bulgarian
bulgarian — adjective
1. connected with Bulgaria, the people who live there, or the language used there.
connected with Bulgaria, the people who live there, or the language used there.
Hana bought a Bulgarian cookbook after her trip to Sofia.
modifies products and cultural items from Bulgaria
The museum opened a small Bulgarian art show last Friday.
describes art linked with the country
Our teacher played a Bulgarian song during music class.
Several Bulgarian farmers sell cheese and honey at the market.
- Balkan
broader; covers the whole Balkan region, not only Bulgaria
- Eastern European
broader and more geographic; not specific to Bulgaria
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as food, music, art, or village. When the word itself names a person, noun sense 1 is often the clearer choice: 'a Bulgarian'.
常見錯誤
bulgarian — noun
1. someone who comes from Bulgaria or has Bulgarian nationality.
someone who comes from Bulgaria or has Bulgarian nationality.
Diego met two Bulgarians on the train from Istanbul.
plural countable noun: Bulgarians
One Bulgarian in our class speaks five languages.
singular countable noun after 'one'
Ravi married a Bulgarian and moved to Plovdiv last year.
Many Bulgarians celebrate this spring holiday with family meals.
- Bulgarian citizen
more formal and often used in official contexts
- Bulgarian national
formal; common in news and legal writing
文法句型
a Bulgarian
Bulgarians (plural)
用法筆記
Countable and always capitalised. Use 'a Bulgarian' for one person and 'Bulgarians' for more than one. Distinguish from adjective/1 when the word names the person directly, not another noun.
常見錯誤
2. the language that people in Bulgaria mostly speak.
the language that people in Bulgaria mostly speak.
The guide wrote our names in Bulgarian on the tickets.
pattern: in Bulgarian
Noa studies Bulgarian at night after work every Tuesday.
language name used with study verbs
Several street signs in Sofia appear in Bulgarian and English.
Our app now offers Bulgarian for menus and help pages.
- Bulgarian language
fuller and slightly more formal than the short form
文法句型
speak Bulgarian
write in Bulgarian
learn Bulgarian
用法筆記
Uncountable when it means the language, so do not use 'a' or 'an' before it. Common after verbs such as 'speak', 'learn', and 'write', and after the preposition 'in'.