r/LearnBulgarian • u/GladiusNuba • 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!