Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *slušati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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слу́шам (slúšam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to listen to (to pay attention to a sound)
    Synonym: послушам (poslušam)
    Моля, слушай внимателно като обяснявам.
    Molja, slušaj vnimatelno kato objasnjavam.
    Please listen carefully as I explain.
    Обичам да слушам музика.
    Običam da slušam muzika.
    I like to listen to music.
  2. (transitive) to listen to, to obey, to heed (to accept or obey oral instruction)
    Synonyms: подчинявам се (podčinjavam se), послушам (poslušam)
    Добрите деца слушат родителите си.
    Dobrite deca slušat roditelite si.
    Good children listen to their parents.
  3. (intransitive) to be obedient, to be good
    Ако не слушаш, няма да ти купя сладолед.
    Ako ne slušaš, njama da ti kupja sladoled.
    If you are naughty, I won't buy you an ice-cream.

Conjugation

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