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The Serbian alphabet has '''30 letters''' ( 5 vowels and 25 consonants. )
The Serbian alphabet has '''30 letters''' ( 5 vowels and 25 consonants. )


The table below shows the Serbian cyrillic / latin version and how it is pronounced and some examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.  
The table below shows the Serbian Cyrillic / Latin version and how it is pronounced and some examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.  


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|'''Pronunciation'''
|'''Pronunciation'''
|-
|-
|А
|А а
|A
|A a
|авион
|авион
|avion
|avion
|like a in c'''a'''r
|like a in c'''a'''r
|-
|-
|Б
|Б б
|B
|B b
|брат
|брат
|brat
|brat
|like b in '''b'''ed
|like b in '''b'''ed
|-
|-
|В
|В в
|V
|V v
|војник
|војник
|vojnik
|vojnik
|like v in '''v'''ictory
|like v in '''v'''ictory
|-
|-
|Г
|Г г
|G
|G g
|град
|град
|grad
|grad
|like g in '''g'''ood
|like g in '''g'''ood
|-
|-
|Д
|Д д
|D
|D d
|дрво
|дрво
|drvo
|drvo
|like d in '''d'''ay
|like d in '''d'''ay
|-
|-
|ђ
|ђ ђ
|Đ
|Đ đ
|ђак
|ђак
|đak
|đak
|like j in '''j'''uice
|like j in '''j'''uice
|-
|-
|Е
|Е е
|E
|E e
|ексер
|ексер
|ekser
|ekser
|like e in m'''e'''n
|like e in m'''e'''n
|-
|-
|Ж
|Ж ж
|Ž
|Ž ž
|жаба
|жаба
|žaba
|žaba
|like su in lei'''su'''re
|like su in lei'''su'''re
|-
|-
|З
|З з
|Z
|Z z
|змија
|змија
|zmija
|zmija
|like z in '''z'''oo
|like z in '''z'''oo
|-
|-
|И
|И и
|I
|I i
|ирвас
|ирвас
|irvas
|irvas
|like e in '''e'''ast
|like e in '''e'''ast
|-
|-
|Ј
|Ј ј
|J
|J j
|јаје
|јаје
|jaje
|jaje
|like y in '''y'''ou
|like y in '''y'''ou
|-
|-
|К
|К к
|K
|K k
|краба
|краба
|kraba
|kraba
|like k in '''k'''ing
|like k in '''k'''ing
|-
|-
|Л
|Л л
|L
|L l
|лето
|лето
|leto
|leto
|like l in '''l'''ove
|like l in '''l'''ove
|-
|-
|Љ
|Љ љ
|Lj
|Lj lj
|љубав
|љубав
|ljubav
|ljubav
|like li in mil'''li'''on
|like li in mil'''li'''on
|-
|-
|М
|М м
|M
|M m
|мајка
|мајка
|majka
|majka
|like m in '''m'''an
|like m in '''m'''an
|-
|-
|Н
|Н н
|N
|N n
|нос
|нос
|nos
|nos
|like n in '''n'''ice
|like n in '''n'''ice
|-
|-
|Њ
|Њ њ
|Nj
|Nj nj
|њива
|њива
|njiva
|njiva
|like ni in o'''ni'''on
|like ni in o'''ni'''on
|-
|-
|О
|О о
|O
|O o
|оловка
|оловка
|olovka
|olovka
|like o in d'''oo'''r
|like o in d'''oo'''r
|-
|-
|П
|П п
|P
|P p
|прстен
|прстен
|prsten
|prsten
|like p in '''p'''en
|like p in '''p'''en
|-
|-
|Р
|Р р
|R
|R r
|рак
|рак
|rak
|rak
|like r in '''r'''oom
|like r in '''r'''oom
|-
|-
|С
|С с
|S
|S s
|стена
|стена
|stena
|stena
|like s in '''s'''on
|like s in '''s'''on
|-
|-
|Т
|Т т
|T
|T t
|тата
|тата
|tata
|tata
|like t in '''t'''ime
|like t in '''t'''ime
|-
|-
|Ћ
|Ћ ћ
|Ć
|Ć ć
|ћуп
|ћуп
|ćup
|ćup
|like '''ch''' in '''ch'''urch,but softer
|like '''ch''' in '''ch'''urch,but softer
|-
|-
|У
|У у
|U
|U u
|уво
|уво
|uvo
|uvo
|like u in p'''u'''t
|like u in p'''u'''t
|-
|-
|Ф
|Ф ф
|F
|F f
|француз
|француз
|francuz
|francuz
|like f in '''f'''rench
|like f in '''f'''rench
|-
|-
|Х
|Х х
|H
|H h
|хлеб
|хлеб
|hleb
|hleb
|like h in '''h'''ot
|like h in '''h'''ot
|-
|-
|Ц
|Ц ц
|C
|C c
|црв
|црв
|crv
|crv
|like ts in ca'''ts'''
|like ts in ca'''ts'''
|-
|-
|Ч
|Ч ч
|Č
|Č č
|човек
|човек
|čovek
|čovek
|like ch in '''ch'''ocolate
|like ch in '''ch'''ocolate
|-
|-
|Џ
|Џ џ
|Dž
|Dž dž
|џин
|џин
|džin
|džin
|like j in '''j'''oy
|like j in '''j'''oy
|-
|-
|Ш
|Ш ш
|Š
|Š š
|шешир
|шешир
|šešir
|šešir

Revision as of 09:55, 20 June 2017

Serbian can be written in either the Cyrillic or Latin alphabets , but Cyrillic is in official use in Serbia. In Serbia both scripts, the " azbuka " (cyrillic script) and the latinic alphabet " abeceda " are in use and most of the people know both alphabets. People can freely decide which letters to use.

Vuk Karadzić, the 19th century reformer of the Serbian language came up with the concept of “write as you speak and read as it is written” . (Serbian: " Piši kao što govoriš i čitaj kako je napisano "). The Serbian alphabet is very consistent and precise: one letter per sound.

Serbian alphabet

The Serbian alphabet has 30 letters ( 5 vowels and 25 consonants. )

The table below shows the Serbian Cyrillic / Latin version and how it is pronounced and some examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

Cyrillic Latin Example

(cyrillic)

Example

(latin)

Pronunciation
А а A a авион avion like a in car
Б б B b брат brat like b in bed
В в V v војник vojnik like v in victory
Г г G g град grad like g in good
Д д D d дрво drvo like d in day
ђ ђ Đ đ ђак đak like j in juice
Е е E e ексер ekser like e in men
Ж ж Ž ž жаба žaba like su in leisure
З з Z z змија zmija like z in zoo
И и I i ирвас irvas like e in east
Ј ј J j јаје jaje like y in you
К к K k краба kraba like k in king
Л л L l лето leto like l in love
Љ љ Lj lj љубав ljubav like li in million
М м M m мајка majka like m in man
Н н N n нос nos like n in nice
Њ њ Nj nj њива njiva like ni in onion
О о O o оловка olovka like o in door
П п P p прстен prsten like p in pen
Р р R r рак rak like r in room
С с S s стена stena like s in son
Т т T t тата tata like t in time
Ћ ћ Ć ć ћуп ćup like ch in church,but softer
У у U u уво uvo like u in put
Ф ф F f француз francuz like f in french
Х х H h хлеб hleb like h in hot
Ц ц C c црв crv like ts in cats
Ч ч Č č човек čovek like ch in chocolate
Џ џ Dž dž џин džin like j in joy
Ш ш Š š шешир šešir like sh in she

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