No. 69 in Bulgarian
лева
The Bulgarian word "лева" (leva) is the plural form of "лев" (lev), the currency of Bulgaria.
In a sentence
Тази книга струва десет лева.
This book costs ten leva.
Here, 'лева' is used as the plural of 'лев' to indicate the currency of Bulgaria in a monetary transaction.
Преди година той ми даде два лева на заем.
A year ago, he lent me two leva.
In this instance, 'лева' represents the plural form of the Bulgarian word for the unit of currency, used to describe a different quantity.
Посетителите обменяха върнати от продажба билети за лева.
Visitors exchanged tickets refunded from sales for leva.
Here, 'лева' appears in the context of an exchange involving the Bulgarian currency.
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