No. 313 in Bulgarian

език

"Език" in English means "language" or "tongue."

In a sentence

Българският е красив език.
Bulgarian is a beautiful language.
In this sentence, 'език' means 'language' and refers to the Bulgarian language as a communication system.
Той си прехапа езика, за да не каже нещо обидно.
He bit his tongue to avoid saying something offensive.
Here, 'език' means 'tongue', referring to the physical organ in one's mouth.
Ученият изучаваше древните езици.
The scholar studied ancient languages.
In this context, 'език' is used in the plural form 'езици' to refer to ancient languages as systems of communication from the past.

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