The official language in Bulgaria is Bulgarian. English, German, French and Russian are spoken to a high standard by 60 % of the young people.

Signs along international motorways, in airports and resorts are also spelled in Roman letters.

For your information we are publishing some common Bulgarian expressions and basic words:

• Hello - (zdravei)
• Hello (informal) - (zdrasti)
• Good morning - (dobro utro)
• God evening - (dober vecher)
• Good night - (leka nosht)
• Good bye - (dovijdane)
• How are you? - (kak si)
• I'm fine - (dobre sum)
• All the best - (vsichko nai-hubavo)
• Regards - (pozdravi)
• Thank you - (blagodaria)
• Yes - (da)
• No - (ne)
• My name is .. - (kazvam se)
• Do you speak English ? - (govorite li angliiski?)
• I don't understand Bulgarian - ( Ne razbiram bulgarski )
• Where is the toilet? - (Kude e toaletnata?)

Interesting fact:
The history of the alphabet dates from the second half of the ninth century, when the brothers Cyril and Methodii developed it.