No. 129 in Bulgarian

някой

"Някой" means "someone" or "somebody" in English.

In a sentence

Някой почука на вратата.
Someone knocked on the door.
This denotes an unknown person and expresses the meaning of 'somebody'.
Трябва ми някой, който може да помогне.
I need someone who can help.
Here it refers to an indeterminate individual with a particular characteristic or ability.
Някой от нас трябва да отиде там.
Someone among us needs to go there.
In this sentence, 'някой' indicates an unspecified individual from a larger group.

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