No. 886 in Bulgarian

щом

"Щом" means "as soon as" or "since" in English.

In a sentence

Щом влезе в стаята, всички погледнаха към нея.
As soon as she entered the room, everyone looked at her.
Used as a conjunction to mean 'as soon as'.
Щом е станало така, трябва да е имало причина.
If it happened that way, there must have been a reason.
Used as a conjunction to mean 'since' or 'if' in the context of reasoning.
Щом си намерил правилния отговор, няма защо да се тревожиш.
If you've found the correct answer, there's no reason to worry.
Used as a conjunction to mean 'if' with conditional mood.

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