Bulgarian

A complete course for beginners in spoken and written Bulgarian, this publication aims to teach you to understand and use the contemporary language in a variety of typical, everyday situations. Above all it is functional, enabling you to communicate and interact, using the language for positive, practical purposes. You are introduced to the Bulgarian alphabet right from the start of the course and there is help with both reading and writing the Cyrillic script throughout the book.;The course is divided into 20 carefully graded interlocking units. Each unit is devoted to a particular topic or situation and each successive unit builds naturally on the material covered in previous units.;The first half of the book is a basic grammar and thematic "survival kit". The emphasis here is on the present tense and on immediate situations, such as those you would find in Bulgaria.;From unit ten, you progress to learn about the other tenses and more advanced grammar. As your grammar and vocabulary increase, you should be able to make more use of the tables and lists in the appendix at the back of the text.;New language, which should also help with pronunciation and provide extra practice with listening comprehension, is introduced via the dialogues, which are available on the accompanying cassette. The cassette (ISBN 0-340-87054-0) and book (ISBN 0-340-87052-4) can also be purchased separately.