‘Nisak’ in Bulgarian means short and can refer to height or length.
ะขะฐะทะธ ะผะฐัะฐ ะต ะฟัะตะบะฐะปะตะฝะพ ะฝะธัะบะฐ ะทะฐ ะผะตะฝ.
ะฃะดะตะฑะตะปะตะฝ (udebelen) โ Thick
This term describes an object that has a greater than average size in dimension, not weight.
ะะฝะธะณะฐัะฐ ะต ั ัะดะตะฑะตะปะตะฝะธ ะบะพัะธัะธ.
ะขัะฝัะบ (tunak) โ Thin
Opposite of ‘udebelen,’ this word is used for items that are slim in dimension.
ะะธัั ั
ะฐััะธั ะต ะผะฝะพะณะพ ััะฝัะบ.
ะกะฒะตััะป (svetul) โ Light (in color)
‘Svetul’ is used to describe a color that is closer to white, i.e., a lighter shade.
ะกัะตะฝะธัะต ะฒ ััะฐััะฐ ัะฐ ะฑะพัะดะธัะฐะฝะธ ะฒ ัะฒะตััะป ัะฒัั.
ะขัะผะตะฝ (tumen) โ Dark (in color)
This word is used for colors closer to black, indicating darker shades.
ะะท ะฟัะตะดะฟะพัะธัะฐะผ ััะผะฝะธ ัะฒะตัะพะฒะต ะทะฐ ะดัะตั
ะธ.
Learning these Bulgarian words for color and appearance will help enrich your vocabulary and allow for more detailed descriptions in your conversations. Practice them as you encounter different objects in your daily life to reinforce your learning. And remember, language learning is all about practice and immersion, so don’t be afraid to use these new words as often as possible!
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