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Proununciation and transliteration
In Serbian, almost every word is pronounced exactly as it is written. There are 30 letters in the Serbian alphabet, which is written in both Cyrillic and Latin forms.

Roman Cyrillic Pronunciation

A a А а `a` as in ask
B b Б б `b` as in boy
C c Ц ц `c` as `ts` in flotsam
Č č Ч ч `ch` as in church
Ć ć Ћ ћ `tch` like the `t` in future
D d Д д `d` as in dog
Dž dž Џ џ `j` as in just
Đ đ Ђ ђ `dj` as in endure
E e Е е `e` as in egg
F f Ф ф `f` as in father
G g Г г `g` as in girl
H h Х х `h` as in hot; as the `ch` in loch before another consonant
I i И и `i` as in machine
J j Ј ј `y` as in young
K k K k `k` as in king
L l Л л `l` as in like
LJ lj Љ љ `ly` like the `lli` in million
M m М м `m` as in man
N n Н н `n` as in nest
Nj nj Њ њ `nj` like the `ny` in canyon
O o O o `o` between the `o` in bone and The `aw` in shawl
P p П п `p` as in perfect
R r Р р `r` as in rough
S s С с `s` as in Serbia
Š š Ш ш `sh` as in lush
T t Т т `t` as in test
U u У у `oo` as in boot
V v В в `v` as in victory
Z z З з `z` as in zebra
Ž ž Ж ж `zh` like the `s` in pleasure

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