There are five vowels in the Serbian language: a, e, i, o, u.
*A: ako (if), tavan (attic), ali (but), auto (car)
*E: evo (here), ekser (nail), med (honey), lep (beautiful)
*I: imati (to have), ili (or), iako (although), ići (to go)
*O: ovo (this), ono (that), oko (eye), brod (ship)
*U: u (in), uvo (ear), zub (tooth), uspeh (success)
However, in some words, the so called 'syllable forming r' (slogotvorno r) plays the vowel role. That's why some words in Serbian are difficult to pronounce. Let's practise together on our Pronunciation Site:
* R : prst (finger), krst (cross), srce (heart), Srpski (Serbian), pržiti (to fry)
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Vowels in Serbian
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Vowels in Serbian
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Vowels in Serbian
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Out of interest, I've copied down the Slovak equivalents under the Serbian words.
ako (if), tavan (attic), ali (but), auto (car)
ako (as if),manzarda, ale, auto
evo (here), ekser (nail), med (honey), lep (beautiful)
tu (here), ? , med , krásny
imati (to have), ili (or), iako (although), ići (to go)
Mať, alebo, hoci, isť,
ovo (this), ono (that), oko (eye), brod (ship)
ten/to, ten/to/tamto, oko, lod’,
u (in), uvo (ear), zub (tooth), uspeh (success)
v/vo, ucho, zub, úspech,
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