Language/Macedonian/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
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In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Macedonian alphabet, as well as how to pronounce these letters using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) or by listening to a native speaker in a video. To help you practice, we've also included a virtual keyboard at the end of this lesson for typing each special character of the Macedonian language.
Once you've mastered the Macedonian alphabet and pronunciation, you might want to explore other aspects of the language. Check out our lessons on Macedonian phrases for saying goodbye, Macedonian vocabulary for feelings and emotions, and Macedonian words for different drinks to expand your knowledge and improve your language skills.
Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Upper & Lower Case Forms of the Macedonian Alphabet[edit | edit source]
The following table provides the upper and lower case forms of the Macedonian alphabet, along with the IPA value for each letter:
| Letter
IPA Name |
А а
/a/ /a/ |
Б б
/b/ /bə/ |
В в
/v/ /və/ |
Г г
/ɡ/ /ɡə/ |
Д д
/d/ /də/ |
Ѓ ѓ
/ɟ/ /ɟə/ |
Е е
/ɛ/ /ɛ/ |
Ж ж
/ʒ/ /ʒə/ |
З з
/z/ /zə/ |
Ѕ ѕ
/d͡z/ /d͡zə/ |
И и
/i/ /i/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter
IPA Name |
Ј ј
/j/ /jə/ |
К к
/k/ /kə/ |
Л л
/l/ ([ɫ], [l̠]) /lə/ |
Љ љ
/l/ /lə/ |
М м
/m/ /mə/ |
Н н
/n/ /nə/ |
Њ њ
/ɲ/ /ɲə/ |
О о
/ɔ/ /ɔ/ |
П п
/p/ /pə/ |
Р р
/r/ /rə/ |
С с
/s/ /sə/ |
| Letter
IPA Name |
Т т
/t/ /tə/ |
Ќ ќ
/c/ /cə/ |
У у
/u/ /u/ |
Ф ф
/f/ /fə/ |
Х х
/x/ /xə/ |
Ц ц
/t͡s/ /t͡sə/ |
Ч ч
/t͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃə/ |
Џ џ
/d͡ʒ/ /d͡ʒə/ |
Ш ш
/ʃ/ /ʃə/ |
Macedonian Alphabet: Cursive Script[edit | edit source]
The following displays the cursive script in lower and upper case:
Video - Macedonian Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker[edit | edit source]
Macedonian Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]