а
Definitions
- 1.The first letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called а (a), and written in the Cyrillic script.
- 2.used in orders for emphasis: let’s, just
А върви де!
A vǎrvi de! — Come on, go ahead!
А да идем на кино.
A da idem na kino. — Let’s go to the pictures.
А удари ме, ако смееш.
A udari me, ako smeeš. — Just you hit me, if you dare.
- 3.just, about to, on the point of, almost
разперила криле, а-а да хвръкне
razperila krile, a-a da hvrǎkne — with wings spread out, about to fly off
- 4.used to express surprise or wonder: ah, oh, ha, why
А, ето къде си бил!
A, eto kǎde si bil! — Ah, there you are!
А, значи ти хареса.
A, znači ti haresa. — Oh, so you liked it.
А! Не те видях.
A! Ne te vidjah. — Oh! I didn't see you there.
- 5.used to express pleasure, relief: ah
А, пролетните цветя.
A, proletnite cvetja. — Ah, the flowers of spring.
А, спомням си старите времена.
A, spomnjam si starite vremena. — Ah, I remember the good old days.
- 6.used when you are not certain about something and you would like confirmation: eh, well, right, or translated with a tag question
Хареса ти, а?
Haresa ti, a? — So, you liked it, eh/did you?
Утре заминаваш, а?
Utre zaminavaš, a? — You're leaving tomorrow, right?
- 7.used to express understanding, recognition, or realization: oh
А, значи така работело.
A, znači taka rabotelo. — Oh, so that's how it works.
А, сега ми дойде наум!
A, sega mi dojde naum! — Oh, I’ve just thought of it.
А, да, сетих се!
A, da, setih se! — Oh, yes, I remember.
- 8.used to express displeasure, objection
Изпуснал влака … ама работа, а!
Izpusnal vlaka … ama rabota, a! — So he missed the train … what a damned nuisance!
А, той ще ми каже!
A, toj šte mi kaže! — He's not the one to tell me!
Ще ми се плезиш, а!
Šte mi se pleziš, a! — Don't stick out your tongue at me!
- 9.used to express criticism or disapproval: now
А-а, така не може!
A-a, taka ne može! — Now, this sort of thing can’t go on/won’t do!
А, Били, така не се говори на майка си!
A, Bili, taka ne se govori na majka si! — Now, Billy, that's no way to talk to your mother!
- 10.colloquialused to indicate that one did not hear what was said: eh, huh
‘Не съм гладен.’ ‘А?’ ‘Казах, че не съм гладен.’
‘Ne sǎm gladen.’ ‘A?’ ‘Kazah, če ne sǎm gladen.’ — ‘I'm not hungry.’ ‘Eh?’ ‘I said I'm not hungry.’
А? Какво каза?
A? Kakvo kaza? — Huh? What did you say?
- 11.used to describe how two facts are different: whereas, while
Мислехме си, че е арогантна, а всъщност просто беше много срамежлива.
Mislehme si, če e arogantna, a vsǎštnost prosto beše mnogo sramežliva. — We thought she was arrogant, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
Той има кафяви очи, а децата му имат зелени очи.
Toj ima kafjavi oči, a decata mu imat zeleni oči. — He has brown eyes whereas his children have green eyes.
Едни се раждат, а други умират.
Edni se raždat, a drugi umirat. — Some are born while others die.
- 12.used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that is desired, expected or that you have stated previously: but, yet, rather
Не музиката не харесвам, а самата банда.
Ne muzikata ne haresvam, a samata banda. — It's not the music I don't like but rather the band themselves.
Тя получи повишението не заради късмет, а с усърдна работа.
Tja poluči povišenieto ne zaradi kǎsmet, a s usǎrdna rabota. — She got the promotion not by luck but by hard work.
Стените не бяха бели, а по-скоро мръсно сиви.
Stenite ne bjaha beli, a po-skoro mrǎsno sivi. — The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.
- 13.used to start a new sentence or clause that continues or adds to a previous sentence or clause: and
Минаха години и всичко се промени. А той все още не се завръщаше.
Minaha godini i vsičko se promeni. A toj vse ošte ne se zavrǎštaše. — Years passed and everything changed. And he still hadn't come back.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *a (“and, but”).
Forms
- aromanization
- Аuppercase