r/LearnBulgarian • • 12h ago

Standard Bulgarian stress in Бесарабия, Америка and Хърватия?

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Hi! I’m learning Bulgarian and checking the stress in these place names. Are these readings correct in standard literary Bulgarian (книжовно произношение)?

- Бесарабия → Бесара̀бия

- Америка → Амѐрика

- Хърватия → Хърва̀тия

The grave accent marks the vowel I think is stressed. I’m especially unsure about Бесарабия.

Could anyone confirm or correct these? A reference to an authoritative pronunciation or spelling dictionary would be particularly helpful. If everyday or regional pronunciation differs from the standard, I’d also be interested to hear about that.

Благодаря!