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Hello Polyglots😀
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Serbian alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
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 Latin alphabet "'''abeceda'''" are in use and most of the people know both alphabets. People can freely decide which letters to use.
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 Latin 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'''.
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==
After mastering the Serbian alphabet and pronunciation, you can further explore the language by checking out our lessons on [[Language/Serbian/Grammar/Verbs:-Past-Tense|Serbian past tense verbs]], [[Language/Serbian/Vocabulary/Greetings-and-Introductions|Serbian greetings and introductions]], and [[Language/Serbian/Vocabulary/Geography|Serbian geography vocabulary]]. Happy learning!
 
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Serbian alphabet has '''30 letters''' (5 vowels and 25 consonants).


The table below shows the Serbian Cyrillic and Latin version and how it is pronounced and some examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.  
==Serbian Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation==
The Serbian alphabet is unique and has 30 letters in total, consisting of five vowels and 25 consonants. The language can be written in both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, with each version having its own distinct pronunciation. The Cyrillic version of the alphabet is commonly used in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the Latin version is used more frequently in Croatia. Here is a table that outlines the Serbian alphabet in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts, along with the corresponding pronunciation and some examples of how each letter would sound if used in a word.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Cyrillic'''
!'''<big>Cyrillic</big>'''
|'''Latin'''
!'''<big>Latin</big>'''
|'''Example'''
!'''<big>IPA</big>'''
'''(cyrillic)'''
!'''<big>Example</big>'''
|'''Example'''
'''<big>(Cyrillic)</big>'''
'''(latin)'''
!'''<big>Example</big>'''
|'''Pronunciation'''
'''<big>(Latin)</big>'''
!'''<big>Pronunciation</big>'''
|-
|-
|А а
|'''А а'''
|A a
|'''A a'''
|/a/
|авион
|авион
|avion
|avion
|like a in c'''a'''r
|like a in c'''a'''r
|-
|-
|Б б
|'''Б б'''
|B b
|'''B b'''
|/b/
|брат
|брат
|brat
|brat
|like b in '''b'''ed
|like b in '''b'''ed
|-
|-
|В в
|'''В в'''
|V v
|'''V v'''
|/ʋ/
|војник
|војник
|vojnik
|vojnik
|like v in '''v'''ictory
|like v in '''v'''ictory
|-
|-
|Г г
|'''Г г'''
|G g
|'''G g'''
|/ɡ/
|град
|град
|grad
|grad
|like g in '''g'''ood
|like g in '''g'''ood
|-
|-
|Д д
|'''Д д'''
|D d
|'''D d'''
|/d/
|дрво
|дрво
|drvo
|drvo
|like d in '''d'''ay
|like d in '''d'''ay
|-
|-
|ђ ђ
|'''ђ ђ'''
|Đ đ
|'''Đ đ'''
|/dʑ/
|ђак
|ђак
|đak
|đak
|like j in '''j'''uice
|like j in '''j'''uice
|-
|-
|Е е
|'''Е е'''
|E e
|'''E e'''
|/e/
|ексер
|ексер
|ekser
|ekser
|like e in m'''e'''n
|like e in m'''e'''n
|-
|-
|Ж ж
|'''Ж ж'''
|Ž ž
|'''Ž ž'''
|/ʒ/
|жаба
|жаба
|žaba
|žaba
|like su in lei'''su'''re
|like su in lei'''su'''re
|-
|-
|З з
|'''З з'''
|Z z
|'''Z z'''
|/z/
|змија
|змија
|zmija
|zmija
|like z in '''z'''oo
|like z in '''z'''oo
|-
|-
|И и
|'''И и'''
|I i
|'''I i'''
|/i/
|ирвас
|ирвас
|irvas
|irvas
|like e in '''e'''ast
|like e in '''e'''ast
|-
|-
|Ј ј
|'''Ј ј'''
|J j
|'''J j'''
|/j/
|јаје
|јаје
|jaje
|jaje
|like y in '''y'''ou
|like y in '''y'''ou
|-
|-
|К к
|'''К к'''
|K k
|'''K k'''
|/k/
|краба
|краба
|kraba
|kraba
|like k in '''k'''ing
|like k in '''k'''ing
|-
|-
|Л л
|'''Л л'''
|L l
|'''L l'''
|/l/
|лето
|лето
|leto
|leto
|like l in '''l'''ove
|like l in '''l'''ove
|-
|-
|Љ љ
|'''Љ љ'''
|Lj lj
|'''Lj lj'''
|/ʎ/
|љубав
|љубав
|ljubav
|ljubav
|like li in mil'''li'''on
|like li in mil'''li'''on
|-
|-
|М м
|'''М м'''
|M m
|'''M m'''
|/m/
|мајка
|мајка
|majka
|majka
|like m in '''m'''an
|like m in '''m'''an
|-
|-
|Н н
|'''Н н'''
|N n
|'''N n'''
|/n/
|нос
|нос
|nos
|nos
|like n in '''n'''ice
|like n in '''n'''ice
|-
|-
|Њ њ
|'''Њ њ'''
|Nj nj
|'''Nj nj'''
|/ɲ/
|њива
|њива
|njiva
|njiva
|like ni in o'''ni'''on
|like ni in o'''ni'''on
|-
|-
|О о
|'''О о'''
|O o
|'''O o'''
|/o/
|оловка
|оловка
|olovka
|olovka
|like o in d'''oo'''r
|like o in d'''oo'''r
|-
|-
|П п
|'''П п'''
|P p
|'''P p'''
|/p/
|прстен
|прстен
|prsten
|prsten
|like p in '''p'''en
|like p in '''p'''en
|-
|-
|Р р
|'''Р р'''
|R r
|'''R r'''
|/r/
|рак
|рак
|rak
|rak
|like r in '''r'''oom
|like r in '''r'''oom
|-
|-
|С с
|'''С с'''
|S s
|'''S s'''
|/s/
|стена
|стена
|stena
|stena
|like s in '''s'''on
|like s in '''s'''on
|-
|-
|Т т
|'''Т т'''
|T t
|'''T t'''
|/t/
|тата
|тата
|tata
|tata
|like t in '''t'''ime
|like t in '''t'''ime
|-
|-
|Ћ ћ
|'''Ћ ћ'''
|Ć ć
|'''Ć ć'''
|/tɕ/
|ћуп
|ћуп
|ćup
|ćup
|like '''ch''' in '''ch'''urch,but softer
|like '''ch''' in '''ch'''urch,but softer
|-
|-
|У у
|'''У у'''
|U u
|'''U u'''
|/u/
|уво
|уво
|uvo
|uvo
|like u in p'''u'''t
|like u in p'''u'''t
|-
|-
|Ф ф
|'''Ф ф'''
|F f
|'''F f'''
|/f/
|француз
|француз
|francuz
|francuz
|like f in '''f'''rench
|like f in '''f'''rench
|-
|-
|Х х
|'''Х х'''
|H h
|'''H h'''
|/x/
|хлеб
|хлеб
|hleb
|hleb
|like h in '''h'''ot
|like h in '''h'''ot
|-
|-
|Ц ц
|'''Ц ц'''
|C c
|'''C c'''
|/ts/
|црв
|црв
|crv
|crv
|like ts in ca'''ts'''
|like ts in ca'''ts'''
|-
|-
|Ч ч
|'''Ч ч'''
|Č č
|'''Č č'''
|/tʃ/
|човек
|човек
|čovek
|čovek
|like ch in '''ch'''ocolate
|like ch in '''ch'''ocolate
|-
|-
|Џ џ
|'''Џ џ'''
|Dž dž
|'''Dž dž'''
|/dʒ/
|џин
|џин
|džin
|džin
|like j in '''j'''oy
|like j in '''j'''oy
|-
|-
|Ш ш
|'''Ш ш'''
|Š š
|'''Š š'''
|/ʃ/
|шешир
|шешир
|šešir
|šešir
|like sh in '''sh'''e
|like sh in '''sh'''e
|}
|}
=== '''Order of Latin''' ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+order of Latin
|A, a
|A, a
|B, b
|B, b
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|Ž, ž
|Ž, ž
|}
|}
==Serbian Online Virtual Keyboard==
__NOCACHE__<include iframe src='https://polyglotclub.com/keyboard.php?souscat_url=serbian' height='600px' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' />
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]


==Videos==
==Videos==


<youtube>om4PhJz9AN4</youtube>
===Learn basic Serbian: Alphabet - YouTube===
<youtube>hwbGPG5GKy4</youtube>
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzPraT0MRRY</youtube>
<youtube>qOtgxpDyGPw</youtube>
 
===Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Grammar: Alphabet and Pronunciation ...===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5rCAXDiJQ</youtube>


[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]]
===Contemporary Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet with Pronunciation - YouTube===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIcxk1Y6kKQ</youtube>
 
===Serbian alphabet pronunciation [IPA] - YouTube===
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDwW-gJnZ1w</youtube>
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 25 March 2023

Alphabet and Pronunciation in Serbian
Alphabet and Pronunciation in Serbian.png

Hello Polyglots😀

In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Serbian alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.

You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.

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 Latin 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.

After mastering the Serbian alphabet and pronunciation, you can further explore the language by checking out our lessons on Serbian past tense verbs, Serbian greetings and introductions, and Serbian geography vocabulary. Happy learning!

Serbian Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

The Serbian alphabet is unique and has 30 letters in total, consisting of five vowels and 25 consonants. The language can be written in both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets, with each version having its own distinct pronunciation. The Cyrillic version of the alphabet is commonly used in Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the Latin version is used more frequently in Croatia. Here is a table that outlines the Serbian alphabet in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts, along with the corresponding pronunciation and some examples of how each letter would sound if used in a word.

Cyrillic Latin IPA Example

(Cyrillic)

Example

(Latin)

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

Order of Latin[edit | edit source]

A, a B, b C, c Č, č Ć, ć D, d Dž, dž Đ, đ E, e F, f G, g H, h I, i J, j K, k L, l Lj, lj M, m N, n Nj, nj O, o P, p R, r S, s Š, š T, t U, u V, v Z, z Ž, ž

Serbian Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]

Videos[edit | edit source]

Learn basic Serbian: Alphabet - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian Grammar: Alphabet and Pronunciation ...[edit | edit source]

Contemporary Serbian Cyrillic Alphabet with Pronunciation - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Serbian alphabet pronunciation [IPA] - YouTube[edit | edit source]

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