много

Very, Much and Many

Level 1Sounds Like mnogo

Много means very or a lot: много хубав (very nice), много хора (many people).

How It Works

Много is one word for several English words. What it means depends on the word next to it.

  • Before an adjective or adverb it means very: много хубав (very nice), много добре (very well), много студено (very cold).
  • Before a noun it means much, many or a lot of: много хора (many people), много вода (a lot of water). No word for of is needed.
  • With a verb it means a lot or very much: Работя много. (I work a lot.) Много те обичам. (I love you very much.)

Plural after много. A noun you can count goes into the plural: много книги (many books). A noun you cannot count stays singular: много време (a lot of time). Masculine nouns use the ordinary plural here, not the special form used after numbers: много столове (many chairs), but два стола (two chairs). See the count form.

More and most. Standard Bulgarian does not use по-много. The word for more is повече, and most is най-много.

To ask how much or how many, use колко. Много благодаря and Благодаря много both mean thank you very much.

Examples (6)

  1. Днес е много студено.

    It is very cold today.

    Word by Word: Today is very cold.

  2. Имам много работа.

    I have a lot of work.

    Word by Word: I-have much work.

  3. В парка има много хора.

    There are many people in the park.

    Word by Word: In park-the there-are many people.

  4. Тя говори много бързо.

    She speaks very fast.

    Word by Word: She speaks very fast.

  5. Много те обичам.

    I love you very much.

    Word by Word: Much you I-love.

    With a verb, много means very much or a lot.

  6. Благодаря много!

    Thank you very much!

    Word by Word: Thank much!

Common Mistakes

  • Building the comparative of много with по-.

    Искам по-много кафе.
    Искам повече кафе.

    The comparative of много is a separate word: повече (more). По-много is sometimes heard in casual speech, but it is not standard.

  • Using the count form of a masculine noun after много.

    В стаята има много стола.
    В стаята има много столове.

    The count form стола is used after numbers such as два. After много, a masculine noun takes its ordinary plural столове.

  • Leaving a countable noun in the singular after много.

    Имам много книга.
    Имам много книги.

    Many books are more than one, so the countable noun книга goes into the plural: книги.

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многоLevel 1Very, Much and Many

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