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Bosnian Alphabet - Writing and Pronunciation
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Zdravo, Bosnian Learners! 😃

Welcome to our lesson on Bosnian Pronunciation → Alphabet and Pronunciation! In this lesson, we will guide you through the basics of the Bosnian alphabet and help you understand the pronunciation of each letter. Once you have mastered this essential foundation, you will be well on your way to speaking Bosnian with confidence. 📚🗣️

We hope you will enjoy this lesson and find it useful in your journey to learn the beautiful Bosnian language!

The Bosnian language is the standardized form of Serbo-Croatian mainly used by Bosniaks. Bosnian is one of three such varieties considered official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Croatian and Serbian.

After completing this lesson, you may also find it helpful to explore other related pages on our website. For example, you can learn more about How to Use "Be" to improve your sentence construction skills. Additionally, you can discover how to Say Goodbye in Bosnian and familiarize yourself with Basic Bosnian Vocabulary for Everyday Life to expand your conversational abilities.

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Bosnian uses the Latin script as its official script, but the Cyrillic script is also used in certain contexts.

Here's a table for the Bosnian alphabet with Latin and Cyrillic scripts, their corresponding IPA symbols, and English approximations for the consonants:

Letter (Latin) Letter (Cyrillic) IPA English Approximation
A А a father
B Б b baby
C Ц ts cats
Č Ч cheese
Ć Ћ cheat (but with an added "y" sound)
D Д d dog
Џ job (but with an added "zh" sound)
Đ Ђ similar to the "d" sound, but with the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
E Е e set
F Ф f fish
G Г ɡ go
H Х h hat
I И i meet
J Ј j yes
K К k kite
L Л l let
Lj Љ ʎ million
M М m me
N Н n no
Nj Њ ɲ canyon
O О o got
P П p pet
R Р r red
S С s sit
Š Ш ʃ sheep
T Т t ten
U У u boot
V В v vet
Z З z zoo
Ž Ж ʒ pleasure

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