No. 66 in Bulgarian
лв
The Bulgarian word "лв" (lev) is the currency of Bulgaria.
In a sentence
Цената на книгата е 20 лв.
The price of the book is 20 lv.
In this sentence, 'лв.' is used as an abbreviation for 'лева,' the Bulgarian currency unit, referring to the price of an item.
Той ми върна 5 лв. ресто от покупката.
He gave me 5 lv. change from the purchase.
Here, 'лв.' is used to denote the amount of change returned, indicating a monetary transaction.
В банката обмениха 100 евро за левове.
At the bank, they exchanged 100 euros for levs.
In this case, 'левове' is the plural form of 'лев,' showing the conversion of currency values.
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