Spelling is regular as to the pronunciation that it indicates. Every letter (including the digraph DŽ) represents a single sound that should not vary much at all based on its position or which vowels it is next to. Stress is also completely regular, always falling on the very first syllable of a word. If two letters disagree in voicing, (ex. D and S as opposed to D and Z), the former inherits the voicing of the latter, so bčela “bee” when pronounced quickly is pronounced as pčela. There is an optional Cyrillic script, although the Latin is preferred for uniformity.
| Latin Latter | Cyrillic Letter | Letter Name | Pronuniation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | А | a | like a as in “father” |
| B | Б | be | like b as in “boy” |
| C | Ц | ce | like ts as in “tsunami” |
| Č | Ч | če | like ch as in “church” |
| D | Д | de | like d as in “dog” |
| DŽ | ДЖ | dže | like j as in “jump” |
| E | Е | e | like e as in “less” |
| F | Ф | ef | like f as in “fish” |
| G | Г | ge | like g as in “good” |
| H | Х | ha | like ch as in Scottish “loch” |
| I | И | i | like ee as in “see” |
| J | Ј | je | like y as in “yard” |
| K | К | ka | like k as in “sky” |
| L | Л | el | like l as in “law” |
| M | М | em | like m as in “mare” |
| N | Н | en | like n as in “nose” |
| O | О | o | like o as in British English “north” |
| P | П | pe | like p as in “spare” |
| R | Р | er | like the rolled r in Spanish |
| S | С | es | like s as in “song” |
| Š | Ш | eš | like sh as in “shell” |
| T | Т | te | like t as in “star” |
| U | У | u | like oo as in “moon” |
| V | В | ve | like v as in “very” |
| Z | З | ze | like z as in “zebra” |
| Ž | Ж | že | like s as in “measure” |