Serbian Alphabet Tutorial (Latin & Cyrillic)

The Serbian alphabet (Also known as Serbian / Croatian / Bosnian / Montenegrin alphabet) uses two writing scripts at the same time: Latin Serbian script (Latinica) and Cyrillic script (Ćirilica). They are used interchangeably, sometimes dubbed, sometimes single. To make learning easier for native speakers of the languages with Latin writing systems, the Serbian lessons are written in the Latin script.

Also, there are local differences in usage of the alphabets:

In Croatia only Latin script is used;

In Montenegro, there are 2 more extra letters Ś/С́ and Ź/З́.

Latin Serbian alphabet (Latinica)

Aa [cup]Bb [book]Vv [live]Gg [gap]Dd [door]
Đđ [juice]Ee [step]Žž [pleasure]Zz [zoom]Ii [pig]
Jj [boy]Kk [can]Ll [loop]Lj lj [million]Mm [moon]
Nn [nurce]Nj nj [canyon]Oo [fork]Pp [part]Rr [berry] (rolled R)
Ss [souce]Tt [tool]Ćć the sound is softer than CHUu [zoo]Ff [flight]
Hh [hat]Cc [cats]Čč [change]Dž dž [George]Šš [show]

Cyrillic Serbian alphabet (Ćirilica/Ћирилица)

Аа [cup]Бб [book]Вв [live]Гг [gap]Дд [door]
Ђ ђ [juice]Ее [step]Жж [pleasure]Зз [zoom]Ии [pig]
Jj [boy]Кк [can]Лл [loop]Љ љ [million]Мм [moon]
Нн [nurce]Њ њ [canyon]Оо [fork]Пп [part]Рр [berry] (rolled R)
Сс [souce]Тт [tool]Ћ ћ the sound is softer than CHУу [zoo]Фф [flight]
Хх [hat]Цц [cats]Чч [change]Џ џ [George]Шш [show]

Serbian Language Lessons

  1. Present tense of Serbian verbs
  2. Important verbs and modal verbs
  3. Past tense
  4. Future tense and prepositions
  5. Serbian Future tense and prepositions
  6. Verb aspect and reflexive verbs
  7. Genders and Plural
  8. Introduction to Serbian cases
  9. Cases of pronouns
  10. Cases of nouns
  11. Cases of adjectives
  12. Possessive pronouns
  13. Conditional mood and the verbs “to need” and “to like”
  14. Imperative mood
  15. Degrees of comparison
  16. More pronouns
  17. Future tense II
  18. And more pronouns
  19. Passive voice and “There is/are” in the Serbian language
  20. Participles
  21. Aorist