The Bosnian Alphabet

Level 1

Thirty letters, one main sound for each letter.

How It Works

The alphabet has 30 letters. Most look like English letters and sound close to them.

The letters ć, đ, dž, lj and nj get their own entries. Each of the pairs dž, lj and nj is one letter, so a dictionary files them as units.

Always write the marks. People often leave them out when texting, but cevapi is not the same word as ćevapi on a menu or in a lesson.

Šećer, molim.
Sugar, please.
The letters š and ć both carry a mark.
Džezva je na stolu.
The coffee pot is on the table.
Dž is one letter and one sound.
Njegova knjiga je nova.
His book is new.
Nj is a single sound, as in njegova and knjiga.
Žuta ljubičica raste u bašči.
A yellow violet grows in the garden.
Ž, lj and č show up in a single line.

Leaving out the marks.
cevapi
ćevapi
The mark makes a different letter. Keep it in everything you write.

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

The Bosnian AlphabetLevel 1

Spelling starts from the alphabet.

Patterns that build on this one.

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