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31 letters · Cyrillic The Macedonian alphabet
Macedonian has a 31-letter Cyrillic alphabet that was standardised in 1945. Spelling is phonetic, one letter for one sound, and it has three letters of its own: ѓ, ќ and ѕ. Below are all 31 letters with an English pronunciation hint and an example word with audio from a real native speaker.
Macedonian stress usually falls on the third syllable from the end.
| Letter | Latin letters | Sounds like | Example word |
|---|---|---|---|
| А а | a | a in father | алка alka Bracelet |
| Б б | b | b in boy | бебе bebe Baby |
| В в | v | v in van | вујко vuyko Uncle |
| Г г | g | g in go | глава glava Head |
| Д д | d | d in dog | девојче devoyče Girl |
| Ѓ ѓ | gj | soft gy, between g and j | — |
| Е е | e | e in bed | економист ekonomist Economist |
| Ж ж | zh | s in measure | жена žena Woman |
| З з | z | z in zoo | завеса zavesa Curtain |
| Ѕ ѕ | dz | ds in beds | — |
| И и | i | ee in see | име ime Name |
| Ј ј | j | y in yes | јазик yazik Tongue |
| К к | k | k in sky | колкови kukovi Hip |
| Л л | l | l in lamp | личност ličnost Person |
| Љ љ | lj | lli in million | — |
| М м | m | m in man | маж maž Man |
| Н н | n | n in net | нос nos Nose |
| Њ њ | nj | ny in canyon | — |
| О о | o | o in more | образ obraz Cheek |
| П п | p | p in spot | презиме prezime Surname |
| Р р | r | rolled r | роденден rodenden Birthday |
| С с | s | s in sun | семејство semeystvo Family |
| Т т | t | t in stop | татко tatko Father |
| Ќ ќ | kj | soft ky, between k and ch | ќебе k'ebe Blanket |
| У у | u | oo in moon | уво uvo Ear |
| Ф ф | f | f in fan | фотеља foteg'a Armchair |
| Х х | h | ch in Scottish loch | хирург hirurg Surgeon |
| Ц ц | ts | ts in cats | цвеќар tsvek'ar Florist |
| Ч ч | ch | ch in church | чело čelo Forehead |
| Џ џ | dzh | j in jam | — |
| Ш ш | sh | sh in ship | шатор šator Tent |
Next steps
Listen to every word by topic in the free Macedonian vocabulary (456 words), then hear real Macedonian phrases at two speeds. Want to read Cyrillic text in Latin letters? Try the Cyrillic to Latin transliterator.