The most common Bulgarian words, in frequency order

This is a frequency-based Bulgarian word list: words ranked by how often they actually occur in everyday text, with translations and pronunciation. Frequency-based learning means studying words in this order, so every hour goes to the words you will meet most. Learn the first 500 and you will recognise about 70% of the words in everyday Bulgarian. That is Zipf's law, and it is why this list is in this order. The first 250 are below; Zipf teaches all 5,000.

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The 250 most common Bulgarian words

#	Word	IPA	Part of speech	Meaning
1	на	[na]	preposition	of, on, to
2	съм	[sɤm]	verb	to be
3	и	[i]	conjunction	and
4	в	[v]	preposition	in
5	да	[da]	particle	to; yes
6	от	[ɔt]	preposition	from
7	за	[za]	preposition	for
8	се	[sɛ]	pronoun	oneself
9	с	[sɤ]	preposition	with
10	аз	[as]	pronoun	I
11	не	[nɛ]	particle	not
12	си	[si]	pronoun	oneself (to oneself); one's own
13	че	[t͡ʃɛ]	conjunction	that
14	този	[ˈtɔzi]	pronoun	this, that
15	по	[pɔ]	preposition	on, along, by, about
16	ще	[ʃtɛ]	particle	will
17	който	[ˈkɔjto]	pronoun	who, which, that
18	имам	[ˈimɐm]	verb	to have; there is
19	като	[kɐˈtɔ]	conjunction	as, like
20	един	[ɛˈdin]	numeral	one; a, an
21	мога	[ˈmɔɡɐ]	verb	can, to be able to
22	а	[a]	conjunction	and, but, whereas
23	ми	[mi]	pronoun	me, to me; my
24	но	[nɔ]	conjunction	but
25	до	[dɔ]	preposition	until
26	негов	[ˈnɛɡof]	pronoun	his, its
27	нямам	[ˈnʲa̟mɐm]	verb	to not have; there is no
28	много	[ˈmnɔɡo]	adverb	very, much, many
29	най		particle	most
30	ние	[ˈniɛ]	pronoun	we
31	ако	[ˈako]	conjunction	if
32	към	[kɤm]	preposition	towards
33	година	[ɡoˈdinɐ]	noun · feminine	year
34	ти	[ti]	pronoun	you
35	вие	[ˈviɛ]	pronoun	you (plural or formal)
36	ли	[li]	particle	question particle
37	само	[ˈsamo]	adverb	only
38	след	[slɛt]	preposition	after
39	през	[prɛs]	preposition	during
40	трябва	[ˈtrʲa̟bvɐ]	verb	must, have to
41	при	[pri]	preposition	at
42	така	[tɐˈka]	adverb	so, like this, thus
43	някой	[ˈnʲa̟koj]	pronoun	someone
44	или	[iˈli]	conjunction	or
45	всички	[ˈfsit͡ʃki]	pronoun	all, everybody
46	друг	[druk]	adjective	other
47	време	[ˈvrɛmɛ]	noun · neuter	time; weather
48	как	[kak]	adverb	how
49	какво	[kɐˈkvɔ]	pronoun	what
50	той	[tɔj]	pronoun	he
51	пръв	[prɤf]	adjective	first
52	искам	[ˈiskɐm]	verb	to want
53	те	[tɛ]	pronoun	they
54	голям	[ɡoˈlʲa̟m]	adjective	big
55	два	[dva]	numeral	two
56	още	[ˈɔʃtɛ]	adverb	more, still, yet
57	когато	[koˈɡato]	conjunction	when
58	бъда	[ˈbɤdɐ]	verb	to be
59	хора	[ˈxɔrɐ]	noun · masculine	people
60	нов	[nɔf]	adjective	new
61	ден	[dɛn]	noun · masculine	day
62	български	[ˈbɤɫɡɐrski]	adjective	Bulgarian
63	знам	[znam]	verb	to know
64	път	[pɤt]	noun · masculine	way, road; time (occasion)
65	малко	[ˈmaɫko]	adverb	a little
66	техен	[ˈtɛxɛn]	pronoun	their, theirs
67	всеки	[ˈfsɛki]	pronoun	each
68	вече	[ˈvɛt͡ʃɛ]	adverb	already
69	работа	[ˈrabotɐ]	noun · feminine	work, job
70	нещо	[ˈnɛʃto]	pronoun	something
71	кажа	[ˈkaʒɐ]	verb	to say, to tell
72	кой	[kɔj]	pronoun	who, which
73	преди	[prɛˈdi]	preposition	before, ago
74	повече	[ˈpɔvɛt͡ʃɛ]	adverb	more
75	сега	[sɛˈɡa]	adverb	now
76	място	[ˈmʲa̟sto]	noun · neuter	place
77	без	[bɛs]	preposition	without
78	право	[ˈpravo]	noun · neuter	right, law
79	живот	[ʒiˈvɔt]	noun · masculine	life
80	защото	[zɐʃˈtɔto]	conjunction	because
81	дете	[dɛˈtɛ]	noun · neuter	child
82	човек	[t͡ʃo̟ˈvɛk]	noun · masculine	person
83	добър	[doˈbɤr]	adjective	good
84	ставам	[ˈstavɐm]	verb	to become; to get up; to happen
85	тя	[tʲa̟]	pronoun	she
86	част	[t͡ʃa̟st]	noun · feminine	part
87	всичко	[ˈfsit͡ʃko]	pronoun	everything, all
88	страна	[strɐˈna]	noun · feminine	country; side
89	добре	[doˈbrɛ]	adverb	well, good; OK
90	защо	[zɐʃˈtɔ]	adverb	why
91	цял	[t͡sʲa̟ɫ]	adjective	whole
92	такъв	[tɐˈkɤf]	pronoun	such
93	жена	[ʒɛˈna]	noun · feminine	woman; wife
94	там	[tam]	adverb	there
95	все	[fsɛ]	adverb	always, all the time; still
96	град	[ɡrat]	noun · masculine	city, town
97	видя	[ˈvidʲɐ]	verb	to see
98	както	[kɐkˈtɔ]	conjunction	as
99	между	[mɛʒˈdu]	preposition	between
100	също	[ˈsɤʃto]	adverb	also
101	тук	[tuk]	adverb	here
102	свят	[svʲa̟t]	noun · masculine	world; holy
103	мисля	[ˈmislʲɐ]	verb	to think
104	стана	[ˈstanɐ]	verb	to become; to happen; to get up
105	свой	[svɔj]	pronoun	one's own
106	толкова	[ˈtɔɫkovɐ]	adverb	so much
107	наш	[naʃ]	pronoun	our
108	използвам	[isˈpɔɫzvɐm]	verb	to use
109	край	[kraj]	noun · masculine	end
110	под	[pɔt]	preposition	under
111	над	[nat]	preposition	above
112	мой	[mɔj]	pronoun	my
113	име	[ˈimɛ]	noun · neuter	name
114	взема	[ˈvzɛmɐ]	verb	to take
115	колко	[ˈkɔɫko]	pronoun	how much
116	последен	[poˈslɛdɛn]	adjective	last
117	въпрос	[vɐˈprɔs]	noun · masculine	question
118	час	[t͡ʃa̟s]	noun · masculine	hour; o'clock; lesson
119	срещу	[srɛʃˈtu]	preposition	against
120	какъв	[kɐˈkɤf]	pronoun	what, what kind of
121	няколко	[ˈnʲa̟koɫko]	pronoun	several
122	три	[tri]	numeral	three
123	втори	[ˈftɔri]	adjective	second
124	чрез	[t͡ʃrɛs]	preposition	via
125	малък	[ˈmaɫɐk]	adjective	small
126	ето	[ˈɛto]	particle	here is
127	около	[ˈɔkoɫo]	preposition	around
128	проблем	[proˈblɛm]	noun · masculine	problem
129	дали	[dɐˈli]	conjunction	whether
130	днес	[dnɛs]	adverb	today
131	докато	[dokɐˈtɔ]	conjunction	while
132	пак	[pak]	adverb	again
133	сам	[sam]	adjective	alone
134	просто	[ˈprɔsto]	adverb	simply
135	според	[spoˈrɛt]	preposition	according to
136	то	[tɔ]	pronoun	it
137	пара	[ˈparɐ]	noun · feminine	money; steam
138	момент	[moˈmɛnt]	noun · masculine	moment
139	мъж	[mɤʃ]	noun · masculine	man; husband
140	къде	[kɐˈdɛ]	adverb	where
141	различен	[rɐzˈlit͡ʃɛn]	adjective	different
142	винаги	[ˈvinɐɡi]	adverb	always
143	нищо	[ˈniʃto]	pronoun	nothing
144	остана	[oˈstanɐ]	verb	to remain
145	дори	[doˈri]	adverb	even
146	пред	[prɛt]	preposition	in front of
147	гледам	[ˈɡlɛdɐm]	verb	to watch
148	важен	[ˈvaʒɛn]	adjective	important
149	история	[iˈstɔrijɐ]	noun · feminine	history, story
150	заради	[zɐrɐˈdi]	preposition	because of
151	същ	[sɤʃt]	adjective	same
152	точно	[ˈtɔt͡ʃno]	adverb	exactly
153	начин	[ˈnat͡ʃin]	noun · masculine	way
154	случай	[ˈsɫut͡ʃɐj]	noun · masculine	case
155	център	[ˈt͡sɛntɐr]	noun · masculine	center
156	живея	[ʒiˈvɛjɐ]	verb	to live
157	говоря	[ɡoˈvɔrʲɐ]	verb	to speak
158	майка	[ˈmajkɐ]	noun · feminine	mother
159	национален	[nɐt͡sioˈnalɛn]	adjective	national
160	система	[siˈstɛmɐ]	noun · feminine	system
161	започна	[zɐˈpɔt͡ʃnɐ]	verb	to begin
162	държава	[dɐrˈʒa̟vɐ]	noun · feminine	state, country
163	май	[maj]	particle	probably, it seems; May
164	месец	[ˈmɛsɛt͡s]	noun · masculine	month
165	дума	[ˈdumɐ]	noun · feminine	word
166	направя	[nɐˈpravʲɐ]	verb	to do, to make
167	доста	[ˈdɔstɐ]	adverb	quite a lot
168	обичам	[oˈbit͡ʃɐm]	verb	to love; to like
169	книга	[ˈkniɡɐ]	noun · feminine	book
170	където	[kɐˈdɛto]	conjunction	where
171	сила	[ˈsiɫɐ]	noun · feminine	strength
172	ваш	[vaʃ]	pronoun	your
173	душа	[doˈʃa̟]	noun · feminine	soul
174	добро	[doˈbrɔ]	noun · neuter	good
175	отново	[otˈnɔvo]	adverb	again
176	септември	[sɛpˈtɛɱvri]	noun · masculine	September
177	следвам	[ˈslɛdvɐm]	verb	to follow
178	вода	[voˈda]	noun · feminine	water
179	тогава	[toˈɡavɐ]	adverb	then
180	заедно	[ˈzaɛdno]	adverb	together
181	община	[opʃtiˈna]	noun · feminine	municipality
182	общ	[ɔpʃt]	adjective	common
183	семейство	[sɛˈmɛjstvo]	noun · neuter	family
184	цена	[t͡sɛˈna]	noun · feminine	price
185	върху	[vɐrˈxu]	preposition	on
186	търся	[ˈtɤrsʲɐ]	verb	to search
187	група	[ˈɡrupɐ]	noun · feminine	group
188	приятел	[priˈja̟tɛɫ]	noun · masculine	friend
189	син	[sin]	noun · masculine	son; blue
190	пиша	[ˈpiʃɐ]	verb	to write
191	игра	[iˈɡra]	noun · feminine	game
192	никога	[ˈnikoɡɐ]	adverb	never
193	себе	[ˈsɛbɛ]	pronoun	oneself
194	получа	[poˈɫut͡ʃɐ]	verb	to receive
195	неин	[ˈnɛin]	pronoun	her, hers
196	никой	[ˈnikoj]	pronoun	nobody
197	европейски	[ɛvroˈpɛjski]	adjective	European
198	вид	[vit]	noun · masculine	kind, type
199	среща	[ˈsrɛʃtɐ]	noun · feminine	meeting
200	момиче	[moˈmit͡ʃɛ]	noun · neuter	girl
201	ръка	[rɐˈka]	noun · feminine	hand
202	земя	[zɛˈmʲa̟]	noun · feminine	earth, land
203	цел	[t͡sɛɫ]	noun · feminine	goal
204	руски	[ˈruski]	adjective	Russian
205	бързо	[ˈbɤrzo]	adverb	quickly
206	някакъв	[ˈnʲa̟kɐkɐf]	pronoun	some
207	филм	[fiɫm]	noun · masculine	film
208	март	[mart]	noun · masculine	March
209	световен	[svɛˈtɔvɛn]	adjective	world, global
210	дойда	[ˈdɔjdɐ]	verb	to come
211	кола	[koˈɫa]	noun · feminine	car
212	основен	[oˈsnɔvɛn]	adjective	basic, main
213	освен	[oˈsvɛn]	preposition	except, besides
214	къща	[ˈkɤʃtɐ]	noun · feminine	house
215	идея	[iˈdɛjɐ]	noun · feminine	idea
216	училище	[oˈt͡ʃiliʃtɛ]	noun · neuter	school
217	вечер	[ˈvɛt͡ʃɛr]	noun · feminine	evening
218	стар	[star]	adjective	old
219	начало	[nɐˈt͡ʃa̟ɫo]	noun · neuter	beginning
220	минута	[miˈnutɐ]	noun · feminine	minute
221	село	[ˈsɛɫo]	noun · neuter	village
222	баща	[bɐʃˈta]	noun · masculine	father
223	трети	[ˈtrɛti]	adjective	third
224	връзка	[ˈvrɤskɐ]	noun · feminine	connection
225	помощ	[ˈpɔmoʃt]	noun · feminine	help
226	бял	[bʲa̟ɫ]	adjective	white
227	седмица	[ˈsɛdmit͡sɐ]	noun · feminine	week
228	област	[ˈɔbɫɐst]	noun · feminine	region
229	водя	[ˈvɔdʲɐ]	verb	to lead
230	затова	[zɐtoˈva]	adverb	therefore
231	късно	[ˈkɤsno]	adverb	late
232	пък	[pɤk]	conjunction	but, while
233	известен	[izˈvɛstɛn]	adjective	well-known
234	лице	[liˈt͡sɛ]	noun · neuter	face; person
235	истински	[ˈistinski]	adjective	real, genuine
236	око	[oˈkɔ]	noun · neuter	eye
237	продължавам	[prodɐɫˈʒa̟vɐm]	verb	to continue
238	брат	[brat]	noun · masculine	brother
239	променя	[promɛˈnʲɤ̟]	verb	to change
240	резултат	[rɛzoɫˈtat]	noun · masculine	result
241	идвам	[ˈidvɐm]	verb	to come
242	поне	[poˈnɛ]	adverb	at least
243	сред	[srɛt]	preposition	among
244	специален	[spɛt͡siˈalɛn]	adjective	special
245	често	[ˈt͡ʃɛsto]	adverb	often
246	министър	[miˈnistɐr]	noun · masculine	minister
247	мач	[mat͡ʃ]	noun · masculine	match
248	колкото	[ˈkɔɫkoto]	conjunction	as much as
249	съд	[sɤt]	noun · masculine	court; vessel, container
250	наистина	[nɐˈistinɐ]	adverb	really, truly

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