Peace Corps Macedonian Language Lessons

COURSE OVERVIEW
The Macedonian course is composed of 9 lessons which includes the following:

1. Macedonian alphabet p.4 - p.5
2. Greetings p.6
3. Numbers p.7-p.8
4. Days of the week p.9
5. Exchange p.10
6. Directions p.11
7. Expressions p.12
8. Problems p.13
9. Introducing p.14

PROGRAMS THAT USED THIS LANGUAGE
Macedonia: 1996-present

PROGRAM SECTORS
Macedonia: English Education, Community and Municipal Development

Macedonian is a South Slavic language, spoken as a first language by some two million people, principally in the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora; variants are also spoken in some neighboring states. It is the official language of the Republic of Macedonia and an official minority language in parts of Albania, Romania and Serbia.

Standard Macedonian was implemented as the official language of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1945 and has since developed a thriving literary tradition. Most of the codification was formalized during the same period. Macedonian dialects form a continuum with Bulgarian dialects; together in turn they form a broader continuum with Serbo-Croatian through the transitional Torlakian dialects.

The name of the Macedonian language is a matter of political controversy in Greece as is its distinctiveness in Bulgaria, with Macedonian viewed as a variety of Bulgarian.

Macedonian is spoken in: Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia

Macedonian is also called: Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic