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Teach Yourself Bulgarian is a complete course for beginners in spoken and written Bulgarian. It aims to teach you to understand and use the contemporary language in a variety of typical, everyday situations. Above all, it is functional, enabling you to communicate and interact, using the language for positive, practical purposes. You are introduced to the Bulgarian alphabet right from the start of the course and there is help with both reading and writing the Cyrillic script throughout the book
The course is divided into 20 carefully graded and interlocking units. Each unit is devoted to a particular topic or situation and each successive unit builds naturally on the material covered in previous units.
The first half of the book is a basic grammar and thematic 'survival kit'. The emphasis here is on the present tense and on immediate situations such as those you would encounter in Bulgaria.
From unit 10 you progress to learn about the other tenses and more advanced grammar. As your grammar and vocabulary increase, you will be able to make more use of the tables and lists in the Appendix at the back of the book.
New language is introduced via the dialogues which are available separately on CD (978 0340 987360) or together with the book in a pack (book/CD 978 0340 987353). The recording will also help you with your pronunciation and give you extra practice with listening comprehension.
This new edition
The course is divided into 20 carefully graded and interlocking units. Each unit is devoted to a particular topic or situation and each successive unit builds naturally on the material covered in previous units.
The first half of the book is a basic grammar and thematic 'survival kit'. The emphasis here is on the present tense and on immediate situations such as those you would encounter in Bulgaria.
From unit 10 you progress to learn about the other tenses and more advanced grammar. As your grammar and vocabulary increase, you will be able to make more use of the tables and lists in the Appendix at the back of the book.
New language is introduced via the dialogues which are available separately on CD (978 0340 987360) or together with the book in a pack (book/CD 978 0340 987353). The recording will also help you with your pronunciation and give you extra practice with listening comprehension.
This new edition
About the Author
Dr. Mira Kovatcheva, Associate Professor in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Sofia. Currently lectures on History of English, Languages in Contact, Formation of Slang. Dr Kovatcheva has been teaching Bulgarian as a foreign language since 1989 when on a three-year secondment to Leeds University. Jointly authored (with Professor Michael Holman) Teach Yourself Bulgarian (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993, revised second edition 2003). Since 1994 has conducted the Bulgarian oral examinations for the Test and Examination Services of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Language Group. Regularly teaches Bulgarian as a foreign language to visiting academics under the Fullbright Exchange Program. Recently authored a self-study sourcebook for advanced learners of Bulgarian: Bulgarian: Beyond the First Steps (Prosveta, Sofia 2005).
Michael Holman, Emeritus Professor of Russian and Slavonic Studies, University of Leeds. Taught Bulgarian and Russian at Leeds 1966-1999. Has translated from Bulgarian and written on a variety of Bulgarian-related topics. While at Leeds and since taking early retirement has sought to promote Anglo-Bulgarian cultural interchange. For this he was awarded the 'Order of Stara Planina' (First Class) by the Bulgarian Government and an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Sofia. Jointly authored (with Dr Mira Kovatcheva) Teach Yourself Bulgarian (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993, revised second edition 2003).
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The CDs are very comprehensive. They cover a huge range of everyday scenarios, with loads of vocab, conversation and exercises to practise. It is however spoken very quickly and you do need to concentrate to follow it. But hey, not all people are going to speak slowly and loudly just cos you don't understand the lingo, so it's good to get used to real life talking. I would however have bought the course pack (CDs and book), you really do need to use the course book with the CDs, especially if you don't know any of the language beforehand. I didn't realize I was just buying the CDs.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just what you need in order to get a grip on the basics of the language and see if in fact you like it before you delve into it any further. I very much enjoyed the dialogues and the cassette - I suggest you buy the book AND the cassette or the CD. These are absolutely necessary for learning the particulars of bulgarian pronunciation
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book is ok, it begins by getting you to learn the alphabet which is great - then the words are all written in cryllic so it gets you up to speed with reading the alphabet very quickly.
he only downside is that it becomes complicated very quickly, I'm living out in Bulgaria and I found that I needed simpler phrases and words to get by to begin with - and these are not in this book!
It does do into the grammar pretty early so you have to find somewhere quiet to sit down and concentrate but it is all explained very clearly.
I found that the CDs were good but I just felt that a few more of the conversations featured in the book should have been put on the cds.
he only downside is that it becomes complicated very quickly, I'm living out in Bulgaria and I found that I needed simpler phrases and words to get by to begin with - and these are not in this book!
It does do into the grammar pretty early so you have to find somewhere quiet to sit down and concentrate but it is all explained very clearly.
I found that the CDs were good but I just felt that a few more of the conversations featured in the book should have been put on the cds.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Teach Yourself Bulgarian -- if you have an ear for very rapid speech.
"Teach Yourself Bulgarian Book and CD Pack" arrives well-presented, introducing first the Cyrillic alphabet, basic sounds, simple words and phrases, then on to conversations. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Anonymous
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU BUY
A good bit of kit to help learn Bulgarian. HOWEVER, not advertised very clearly as being JUST the CD, so needless to say I was very annoyed after waiting 2 WEEKS for the delivery,... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by Mr. A. Brown
Advice
A great book but I feel it helps if you know 'a little' Bulgarian first. Don't expect to find it that easy; you do have to concentrate hard. Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by wood pigeon
Teaching for the advance maybe.
How on earth this book expects you to teach yourself Bulgarian is beyond me.
It does not have English counterparts, so you have no idea what you are reading. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2004 by "tristenb"
Buy the tape with the book if you want to be understood
A very good book to learn Bulgarian. To be understood by the locals in Bulgaria I recommend buying the tape with the book. Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2000
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