Get the appGet the app
Bulgarian frequency list

No. 44 in Bulgarian

когато

"Когато" means "when" in English.

In a sentence

  • Когато бях малък, играех в парка.

    When I was little, I used to play in the park.

    In this sentence, 'Когато' introduces a time-related clause describing the condition or context under which the action occurred: specifically, the time frame of being little.

  • Звънни ми, когато пристигнеш.

    Call me when you arrive.

    Here, 'когато' introduces a subordinate clause describing the future time at which the action of calling should occur.

  • Тя пее, когато е щастлива.

    She sings when she is happy.

    In this case, 'когато' is used to indicate the recurring condition under which the main action takes place: specifically, when she feels happiness.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “когато” in actual Bulgarian podcasts.

Find “когато” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Bulgarian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Bulgarian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).