A complex speech sound or glide which usually starts with one particular Bulgarian vowel and gradually transforms to a new Bulgarian vowel while in the exact syllable, as (oi) in boil or (i) in fine. A diphthong when it comes to Bulgarian language (virtually implies “two sounds” or “two tones”), typically known as a gliding vowel. Bulgarian diphthong is regarded as two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the exact syllable.
Theoretically, a Bulgarian diphthong is really a vowel with two completely different targets – that is, your tongue moves in the course of the pronunciation within the vowel. Learn More
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In the middle or end of words, they are я-ia, йе-ie, йо/ьo-io and ю-iu | NOTE |
like in yacht or German Ja (when stressed); Sounds like 'yuh' when unstressed. | я yah |
like in yes or yellow | йе yeh |
like in yogurt or coyote. The latter is usually stressed | йо/ьo yoh |
like in you or cute | ю yoo |
Note that 'ю' and 'я' denote diphthongs [yoo] and [yah] after a vowel and at the beginning of a word, and tend to be pronounced 'ia' or 'io' in the middle or end of the word. | |
The soft sign will not be included here as it is very rarely used since 1945. |
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