Bulgarian (български език)
Bulgarian (bg, bul) is a world language. Wikidata records about 9M speakers. It is written in Bulgarian alphabet and Cyrillic script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Bulgaria.
Bulgarian uses Cyrillic and suffixed definite articles but almost no noun cases.
Expect text translated from English into Bulgarian to grow by roughly 10–25%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.
Translation guides
Where Bulgarian is official
- Bulgaria
Rates for Bulgarian translation
Bulgarian falls in our central & eastern european band: roughly $0.07–$0.15 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.
For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →
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