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    WrocaABWA MAKERONUA a ____——————— * LESSON A Learning to read Bulgarian Bulgarian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet, the same alphabet in which Russian is writen. The comespondence between letters and sounds in Bulgarian is very close to that of Russian, Dut not identical. Once students who know Russian have adjasted to the minor differences, they will find Bulgarian very easy to read Stdents who are encountering the Cyrillic alphabet forthe first time should not despair ~ it isnot as hard as it looks. Indeed, it will be considerably easier to Tea to reed Bulgarian than it was to learn to read English. One of the reasons for this is that, with very few exceptions, every Bulgarian letter always stands fo the same sound. Furthermore, every sound is always rendered by the same Bulgarian Teter. Once the correspondence between letter and sound is leamed, therefore, one is able to read (and to write) Bulgarian. ‘The few exceptions tothe “one letter ~ one sound” rule wll be detailed in Lesson C. ‘The letters of the Bulgarian alphabet are presented below in four different ‘groups, The full Bulgarian alphabet is given atthe end of Lesson A Letter and sound found in English, letter-sound correspondence as in English Leter sound asin father bet skin, score L small, mix i sll nares [Note that 1 and -x- are pronounced withour the puff of breath that nonmally accompanies them in English, Pronounce "kin" holding your hand in front of your ‘mouths now pronounce “skin”, You will note tht the “K" in “skin” lacks the pu of treath that is present when you say “kin”. All instances of x: (and of --) in Bulgarian should be pronounced in tis second way, without the puff of breath. 3 Tetter and sound found in English, letter-sound correspondence not as in English Video, evidence Itiled -r] * sister, center oot [velae -ch-]** * found in many European languages ag in Scottish loch or German Bach ‘The sounds represented by -p- and -x- exist in English only as an imitation of the native pronunciation of certain European speakers. These sounds are quite ‘common, however, expecially in certain inellecwal environments. "The sounds represented by -0- and -y- ae very close to those of English -o- and -u-. The difference is tat the Bulgarian vowel sounds are pronounced without ‘the offlide (the slight “w sound atthe end) that accompanies them in English Pronounce “boat” and "boot very slowly and listen forthe point at which each Yowel plies down into a hint of *w", To pronounce the Bulgarian sound correctly, Top Before the English -o- or -oo- sound moves to the “W” stage. Sound found in English, letter not found in English Lener sound asin £ e shi, sugar ashtray ‘ofa * Bnglish unstressed (a) BesneneeneKET Regence -

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