Serbian Pronunciation

Č hard “ch” sound like chocolate

čaj chai — tea

čokolada cho-ko-LA-da

— chocolate

mačka MACH-ka

— cat

Ć soft “ty/ch” sound

ćevap TYEH-vap — kebab

kuća KOO-tya

— house

sreća SREH-tya —

luck / happiness

Š “sh” sound

škola SHKO-la — school

šuma SHOO-ma —

forest

šećer SHEH-tyer —

sugar

Ž “zh” sound like measure

žena ZHEH-na — woman

život ZHEE-vot —

life

može MO-zhe —

can / possible

Đ soft “j” sound

Đoković JO-ko-vich — Djokovic

đak dyak —

student

rođendan ro-DYEN-dan —

birthday

DŽ hard “j” like jungle

džep jep — pocket

džungla JOON-gla —

jungle

džem jem —

jam

LJ soft “ly” sound

ljubav LYOO-bav — love

Ljiljana lyee-LYA-na —

female name

bolje BOL-ye —

better

NJ “ny” sound

njiva NYEE-va — field

konj kony —

horse

Njemac NYEH-mats —

German person

C “ts” sound

car tsar — emperor

cena TSEH-na —

price

sunce SOON-tse —

sun

J “y” sound like yes

ja ya — I

jutro YOO-tro —

morning

jedan YE-dan —

one