Numbers 0-20 & Basic Counting
Understand and use Bulgarian numbers from zero to twenty.

This lesson will teach you the Bulgarian numbers from zero to twenty, essential for everyday situations.
Counting is a fundamental skill. We will cover numbers 0-10 first, then 11-20.
Numbers 0-10
- 0 - нула (NOO-la) (NOO-lah): zero
- 1 - едно (ed-NO) (ed-NO): one
- 2 - две (dve) (dveh): two
- 3 - три (tree) (tree): three
- 4 - четири (CHE-ti-ri) (CHEH-tee-ree): four
- 5 - пет (pet) (pet): five
- 6 - шест (shest) (shest): six
- 7 - седем (SE-dem) (SEH-dem): seven
- 8 - осем (O-sem) (OH-sem): eight
- 9 - девет (DE-vet) (DEH-vet): nine
- 10 - десет (DE-set) (DEH-set): ten
Numbers 11-20
- 11 - единадесет (e-di-NA-de-set) (eh-dee-NAH-deh-set): eleven
- 12 - дванадесет (dva-NA-de-set) (dvah-NAH-deh-set): twelve
- 13 - тринадесет (tri-NA-de-set) (tree-NAH-deh-set): thirteen
- 14 - четиринадесет (che-ti-ri-NA-de-set) (cheh-tee-ree-NAH-deh-set): fourteen
- 15 - петнадесет (pet-NA-de-set) (pet-NAH-deh-set): fifteen
- 16 - шестнадесет (shest-NA-de-set) (shest-NAH-deh-set): sixteen
- 17 - седемнадесет (se-dem-NA-de-set) (seh-dem-NAH-deh-set): seventeen
- 18 - осемнадесет (o-sem-NA-de-set) (oh-sem-NAH-deh-set): eighteen
- 19 - деветнадесет (de-vet-NA-de-set) (deh-vet-NAH-deh-set): nineteen
- 20 - двадесет (DVA-de-set) (DVAH-deh-set): twenty
Gender of "One" and "Two"
Grammar Tip
The number "one" (едно) changes for gender: едно (neuter - ed-NO), един (masculine - e-DEEN), една (feminine - ed-NA). The number "two" (две) also changes: две (feminine/neuter - dve), два (masculine - dva). We'll cover gender in detail later! For now, "едно" and "две" are common for general counting.
Key Takeaways
- Memorize numbers 0-10 as they are foundational.
- Numbers 11-19 are formed by [digit (3-9)] + "надесет" (roughly "on ten").
- "Двадесет" means twenty.
- Be aware that "one" and "two" have gender forms (more on this later).
Further Practice
Test Your Knowledge
A quiz for this lesson will be available soon to help you check your understanding and reinforce your learning.