Serbo-Croatian Sounds



Glasovi

Character

Example

Explanation

Pronounced

A a

dar

a: as in: arm, harm

B b

baba

b as in: bad, body

C c

cipela

ts combination

Č č

čar

ch or tch as in: church, fetch, pronounced harder than the English sound

Ć ć

ćar

ch or tch as in: church, fetch, pronounced softer than the English sound

D d

dati

d as in: do, hard

Dž dž

džak

j as in: jeep, jungle, pronounced harder than the English sound

Đ đ

đak

j as in: jeep, jungle, pronounced softer than the English sound

E e

pet

e as in: red, bet

F f

film

f as in: fine, golf

G g

gar

g as in: go, long

H h

hit

h as in: head, hate

I i

vir

i or ee as in: if, peel

J j

jaje

y or i, as in: yes, Indian

K k

kola

c or k as in: car, silk

L l

lula

l as in: long, still

Lj lj

ljubav

ly combination

M m

mama

m as in: mill, ham

N n

noga

n as in: no, news

Nj nj

njuška

ny combination

O o

voz

o as in: long, strong

P p

pastir

p as in: paper, post

R r

rad

R as in: rare, rob

S s

soba

s as in: seldom, yes

Š š

šaka

sh as in: shine, pronounced harder than the English sound

T t

torba

t as in: top, hat

U u

kup

u or oo as in: put, book

V v

voda

v as in: very, lively

Z z

zima

s or z as in: these, crazy

Ž ž

život

s as in: pleasure, pronounced harder than the English sound