Bulgarian and Macedonian: 186 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Bulgarian | Macedonian |
|---|---|---|---|
| еbg [ɛ]mk /e/ | to be | #2 | #4 |
| иbg [i]mk /i/ | and | #5 | #7 |
| но[nɔ] | but | #21 | #31 |
| такаbg [tɐˈka]mk [ˈtaka] | that way, thus, so | #32 | #52 |
| беше[ˈbɛʃɛ] | to be | #40 | #35 |
| самоbg [ˈsamo]mk [ˈsamɔ] | only, just | #48 | #28 |
| сегаbg [sɛˈɡa]mk [ˈsɛɡa] | now | #51 | #38 |
| илиbg [iˈli]mk [ili] | or | #64 | #68 |
| сме[smɛ] | to be | #71 | #75 |
| време[ˈvrɛmɛ] | time | #79 | #71 |
| без[bɛs] | without | #109 | #109 |
| при[pri] | at, near, by | #113 | #728 |
| ден[dɛn] | day | #117 | #113 |
| едноbg [ɛdˈnɔ]mk [ˈɛdnɔ] | one | #118 | #180 |
| бил[biɫ] | to be | #132 | #137 |
| париbg [ˈpari]mk [ˈpaɾi] | money | #183 | #161 |
| сам[sam] | alone, by oneself | #189 | #237 |
| двеbg [ˈdvɛ]mk [dvɛ] | two | #190 | #200 |
| заедноbg [ˈzaɛdno]mk [ˈzaɛdnɔ] | together | #192 | #198 |
| проблемbg [proˈblɛm]mk [ˈprɔblɛm] | problem | #204 | #184 |
| животbg [ʒiˈvɔt]mk [ˈʒivɔt] | life | #205 | #146 |
| под[pɔt] | under | #207 | #194 |
| сигурноbg [ˈsiɡorno]mk [ˈsiɡurnɔ] | surely, certainly | #211 | #159 |
| три[tri] | three | #215 | #177 |
| станаbg [ˈstanɐ]mk [ˈstana] | to become | #218 | #505 |
| утре[ˈutrɛ] | tomorrow | #219 | #210 |
| билаbg [biˈɫa]mk [ˈbiɫa] | to be | #223 | #277 |
| билоbg [ˈbiɫo]mk [ˈbiɫɔ] | to be | #232 | #144 |
| освенbg [oˈsvɛn]mk [ˈɔsvɛn] | except, apart from, besides | #246 | #233 |
| когаbg [koˈɡa]mk [ˈkɔɡa] | when | #249 | #37 |
| два[dva] | two | #273 | #193 |
| брат[brat] | brother | #274 | #190 |
| момчеbg [momˈt͡ʃɛ]mk [ˈmɔmt͡ʃɛ] | boy | #283 | #223 |
| годинаbg [ɡoˈdinɐ]mk [ˈɡɔdina] | year | #303 | #239 |
| детеbg [dɛˈtɛ]mk [ˈdɛtɛ] | child, kid | #317 | #215 |
| сериозноbg [sɛriˈɔzno]mk [sɛɾiˈɔznɔ] | seriously | #338 | #401 |
| сестраbg [sɛˈstra]mk [ˈsɛstra] | sister | #348 | #340 |
| над[nat] | above, over | #353 | #395 |
| дадеbg [dɐˈdɛ]mk [ˈdadɛ] | to give | #366 | #255 |
| часbg [t͡ʃa̟s]mk [t͡ʃas] | hour | #378 | #357 |
| готовbg [ɡoˈtɔf]mk [ˈɡɔtɔf] | ready, prepared | #382 | #797 |
| зад[zat] | behind | #406 | #380 |
| пет[pɛt] | five | #410 | #334 |
| лесноbg [ˈlɛsno]mk [ˈlɛsnɔ] | easily | #420 | #341 |
| чаоbg [ˈt͡ʃa̟o]mk [ˈt͡ʃaɔ] | bye | #427 | #347 |
| долуbg [ˈdɔɫo]mk [ˈdɔɫu] | down, downward | #444 | #306 |
| преводbg [ˈprɛvot]mk [ˈprɛvɔt] | translation | #446 | #413 |
| причинаbg [priˈt͡ʃinɐ]mk [ˈprit͡ʃina] | cause, reason | #447 | #366 |
| нов[nɔf] | new | #473 | #325 |
| противbg [proˈtif]mk [ˈprɔtif] | against | #480 | #253 |
| двете[ˈdvɛtɛ] | two | #489 | #554 |
| четириbg [ˈt͡ʃɛtri]mk [ˈt͡ʃɛtiɾi] | four | #509 | #424 |
| грешкаbg [ˈɡrɛʃkɐ]mk [ˈɡrɛʃka] | mistake, error | #515 | #396 |
| изборbg [ˈizbor]mk [ˈizbɔr] | choice | #525 | #391 |
| вчераbg [ˈft͡ʃɛrɐ]mk [ˈft͡ʃɛɾa] | yesterday | #536 | #451 |
| особеноbg [oˈsɔbɛno]mk [ɔˈsɔbɛnɔ] | especially, particularly | #556 | #1,123 |
| кафеbg [kɐˈfɛ]mk [ˈkafɛ] | coffee | #567 | #497 |
| шестbg [ʃɛs]mk [ʃɛst] | six | #577 | #510 |
| месец[ˈmɛsɛt͡s] | month | #596 | #560 |
| вниманиеbg [vniˈmaniɛ]mk [vniˈmani(j)ɛ] | attention | #638 | #536 |
| честоbg [ˈt͡ʃɛsto]mk [ˈt͡ʃɛstɔ] | often, frequently | #641 | #675 |
| задник[ˈzadnik] | buttocks, bottom, butt | #686 | #1,269 |
| идиот[idiˈɔt] | idiot | #698 | #623 |
| мое[ˈmɔɛ] | my, mine | #712 | #454 |
| раноbg [ˈrano]mk [ˈranɔ] | early | #714 | #1,055 |
| детектив[dɛtɛkˈtif] | detective | #723 | #1,006 |
| десет[ˈdɛsɛt] | ten | #741 | #634 |
| бабаbg [ˈbabɐ]mk [ˈbaba] | grandmother, grandma, granny, gran | #759 | #669 |
| секундаbg [sɛˈkundɐ]mk [sɛˈkunda] | second | #760 | #620 |
| групаbg [ˈɡrupɐ]mk [ˈɡrupa] | group | #762 | #621 |
| стар[star] | old | #764 | #500 |
| бебе[ˈbɛbɛ] | baby, infant, babe | #771 | #599 |
| лицеbg [liˈt͡sɛ]mk [ˈlit͡sɛ] | face | #774 | #417 |
| виновенbg [viˈnɔvɛn]mk [ˈvinɔvɛn] | guilty, culpable | #776 | #740 |
| минутаbg [miˈnutɐ]mk [ˈminuta] | minute | #778 | #550 |
| внимателноbg [vniˈmatɛɫno]mk [vniˈmatɛɫnɔ] | carefully, cautiously | #782 | #680 |
| музикаbg [ˈmuzikɐ]mk [ˈmuzika] | music | #817 | #770 |
| книгаbg [ˈkniɡɐ]mk [ˈkniɡa] | book | #821 | #577 |
| синкоbg [ˈsiŋko]mk [ˈsiŋkɔ] | son | #849 | #677 |
| картаbg [ˈkartɐ]mk [ˈkarta] | map | #853 | #1,060 |
| телефон[tɛlɛˈfɔn] | telephone | #874 | #438 |
| главаbg [ɡɫɐˈva]mk [ˈɡɫava] | head | #903 | #400 |
| шоуbg [ˈʃɔw]mk [ˈʃɔu] | show | #910 | #995 |
| величествоbg [vɛˈlit͡ʃɛstvo]mk [vɛˈlit͡ʃɛstvɔ] | Majesty | #931 | #1,361 |
| опасностbg [oˈpasnost]mk [ˈɔpasnɔst] | danger, peril | #934 | #633 |
| разговорbg [ˈrazɡovor]mk [ˈrazɡɔvɔr] | talk, conversation | #942 | #805 |
| болницаbg [ˈbɔɫnit͡sɐ]mk [ˈbɔɫnit͡sa] | hospital | #964 | #602 |
| крал[kraɫ] | king | #972 | #530 |
| виноbg [ˈvino]mk [ˈvinɔ] | wine | #987 | #814 |
| секси[ˈsɛksi] | sexy | #1,019 | #989 |
| рибаbg [ˈribɐ]mk [ˈriba] | fish | #1,023 | #872 |
| шегаbg [ʃɛˈɡa]mk [ˈʃɛɡa] | joke, jest | #1,046 | #885 |
| хотелbg [xoˈtɛɫ]mk [ˈxɔtɛɫ] | hotel | #1,055 | #1,095 |
| бавноbg [ˈbavno]mk [ˈbavnɔ] | slowly | #1,059 | #1,846 |
| мои[ˈmɔi] | my, mine | #1,062 | #503 |
| полковникbg [poɫˈkɔvnik]mk [ˈpɔɫkɔvnik] | colonel | #1,068 | #1,854 |
| силен[ˈsilɛn] | strong, powerful | #1,071 | #904 |
| клуб[kɫup] | club | #1,090 | #1,015 |
| глас[ɡɫas] | voice | #1,092 | #759 |
| чашаbg [ˈt͡ʃa̟ʃɐ]mk [ˈt͡ʃaʃa] | glass | #1,093 | #1,434 |
| мир[mir] | peace | #1,095 | #579 |
| ниво[niˈvɔ] | level | #1,116 | #863 |
| дамаbg [ˈdamɐ]mk [ˈdama] | lady | #1,129 | #1,109 |
| наш[naʃ] | our, ours | #1,146 | #839 |
| половинаbg [poɫoˈvinɐ]mk [pɔˈɫɔvina] | half | #1,148 | #453 |
| дух[dux] | ghost | #1,165 | #657 |
| разликаbg [ˈrazlikɐ]mk [ˈrazlika] | difference | #1,168 | #501 |
| тукаbg [ˈtukɐ]mk [ˈtuka] | here | #1,177 | #50 |
| делоbg [ˈdɛɫo]mk [ˈdɛɫɔ] | work, deed, act | #1,182 | #1,082 |
| знак[znak] | sign | #1,184 | #662 |
| чувствоbg [ˈt͡ʃu̟fstvo]mk [ˈt͡ʃufstvɔ] | feeling, sensation | #1,197 | #801 |
| улицаbg [ˈulit͡sɐ]mk [ˈulit͡sa] | street | #1,201 | #539 |
| парчеbg [pɐrˈt͡ʃɛ]mk [ˈpart͡ʃɛ] | piece | #1,205 | #868 |
| клиент[kliˈɛnt] | client | #1,218 | #1,208 |
| косаbg [koˈsa]mk [ˈkɔsa] | hair | #1,219 | #798 |
| окоbg [oˈkɔ]mk [ˈɔkɔ] | eye | #1,224 | #946 |
| милион[miliˈɔn] | million | #1,237 | #881 |
| душаbg [doˈʃa̟]mk [ˈduʃa] | soul | #1,251 | #838 |
| гладен[ˈɡɫadɛn] | hungry | #1,264 | #858 |
| масаbg [ˈmasɐ]mk [ˈmasa] | table | #1,265 | #866 |
| генерал[ɡɛnɛˈraɫ] | general | #1,276 | #1,302 |
| офицерbg [ofiˈt͡sɛr]mk [ˈɔfit͡sɛr] | officer | #1,285 | #1,771 |
| интернет[ˈintɛrnɛt] | Internet | #1,286 | #1,136 |
| планетаbg [pɫɐˈnɛtɐ]mk [pɫaˈnɛta] | planet | #1,293 | #1,005 |
| член[t͡ʃlɛn] | member | #1,296 | #1,072 |
| девет[ˈdɛvɛt] | nine | #1,313 | #1,163 |
| бомбаbg [ˈbɔmbɐ]mk [ˈbɔmba] | bomb | #1,329 | #957 |
| нож[nɔʃ] | knife | #1,336 | #1,000 |
| брак[brak] | marriage, matrimony | #1,337 | #910 |
| ваш[vaʃ] | your, yours | #1,351 | #1,190 |
| машинаbg [mɐˈʃinɐ]mk [ˈmaʃina] | machine | #1,352 | #1,056 |
| моделbg [moˈdɛɫ]mk [ˈmɔdɛɫ] | model | #1,361 | #1,824 |
| парк[park] | park | #1,380 | #1,128 |
| интересbg [intɛˈrɛs]mk [ˈintɛɾɛs] | interest | #1,391 | #1,873 |
| класаbg [ˈkɫasɐ]mk [ˈkɫasa] | class | #1,404 | #1,376 |
| затворbg [zɐtˈvɔr]mk [ˈzatvɔr] | prison, jail | #1,415 | #355 |
| принц[print͡s] | prince | #1,430 | #1,498 |
| животноbg [ʒiˈvɔtno]mk [ˈʒivɔtnɔ] | animal | #1,441 | #1,011 |
| век[vɛk] | century | #1,449 | #1,344 |
| контактbg [konˈtakt]mk [ˈkɔntakt] | contact | #1,464 | #815 |
| дватаbg [ˈdvatɐ]mk [ˈdvata] | two | #1,470 | #1,400 |
| островbg [ˈɔstrof]mk [ˈɔstrɔf] | island | #1,493 | #1,202 |
| златоbg [ˈzɫato]mk [ˈzɫatɔ] | gold | #1,506 | #746 |
| пациентbg [pɐt͡siˈɛnt]mk [pat͡siˈɛnt] | patient | #1,524 | #1,790 |
| видеоbg [ˈvidɛo]mk [ˈvidɛɔ] | video | #1,527 | #1,244 |
| резултатbg [rɛzoɫˈtat]mk [rɛzuɫˈtat] | result | #1,540 | #1,858 |
| понеделникbg [ponɛˈdɛɫnik]mk [pɔˈnɛdɛɫnik] | Monday | #1,551 | #1,422 |
| север[ˈsɛvɛr] | north | #1,552 | #1,088 |
| сто[stɔ] | hundred | #1,566 | #1,385 |
| професорbg [proˈfɛsor]mk [ˈprɔfɛsɔr] | professor | #1,571 | #1,625 |
| богатbg [boˈɡat]mk [ˈbɔɡat] | rich, wealthy | #1,572 | #1,404 |
| стил[stiɫ] | style | #1,578 | #1,010 |
| проектbg [proˈɛkt]mk [ˈprɔɛkt] | project | #1,604 | #1,670 |
| проклетbg [proˈklɛt]mk [ˈprɔklɛt] | cursed, damned | #1,616 | #917 |
| крадецbg [krɐˈdɛt͡s]mk [ˈkradɛt͡s] | thief | #1,619 | #1,470 |
| американскиbg [ɐmɛriˈkanski]mk [amɛˈrikanski] | American | #1,671 | #1,258 |
| нормаленbg [norˈmalɛn]mk [ˈnɔrmalɛn] | normal, standard | #1,679 | #1,403 |
| банкаbg [ˈbaŋkɐ]mk [ˈbaŋka] | bank | #1,682 | #1,212 |
| куршумbg [korˈʃu̟m]mk [ˈkurʃum] | bullet | #1,706 | #1,104 |
| пример[ˈprimɛr] | example, instance | #1,709 | #578 |
| бандаbg [ˈbandɐ]mk [ˈbanda] | gang | #1,710 | #1,910 |
| треваbg [trɛˈva]mk [ˈtrɛva] | grass | #1,735 | #1,370 |
| глад[ɡɫat] | hunger | #1,736 | #1,950 |
| аминbg [ɐˈmin]mk [ˈamin] | amen | #1,739 | #1,503 |
| сок[sɔk] | juice | #1,742 | #1,611 |
| звук[zvuk] | sound | #1,755 | #1,477 |
| правилоbg [ˈpraviɫo]mk [ˈpraviɫɔ] | rule | #1,757 | #1,283 |
| топлоbg [ˈtɔpɫo]mk [ˈtɔpɫɔ] | warmly | #1,781 | #1,261 |
| селоbg [ˈsɛɫo]mk [ˈsɛɫɔ] | village | #1,782 | #1,345 |
| твои[ˈtvɔi] | your, yours | #1,790 | #845 |
| пицаbg [ˈpit͡sɐ]mk [ˈpit͡sa] | pizza | #1,792 | #1,539 |
| болест[ˈbɔlɛst] | illness, disease, sickness, malady, ailment | #1,801 | #1,262 |
| кожаbg [ˈkɔʒɐ]mk [ˈkɔʒa] | skin | #1,810 | #1,255 |
| ангел[ˈaŋɡɛɫ] | angel | #1,813 | #1,332 |
| периодbg [pɛriˈɔt]mk [pɛɾiˈɔt] | period | #1,829 | #1,532 |
| законbg [zɐˈkɔn]mk [ˈzakɔn] | law | #1,835 | #1,097 |
| сладоледbg [sɫɐdoˈlɛt]mk [ˈsɫadɔlɛt] | ice cream | #1,861 | #1,705 |
| киноbg [ˈkino]mk [ˈkinɔ] | cinema, movies | #1,868 | #1,872 |
| кошмарbg [koʃˈmar]mk [ˈkɔʃmar] | nightmare | #1,875 | #1,866 |
| западbg [ˈzapɐt]mk [ˈzapat] | west | #1,877 | #1,406 |
| фирмаbg [ˈfirmɐ]mk [ˈfirma] | firm, company | #1,886 | #1,935 |
| роб[rɔp] | slave | #1,905 | #1,052 |
| познатbg [poˈznat]mk [ˈpɔznat] | known, familiar | #1,915 | #951 |
| слаб[sɫap] | weak, effete, feeble, puny | #1,922 | #1,407 |
| сол[sɔɫ] | salt | #1,945 | #1,192 |
| радиоbg [ˈradio]mk [ˈradi(j)ɔ] | radio | #1,971 | #1,162 |
The speaker plays the voice the LangX app uses for that language — synthesised, not a native speaker, so treat it as a guide.
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.