Understanding the Bosnian alphabet is essential in learning the Bosnian Language. Bosnian alphabet configuration is applied in a daily conversation. With out the Bosnian alphabet, it is difficult to say the Bosnian words and phrases properly even if you can write those words in Bosnian. Learn More
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like 'a' in "above" | a |
like 'e' in "enemy" | e |
like 'i' in "sing" | i |
like 'o' in "opera" | o |
like 'u' in "put" | u |
Bosnian/Serbo-Croatian consonants are crisper than their counterparts in the English language. Approximating the corresponding consonants in | |
Italian or Russian is closer to their true pronunciation. | |
like 'b' in "bed" | b |
like 'ts' at the end of "cats" (never like an "s" or "k") | c |
pronounced like "ch" as in "church", but with the tongue up on the roof of the mouth | č |
like "tch" as in "catch", but softer, with tongue behind top front teeth | ć |
like 'd' in "dog" | d |
very close to "j" as in judge, with tongue up on the roof of the mouth; very seldom used | dž |
like "j" as in "judge", but softer, with tongue behind top front teeth; hardly used at the beginning of the word | đ |
like 'f' in "fish" | f |
like 'g' in "go" (never pronounced like the "g" in "large") | g |
a little more emphasized than the 'h' in "help", somewhat close to the Spanish jota (j), pronounced in the throat. Usually an aspirated sound like the 'ck' in "brick" | h |
like 'y' in "yellow" | j |
like 'k' in "kite" | k |
like 'l' in "love" | l |
like the "li" sound in "million". Combo of the Bosnian/SC "l" "j" sounds together | lj |
like 'm' in "mother" | m |
like 'n' in "nice" | n |
like "ny" in "canyon" Like the Spanish " ñ " sound. | nj |
like 'p' in "pappy" | p |
rolled slightly, like the Spanish r in "pero" | r |
like 's' in "sun" | s |
like "sh" in "sheep", with tongue raised toward roof of mouth | š |
like 't' in "top" | t |
like 'v' in "victory" | v |
like 'z' in "haze" | z |
like the "s" in "measure", with tongue raised toward roof of mouth | ž |
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