Bulgarian and Ukrainian: 53 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.
Bulgarian Ukrainian
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 | Ukrainian |
|---|---|---|---|
| добре | well | #25 | #47 |
| там | there | #78 | #43 |
| точно | exactly, precisely, accurately | #102 | #146 |
| без | without | #109 | #99 |
| три | three | #215 | #169 |
| мамо | vocative singular of ма́ма | #230 | #330 |
| два | two | #273 | #140 |
| брат | brother | #274 | #269 |
| ясно | clearly | #276 | #245 |
| момент | moment, instant | #300 | #488 |
| сестра | sister | #348 | #525 |
| над | above, over | #353 | #232 |
| де | where | #358 | #69 |
| син | son | #399 | #345 |
| план | plan, scheme | #554 | #432 |
| ваше | your, yours | #603 | #361 |
| ваша | your, yours | #704 | #189 |
| рано | early | #714 | #627 |
| група | group | #762 | #1,556 |
| абсолютно | absolutely | #773 | #562 |
| система | system | #795 | #1,282 |
| тихо | quietly | #807 | #518 |
| музика | music | #817 | #1,218 |
| книга | book | #821 | #1,154 |
| телефон | telephone | #874 | #500 |
| президент | president | #891 | #1,008 |
| шоу | show | #910 | #797 |
| слава | glory | #926 | #747 |
| чай | tea | #941 | #1,061 |
| герой | hero | #954 | #1,369 |
| вино | wine | #987 | #1,198 |
| сезон | season | #1,063 | #966 |
| клуб | club | #1,090 | #1,317 |
| мир | peace | #1,095 | #561 |
| наш | our, ours | #1,146 | #179 |
| половина | half | #1,148 | #1,674 |
| око | eye | #1,224 | #1,525 |
| наша | our, ours | #1,275 | #312 |
| генерал | general | #1,276 | #1,740 |
| костюм | suit | #1,299 | #1,193 |
| тест | test | #1,346 | #1,572 |
| ваш | your, yours | #1,351 | #191 |
| принц | prince | #1,430 | #1,615 |
| ключ | key | #1,483 | #828 |
| рак | crawfish, crayfish | #1,523 | #1,709 |
| сто | hundred | #1,566 | #847 |
| професор | professor | #1,571 | #1,695 |
| урок | lesson | #1,653 | #1,285 |
| мак | poppy | #1,729 | #1,441 |
| звук | sound | #1,755 | #1,041 |
| правило | rule | #1,757 | #1,415 |
| майор | major | #1,787 | #1,880 |
| закон | law | #1,835 | #1,205 |
The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.