The Cyrillic alphabet

А а

Latin: a

Sound: a as in 'father'

Example: ајде (ajde), come on, let's go

Б б

Latin: b

Sound: b as in 'bat'

Example: баба (baba), grandmother

В в

Latin: v

Sound: v as in 'van'

Example: вода (voda), water

Г г

Latin: g

Sound: g as in 'go'

Example: гора (gora), forest, mountain

Д д

Latin: d

Sound: d as in 'dog'

Example: дом (dom), home

Ѓ ѓ

Latin: ǵ

Sound: a soft 'g', like the 'dy' in 'did you' said fast

Example: Ѓорѓи (Ǵorǵi), George (a name)

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

Е е

Latin: e

Sound: e as in 'bed'

Example: еден (eden), one

Ж ж

Latin: ž

Sound: zh, like the 's' in 'measure'

Example: жена (žena), woman, wife

З з

Latin: z

Sound: z as in 'zoo'

Example: земја (zemja), earth, land

Ѕ ѕ

Latin: dz

Sound: dz, like the 'ds' in 'beds' said as one quick sound

Example: ѕвезда (dzvezda), star

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

И и

Latin: i

Sound: ee as in 'see', but shorter

Example: иде (ide), goes, is coming

Ј ј

Latin: j

Sound: y as in 'yes'

Example: јас (jas), I

К к

Latin: k

Sound: k as in 'sky'

Example: куќа (kuḱa), house

Л л

Latin: l

Sound: l as in 'let'

Example: леб (leb), bread

Љ љ

Latin: lj

Sound: ly, like the 'lli' in 'million'

Example: љубов (ljubov), love

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

М м

Latin: m

Sound: m as in 'mother'

Example: мајка (majka), mother

Н н

Latin: n

Sound: n as in 'no'

Example: небо (nebo), sky

Њ њ

Latin: nj

Sound: ny, like the 'ny' in 'canyon'

Example: њива (njiva), field

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

О о

Latin: o

Sound: o as in 'more', short and clean

Example: оро (oro), a folk circle dance

П п

Latin: p

Sound: p as in 'spin'

Example: песна (pesna), song

Р р

Latin: r

Sound: a rolled r, like the Spanish 'rr'

Example: рака (raka), hand

С с

Latin: s

Sound: s as in 'sun'

Example: сонце (sonce), sun

Т т

Latin: t

Sound: t as in 'stop'

Example: татко (tatko), father

Ќ ќ

Latin: ḱ

Sound: a soft 'k', like the 'ty' in 'hit you' said fast

Example: ќерка (ḱerka), daughter

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

У у

Latin: u

Sound: oo as in 'moon'

Example: убав (ubav), beautiful

Ф ф

Latin: f

Sound: f as in 'fun'

Example: фустан (fustan), dress

Х х

Latin: h

Sound: h, a bit rougher, like the 'ch' in Scottish 'loch'

Example: хартија (hartija), paper

Ц ц

Latin: c

Sound: ts as in 'cats'

Example: цвет (cvet), flower

Ч ч

Latin: č

Sound: ch as in 'church'

Example: чешма (češma), fountain, spring

Џ џ

Latin: dž

Sound: j as in 'judge'

Example: џеб (džeb), pocket

English has no letter quite like this one. Listen for it in songs.

Ш ш

Latin: š

Sound: sh as in 'ship'

Example: шума (šuma), forest, woods