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Bulgarian Translation Services — Bulgarian ⇄ German.

Bulgarian translation services deliver certified German ⇄ Bulgarian documents in Cyrillic, produced by sworn, court-authorised translators for authorities and courts here. Public authorisation by a German Regional Court (Landgericht) means the registry office (Standesamt) and the Ausländerbehörde accept the certification without a second translation. Names are rendered in the official Bulgarian romanisation the Standesamt requires, and the South Slavic grammar is never treated as Russian. Pricing is transparent from €0.99 per standard line.

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Native Bulgarian specialists · official name romanisation · never “just Russian in Cyrillic” · certified translations recognised by German authorities

DIN EN ISO 17100registered · Reg. 7U517
Bulgarian Cyrillic≠ Russian · own norm
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Short & clear

Certified Bulgarian translations by sworn, native-speaker translators.

Reviewed by specialists · FÜD editorial team · kept current

Bulgarian is written in Cyrillic, but it is South Slavic: it has lost the noun cases, marks definiteness with a postposed article, and keeps a renarrative (evidential) mood that has no German equivalent. Whether it is a birth certificate for a German registry office, a diploma for recognition, a contract with a partner in Sofia, or documentation for an English-language project: the work is done by native Bulgarian specialists — into standard Bulgarian, never as “Russian in Cyrillic”.

We work in both directions and both pairings. Bulgarian ⇄ German is what German authorities, courts and local partners need — including certified translations and names in the official romanisation. Bulgarian ⇄ English covers international life in Germany: applications, employer paperwork, contracts and documentation that circulate in English.

Who it's for

Living in Germany, thinking in more than one language.

Most people who search for this in English are already fluent Bulgarian speakers dealing with a German system — or internationals who use English as the working language. Both are covered.

Bulgarian → German, for the authorities

Birth, marriage and name-change certificates, diplomas and police records for a registry office (Standesamt), the immigration office or recognition of qualifications. Issued in Cyrillic, they need a certified German translation with the name in the official romanisation, matched to your passport.

Bulgarian ⇄ English, for international life

Job applications, employment contracts, references and company documents that your employer, university or a partner abroad expects in English rather than German. Same specialists, same care with the script and terminology.

German → Bulgarian, for home

German certificates, contracts, powers of attorney and rulings that have to be presented to authorities, courts or family in Bulgaria — in standard Bulgarian, in the form that is valid there.

Business across the three

Companies trading with Sofia and Plovdiv, or teams that run in English while the paperwork is German or Bulgarian. We assign a specialist for the direction and field you actually need.

Language & script

No cases, an article at the end of the word, and a mood German has not.

Bulgarian uses Cyrillic, but its own norm: several letters sound different from Russian (щ is “sht”, not “shch”), and the letter ъ is a full vowel, not a “hard sign”. Grammatically it is the outlier among the Slavic languages: it has lost the noun cases, builds meaning with prepositions and word order, and marks definiteness with a postposed article (книга → книгата).

Bulgarian also keeps a renarrative mood that flags information as reported rather than witnessed — a distinction that matters in official statements and must not be flattened. For authorities the decisive point is romanisation: names follow the official 2006 transliteration (e.g. Георгиев → Georgiev, ъ→a, я→ya), matched to the passport. For official use an authorised translator issues a certified translation; whether an apostille is also needed we check in advance — it is issued by the competent authority, not by the translation agency.

Quality you only notice at the receiving end

What only a native Bulgarian specialist catches.

Bulgarian looks at first like “Cyrillic, so basically Russian” — and that is the trap: the sounds, the grammar and the romanisation are its own. These pitfalls separate a native professional translation from one passed through, and they only surface at the receiving end.

Typical pitfalls in Bulgarian translation and how a specialist resolves them
PitfallWhy it goes wrongHow the FÜD solves it
Official romanisation vs. ISO 9The name on a Bulgarian passport follows the official 2006 scheme, not scholarly ISO 9. Pick the wrong system and the name diverges from the ID — and the document is rejected.Names are transliterated by the official scheme and matched exactly to the passport, not converted by a scholarly table.
The letter ъ misread as a “hard sign”In Russian ъ is silent; in Bulgarian it is a full vowel. Treated as Russian, whole words lose a vowel.ъ is read as the Bulgarian vowel it is, so words and names keep their real sound.
Russian cases forced onto BulgarianBulgarian has no noun cases. Reconstruct Russian or German endings and you produce forms no Bulgarian would write.We write from the analytic structure of Bulgarian — prepositions and word order, not invented endings.
Postposed article overlookedDefiniteness sits at the end of the word (-ът/-та/-то). Missed, “a document” and “the document” swap — a real change of meaning in a contract.The postposed article is set deliberately, so definiteness is rendered correctly.
щ read as “sh” instead of “sht”Bulgarian щ is “sht”. Read as Russian “shch”, names and words are misspelled in Latin.Bulgarian sound values are applied throughout, so romanised names are correct.
Renarrative mood flattenedBulgarian marks reported vs. witnessed information. In statements and records the mood decides whether something is asserted or merely relayed.The evidential distinction is preserved, so reported content is not turned into fact.
Patronymic misread as a middle nameBulgarian names carry a father-based middle name. Treated as a second given name, the record no longer matches the passport.The patronymic is kept in its role and matched to the ID, so the name is accepted without a query.

Why “Cyrillic, so basically Russian” won't do here

None of these is a simple spelling mistake — most survive any spell-check. They arise at the seam of a shared script but a different sound system, a Slavic grammar without cases and an official romanisation of its own, and they only surface at the receiving end: the registry office, the recognition body, the court. That is exactly where native professional translation earns its place.

The difference shows not in the text, but at the receiving end.

So: native speakers with a field, the right sound values, and passport-matched romanisation.

Certification & recognition

“Sworn”, “authorised”, “certified” — what counts where.

Reviewed by specialists · FÜD editorial team · kept current

For submission to German authorities and courts, a court-authorised translator (in German, ermächtigter Übersetzer, publicly authorised under German state law) produces a certified translation with stamp, signature and certification note — recognised nationwide. In Bulgaria the parallel route runs through a translation certified before a notary; the systems are not identical.

We clarify before the project which country the document is for and set the form valid there — following FÜD's documented quality process; where the service is delivered under DIN EN ISO 17100, the required second-person revision is included. Bulgaria and Germany are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille often replaces a full legalisation; it is issued by the competent authority in Bulgaria — the FÜD does not issue apostilles — and we tell you in advance whether it is required.

Use cases

Bulgarian to German translation: three typical cases from practice.

Script, target country and romanisation decide terminology and form of certification. Three common jobs — from the starting point to the result.

Registry office & family

Birth & marriage certificate Bulgarian → German

Starting point
For a marriage or naturalisation, a Bulgarian civil-status certificate is needed in German — issued in Cyrillic, with the name in its own letters.
Process
An authorised translator renders the certificate, transliterates the name by the official scheme and matches it exactly to the passport; the certification note makes it ready for the authority.
Result
A certified translation the registry office accepts, its name spelling identical to the ID — no follow-up query.

Careers in English

Diploma & CV Bulgarian → English

Starting point
A professional from Bulgaria applies to an international employer or programme in Germany that works in English, and needs a diploma, references and CV rendered accurately.
Process
Degrees, subjects and titles stay in the original with an explanatory equivalent; names are romanised consistently; terminology is handled by a specialist in the field.
Result
Documents an English-speaking employer can place correctly — without misrepresenting a foreign qualification.

Law & trade

Contract & power of attorney German → Bulgarian

Starting point
A German company signs a contract with a partner in Sofia; legal form, deadlines and terminology must be precise in Bulgarian.
Process
Legal terms stay demonstrable, the postposed article and analytic structure are set correctly; a legal specialist checks the terminology.
Result
A contract that is legally readable without replacing German legal institutions with foreign ones.

Quote & price

What does a Bulgarian translation cost?

We review volume, field, language direction and romanisation and name a binding fixed price. Standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document; longer texts are priced per standard line — certification on request, advance PDF and postal delivery included.

Binding fixed price
from € 0.99 / standard linestandard certificates at a flat fee per document
Price up front · no unannounced extra costs
Native Bulgarian professional translation✓included
Official name romanisation matched to the passport✓included
Certification by an authorised translator on request✓included
Advance PDF & postal delivery of the original✓included
Quality management & final check✓included

Bulgarian is priced in language Group 2, from € 0.99 per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces); we name the exact amount after a brief review. How the price is made up →

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Bulgarian documents & texts

Certified Bulgarian document translation.

We translate Bulgarian – German and Bulgarian – English – from certified records to specialist texts. Commonly requested from Bulgarian: Удостоверение за раждане (birth certificate), Удостоверение за граждански брак (marriage certificate), Свидетелство за съдимост (police clearance certificate), Свидетелство за управление на МПС (driving licence), Диплома (diploma).

Certificates & personal records

Law & business

Technology, web & IT

Medicine & marketing

FAQ

Bulgarian translation – frequently asked questions.

Do you translate both Bulgarian to German and Bulgarian to English?

Yes. Bulgarian ⇄ German is the usual pairing for German authorities, courts and business partners; Bulgarian ⇄ English covers international contexts – applications, contracts and documentation exchanged in English. A native-speaker specialist is assigned to each direction.

Is Bulgarian the same as Russian, just because both are Cyrillic?

No. Bulgarian is South Slavic with its own norm: it has no noun cases, adds the article to the end of the word, and sounds several letters differently (щ is “sht”, ъ is a full vowel). We translate into standard Bulgarian, never as Russian in Cyrillic.

Why is my name spelled differently than in my passport?

Bulgarian names are romanised by the official 2006 scheme, which we match exactly to your passport (e.g. Георгиев → Georgiev). If a document uses a scholarly ISO 9 spelling, we align it to the ID so the authority accepts it.

Can you provide a certified Bulgarian translation recognised in Germany?

Yes. For certificates, diplomas and official documents an authorised translator (ermächtigter Übersetzer, authorised by a German court under state law) issues a certified translation with a certification note, recognised by German authorities and courts nationwide.

Do Bulgarian documents need an apostille?

Bulgaria and Germany are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, so for many documents an apostille replaces a full legalisation. It is issued by the competent authority in Bulgaria, not by the FÜD; we tell you in advance whether it is needed and translate the document with its apostille.

What does a Bulgarian translation cost?

The price depends on volume, field, direction and deadline. After a brief review we name a binding fixed price; standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document, from € 0.99 per standard line.
My Cyrillic marriage certificate was translated with my name in the official spelling from my passport — not a scholarly variant — and the article endings were right. The registry office accepted the certified translation without a single query.
★★★★★

D. Ivanova · marriage, Stuttgart

Next

Where to go next: services, fields, documents and languages.

Services

Professional translationCertified translationInterpreter serviceProofreading & editing

Specialist fields

Legal translatorMedical translationEngineering translationPharma translator

Documents

Passport & ID translationCertificate of no impedimentCertified certificate translationBirth certificate translation

Languages

English–German translationSerbian to German translationCroatian–German translationIndonesian to German translation

Work with us

Already a native Bulgarian speaker? Become an authorised translator.

Our Bulgarian translations are produced by native-speaker specialists — the reason German authorities, universities and courts accept them without queries. Beyond the language itself, that rests on German at C2 level, a specialist field the translator can defend, and — for certified work — court authorisation. If you bring that combination rather than bilingualism alone, we work with Bulgarian translators employed and freelance, and the way in is also open through an internship.

The path

German to C2, plus a field

Native Bulgarian is your starting capital; the market rewards what you build on top. German at C2 — the level at which you read a German ruling or medical report without hesitation — is the real gate, because certified work means rendering official German with precision, not just understanding it. Add a field you can defend (law, medicine, technology, finance) and its terminology. That combination, not language alone, is what a registry office or a Sofia court actually relies on.

Why it holds up

Authorisation, and the expertise behind it

For certified translations you apply to the competent Regional Court (Landgericht) to be authorised under state law. And Bulgarian is exacting, specialist work: shared Cyrillic misleads it toward Russian sound values and case endings that Bulgarian does not have. Careful human work here is what the receiving authority requires.

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