bulgarian

1.形容詞A2

釋義

保加利亞的

與保加利亞人事物相關

connected with Bulgaria, the people who live there, or the language used there.

例句

Hana bought a Bulgarian cookbook after her trip to Sofia.

Hana 去過索非亞後買了一本保加利亞食譜。

modifies products and cultural items from Bulgaria

The museum opened a small Bulgarian art show last Friday.

博物館上週五開了一個小型保加利亞藝術展。

describes art linked with the country

同義詞

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

❌We ate Bulgaria food at the fair.

✅We ate Bulgarian food at the fair.

💡use the adjective before a noun, not the country name.

❌this is a bulgarian song

✅this is a Bulgarian song

💡nationality words begin with a capital letter in English.

1.名詞A2

釋義

保加利亞人

來自保加利亞的人

someone who comes from Bulgaria or has Bulgarian nationality.

例句

Diego met two Bulgarians on the train from Istanbul.

Diego 在從伊斯坦堡開出的火車上遇到兩位保加利亞人。

plural countable noun: Bulgarians

One Bulgarian in our class speaks five languages.

我們班有一位保加利亞人會說五種語言。

singular countable noun after 'one'

同義詞

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

❌I met Bulgarian on the bus.

✅I met a Bulgarian on the bus.

💡this sense is a countable noun, so singular use needs an article.

❌Three Bulgarian joined our tour.

✅Three Bulgarians joined our tour.

💡add the plural -s for more than one person.

2.名詞A2

釋義

保加利亞語

保加利亞使用的語言

the language that people in Bulgaria mostly speak.

例句

The guide wrote our names in Bulgarian on the tickets.

導遊把我們的名字用保加利亞語寫在票上。

pattern: in Bulgarian

Noa studies Bulgarian at night after work every Tuesday.

Noa 每週二下班後晚上學保加利亞語。

language name used with study verbs

同義詞

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'.

常見錯誤

❌I am learning a Bulgarian now.

✅I am learning Bulgarian now.

💡language names are uncountable in this use.

❌The note was wrote Bulgarian.

✅The note was written in Bulgarian.

💡use 'in' before the language after 'write'.

bulgarian

bulgarian — 形容詞

1. connected with Bulgaria, the people who live there, or the language used there.

用法筆記

常見錯誤

bulgarian — 名詞

1. someone who comes from Bulgaria or has Bulgarian nationality.

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. the language that people in Bulgaria mostly speak.

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤