Serbian Letters & Alphabet Guide

Complete reference for Serbian Cyrillic vowels, consonants and numbers with English pronunciation

About Serbian Script: Serbian uses the Cyrillic script (Ћирилица) as its primary writing system, with a Latin script variant also in common use. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet has 30 letters — 5 vowels and 25 consonants. Each letter represents exactly one sound, making Serbian highly phonetic. Serbian is spoken by over 12 million people in Serbia and the region.
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Serbian Vowels — Самогласници (Samoglasnici)

CyrillicLatinPronunciationExample Word
А аA aas in "father"ауто (auto - car)
Е еE eas in "bed"еден (eden - one)
И иI ias in "see"иглица (iglica - needle)
О оO oas in "go"око (oko - eye)
У уU uas in "food"улица (ulica - street)

Serbian Consonants — Сугласници (Suglasnici)

CyrillicLatinPronunciationExample Word
Б бB bb as in "bat"баш (baš - exactly)
В вV vv as in "van"вода (voda - water)
Г гG gg as in "go"град (grad - city)
Д дD dd as in "dog"дан (dan - day)
Ђ ђĐ đdj sound (softer)ђак (đak - student)
Ж жŽ žzh as in "measure"жена (žena - woman)
З зZ zz as in "zoo"земља (zemlja - earth)
Ј јJ jy as in "yes"јабука (jabuka - apple)
К кK kk as in "kit"кућа (kuća - house)
Л лL ll as in "lip"лист (list - leaf)
Љ љLj ljlj sound (soft l)људи (ljudi - people)
М мM mm as in "man"мајка (majka - mother)
Н нN nn as in "not"небо (nebo - sky)
Њ њNj njny sound (soft n)њему (njemu - to him)
П пP pp as in "pen"пас (pas - dog)
Р рR rr (rolled)рука (ruka - hand)
С сS ss as in "sun"срце (srce - heart)
Т тT tt as in "top"тата (tata - father)
Ћ ћĆ ćch sound (softer)ћерка (ćerka - daughter)
Ф фF ff as in "fan"фудбал (fudbal - football)
Х хH hh as in "hat"хлеб (hleb - bread)
Ц цC cts as in "cats"цвет (cvet - flower)
Ч чČ čch as in "chair"чај (čaj - tea)
Џ џDž džj as in "jar"џем (džem - jam)
Ш шŠ šsh as in "ship"шума (šuma - forest)

Serbian Numbers — Бројеви (Brojevi)

NumberSerbianPronunciation
0нулаnula
1једанjedan
2дваdva
3триtri
4четириčetiri
5петpet
6шестšest
7седамsedam
8осамosam
9деветdevet
10десетdeset
100стоsto
1000хиљадаhiljada
Serbian Script Facts: Serbian is unique among European languages in using both Cyrillic and Latin scripts officially. The Cyrillic version is considered the official script, but both are used widely. Serbian phonology is very consistent — each letter maps to exactly one sound.

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