T
he Alphabet Okay, this is kinda hard but we'll try =)
So..Serbian language has two fonts : Latin alphabet and Cyrillic alphabet
Latin alphabet is called Latinica actually and is more similar to the font we all use.
It has just a couple of new letters, but I'll explain everything^^
In Serbian you read as it's written and write as it's said
Ex: monkey=manki
it may look funny, but it's really easy^^ you don't have to worry about spelling mistakes
Now, I'll try to explain every pronunciation through words
they will be in "(,)" next the letter =)
It's important to remember that each letter in Latin or Cyrillic is one single vocal!No "ous" "eis" etc.
(
in alphabet, "B" is pronounced like bee (insect) and in latin/cyrillic it's just b =) like a bee without "ee" )
So, Latinica looks like this... (sorry about some blanks, i'll edit that later
)
A a (not like "e" or "o" etc. in apple/autumn/angel. it's simple "a" like in pronunciation of h
ouse, understand?
)
B b (like in
ball [it would be written like this in serbian : bol
]
C c (
not like "k" in cactus,car,cat etc.
Č č (like
chocolate
[you can write it like "ch" cus you don't have that sign..] )
Ć ć (i really can't remember any word in english, but if you know german than it's like in
Tschüß
) [just write it like c]
D d (like in
donut
or
day)
Dž dž (smth like in
job or
gym)
Đ đ (like in name
Giuseppe [Verdi])
E e (like in
end or
egg, not like in east/english)
F f (like in
forest)
G g (like in
gum/
google/
ghost
)
H h (like in
history,
home)
I i (like in
english or
image)
J j (like in
yawn or
ya
y )
K k (like in
car/
cat/
cactus
)
L l (like in
lollipop or
lips)
Lj lj (there's no word for it...it's "L" and "J" spoken fast together and it's LJ
)
M m (like in
mouth,
money)
N n (like in
now,
no)
Nj nj (like in
new)
O o (like in
octopus, l
ol)
P p (like in octo
pus, s
peciall)
R r (like in ca
r but not as soft; it's more sharper like in...the name Rodriguez
)
S s (like in
sit,
somewhere)
Š š (like in
she,
ship/
sheep [write it like "sh"] )
T t (like in
tacoo,
topic)
U u (like in r
ule)
V v (like in
very, lo
ve)
Z z (like in
zero
)
Ž ž (um...i don't know the word, but it's like in name
Gisele (Bundchen [supermodel])))
I hope you understood =D [sorry about some empty letters, it's kinda late and i can't think really properlly at this time
so i couldn't remember the words to relate :p )
Basicly all you need to know is : -Every letter is one vocal
-The pronunciation/sound of letter is always the same,
no matter where, in the word, the letter is
-Every letter is pronounced clear and sharp
I know it's really hard, but I know you can do it^^
Now, I'll write some examples of english words written in serbian style 
money - mani so it's like monkey + house + noon + image
sunny - sani so it's like sit + house + now + english
picture - pikčr so it's like pancake + east + car + cherry + red
apple - epl so it's like egg + pen + lonely
Do you get something? Please let me know what is non-understanding and complicated so I can help you on that particulate point Don't be shy, I'm here to help you learn^^
Assignment
Now, if you get this and you're ready for a little task read this
Write these 5 words in serbian style :
*little help* try to say the word out loud and just type what you say
( TV- ti vi )
closet
table
paper
lion
pillow
If you don't know how to do this assignment don't go all desperate
I'll write everything correctly after one day passes 
Good luck!
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Subject: Lesson No 1---> The Alphabet 
Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:24 pm
