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Free Bulgarian flashcards

The fastest words to learn are the ones you see most. This deck lists the 60 most common Bulgarian words, each with a clear English meaning and a real example sentence. Study them below, or download the deck for Anki or Quizlet.

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The best Bulgarian flashcards to learn first are the words you meet most often. This free deck pairs the 60 most common Bulgarian words, like къща, дом, вода, with a plain English meaning and a real example sentence for each. Download it as a CSV for Anki or Quizlet, or learn the words in context by reading.

CSV columns are word, translation, example (with a header row). Ready to import into Anki, Quizlet, or any spaced-repetition app.

60 most common Bulgarian words · Updated July 2026

Bulgarian Meaning Example
къща house Това е моята къща.
дом home Моят дом е малък.
вода water Искам чаша вода.
хляб bread Купувам пресен хляб.
книга book Чета интересна книга.
маса table Масата е в кухнята.
стол chair Столът е до масата.
врата door Вратата е отворена.
прозорец window Отварям прозореца.
кола car Той има нова кола.
град city, town София е голям град.
улица street Живея на тази улица.
ден day Днес е хубав ден.
нощ night Лека нощ!
година year Тази година пътувам много.
време time; weather Времето днес е хубаво.
човек person, human being Той е добър човек.
жена woman; wife Тя е моята жена.
мъж man; husband Мъжът работи в офиса.
дете child Детето играе в парка.
приятел friend Той е моят най-добър приятел.
семейство family Обичам моето семейство.
работа work, job Имам много работа днес.
училище school Децата отиват на училище.
храна food Храната тук е вкусна.
пари money Нямам достатъчно пари.
магазин shop, store Отивам до магазина.
съм to be Аз съм студент.
имам to have Имам две сестри.
правя to do, make Какво правиш сега?
искам to want Искам кафе, моля.
мога can, to be able to Мога да плувам.
отивам to go Отивам на работа.
идвам to come Идвам веднага.
говоря to speak, talk Говоря малко български.
виждам to see Виждам къщата оттук.
знам to know Не знам отговора.
обичам to love; to like Обичам да чета.
ям to eat Ям плодове всеки ден.
пия to drink Пия чай всяка сутрин.
живея to live Живея в София.
работя to work Работя в болница.
купувам to buy Купувам плодове от пазара.
чета to read Чета вестник всеки ден.
добър good Той е добър учител.
лош bad Времето е лошо днес.
голям big, large Това е голям проблем.
малък small Имам малко куче.
нов new Купих нов телефон.
стар old Това е стара къща.
хубав nice, beautiful Филмът беше много хубав.
красив beautiful, handsome Тя има красива усмивка.
лесен easy Тестът беше лесен.
труден difficult, hard Този въпрос е труден.
и and Аз и ти сме приятели.
или or Искаш ли чай или кафе?
но but Искам да дойда, но нямам време.
да yes; to (before a verb) Да, разбирам.
не no; not Не, благодаря.
с with Ходя на кино с приятели.

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Flashcards fix words in memory; reading teaches you to use them. Lingo7 lets you read real books in Bulgarian with sentence-aligned translation and native-narrated audio, and save any word to review later. Free to start.

How to use these flashcards

The deck is built from high-frequency words, the ones that make up most of everyday Bulgarian. Learning them first gives you the biggest return per card, because you will meet them again and again the moment you start reading or listening.

Flashcards work best with spaced repetition: review a card, and if you knew it, wait longer before seeing it again. Anki and Quizlet both do this automatically. Download the CSV, import it, and review a few minutes a day. Keep the example sentence on the card so you learn how the word actually behaves, not just its dictionary gloss.

One honest limit: flashcards build recognition, but you learn to use a word by meeting it in real context. Pair this deck with reading. When a word you drilled shows up in a story, it stops being a flashcard and becomes part of the language. That pairing is what reading in Lingo7 is built for.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best flashcards to learn Bulgarian?

Start with the most frequent words. A few thousand high-frequency Bulgarian words cover the majority of everyday text, so each of those cards pays off far more than a rare one. This deck gives you the top 60 to begin with, each with a meaning and an example sentence, so you learn the word in context rather than in isolation. When a card sticks, meet the word again in a real book to lock it in.

How do I import these Bulgarian flashcards into Anki?

Click Download CSV to save the deck, then in Anki choose File, Import and select the file. Map the first column to the front (the Bulgarian word) and the second to the back (the meaning); the third column holds an example sentence you can add to the back too. The first row is a header, so tell Anki to ignore it or delete that one card. For Quizlet, use Copy for Quizlet and paste into the import box with Tab between term and definition.

Are flashcards enough to learn Bulgarian?

Flashcards are excellent for building recognition and drilling the first few thousand words, but on their own they teach words out of context. You learn to use Bulgarian, not just recognize it, by reading and hearing the words in real sentences. The efficient combination is flashcards for raw vocabulary plus reading for context, collocation and grammar. That is exactly what Lingo7 is built around.

How many Bulgarian words do I need to know to read a book?

Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 common words cover most everyday Bulgarian text, and around 5,000 gets you comfortably through many novels. You do not need all of them before you start: with sentence-aligned translation you can begin reading real Bulgarian at a couple of thousand words and pick up the rest from context. This deck is a fast way to front-load the most useful 60.