Bulgarian letters

А а

Sounds like a in "father" 

Е е

Sounds like e in "bed" 

И и

Sounds like i in "machine"

О о

Sounds like o in "order"

У у

Sounds like oo in "book" or "boot"

Ъ ъ

u in "cut" or "turn

Б б

b as in "bat"

В в

v as in "voice"

Г г

g as in "go"

Д д

d as in "dog" 

Ж ж

zh sound, like the s in "measure" 

З з

z as in "zoo" 

Й й

Short i (semivowel), like y in "yes"

К к

k as in "kite" 

Л л

l as in "love"

М м

m as in "man"

Н н

n as in "no"

П п

p as in "pet"

Р р

A rolled or trilled r (like in Spanish

С с

s as in "sun"

Т т

t as in "top"

Ф ф

f as in "fan" 

Х х

Velar fricative, like ch in the Scottish "loch

Ц ц

ts as in "cats" 

Ч ч

ch as in "church"

Ш ш

sh as in "shop" 

Щ щ

A combined sht sound (unique to Bulgarian)

Ь ь

Soft sign"; it has no sound of its own but softens the preceding consonant (mostly used before о)

Ю ю

Iotated vowel pronounced yu as in "youth"

Я я

Iotated vowel pronounced ya as in "yard"