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30 letters · Cyrillic and Latin The Serbian alphabet
Serbian is written in two official alphabets, Cyrillic and Latin, and every Cyrillic letter has exactly one Latin partner. Spelling is phonetic: each letter is one sound, and words are pronounced as they are written. Below are all 30 letters with an English pronunciation hint and an example word with audio from a real native speaker.
Serbian is written both ways in daily life, so learn both columns. The table shows the Cyrillic capital and small letter, then the Latin equivalent.
| Letter | Latin | Sounds like | Example word |
|---|---|---|---|
| А а | A a | a in father | адвокат advokat Lawyer |
| Б б | B b | b in boy | беба beba Baby |
| В в | V v | v in van | врат vrat Neck |
| Г г | G g | g in go | глава glava Head |
| Д д | D d | d in dog | девојка devojka Girl |
| Ђ ђ | Đ đ | soft j, like the j in jeep but softer | — |
| Е е | E e | e in bed | економиста ekonomista Economist |
| Ж ж | Ž ž | s in measure | жена žena Woman |
| З з | Z z | z in zoo | завеса zavesa Curtain |
| И и | I i | ee in see (short) | име ime Name |
| Ј ј | J j | y in yes | језик jezik Tongue |
| К к | K k | k in sky | кажипрст kažiprst Index finger |
| Л л | L l | l in lamp | ледја ledja Back |
| Љ љ | Lj lj | lli in million | — |
| М м | M m | m in man | мушкарац muškarac Man |
| Н н | N n | n in net | надимак nadimak Nickname |
| Њ њ | Nj nj | ny in canyon | — |
| О о | O o | o in more (short) | особа osoba Person |
| П п | P p | p in spot | презиме prezime Surname |
| Р р | R r | rolled r | родјендан rodjendan Birthday |
| С с | S s | s in sun | супруг suprug Husband |
| Т т | T t | t in stop | трпезарија trpezarija Dining-room |
| Ћ ћ | Ć ć | soft ch, like ch in cheese but softer | ћебе ćebe Blanket |
| У у | U u | oo in moon | унуче unuče Grandchild |
| Ф ф | F f | f in fan | фотеља fotelja Armchair |
| Х х | H h | ch in Scottish loch | хаљина haljina Dress |
| Ц ц | C c | ts in cats | ципеле cipele Shoes |
| Ч ч | Č č | ch in church | чело čelo Forehead |
| Џ џ | Dž dž | j in jam | — |
| Ш ш | Š š | sh in ship | шампун šampun Shampoo |
Next steps
Listen to every word by topic in the free Serbian vocabulary (484 words), then hear real Serbian phrases at two speeds. Need to convert text? Use the free Serbian Latin ⇄ Cyrillic converter.