LESSON 1:
The Bulgarian Alphabet
| CAPITAL | lower | Bulgarian Name | Pronounced As | Transliteration | is Vowel? | Notes |
| À | à | "ah" | a in car | a | x | |
| Á | á | "beh" | b in bit | b | ||
| Â |
â | "veh" | v in vine | v | ||
| Ã | ã | "geh" | g in go | g | ||
| Ä | ä | "deh" | d in do | d | ||
| Å | å | "eh" | e in edit | e | x | |
| Æ | æ | "zheh" | s in pleasure | zh | ||
| Ç | ç | "zeh" | z in zoo | z | ||
| È | è | "ih" | i in in | i | x | |
| É | é | "i kratko"- "short i " | y in boy | i or y (or j) | x | |
| Ê | ê | "kah" | k in kitten | k | ||
| Ë | ë | "ehl" | l in lamp | l | ||
| Ì | ì | "ehm" | m in map | m | ||
| Í | í | "ehn" | n in not | n | ||
| Î | î | "oh" | o in folk | o | x | |
| Ï | ï | "peh" | p in pet | p | ||
| Ð | ð | "ehr" | r in roll | r | ||
| Ñ | ñ | "ehs" | s in see | s | ||
| Ò | ò | "teh" | t in tip | t | ||
| Ó | ó | "oo" | oo in boot | u or oo | x | |
| Ô | ô | "ehf" | f in face | f | ||
| Õ | õ | "khah" | h in Hack | kh or h | ||
| Ö | ö | "tseh" | ts in siTS | ts | ||
| × | ÷ | "cheh" | ch in CHip | ch | ||
| Ø | ø | "shah" | sh in SHut | sh | ||
| Ù | ù |
"scht" |
sht in borSHT | sht | ||
| Ú | ú | "er golyam" - "big yer" | uuh in bUlgaria | u | x | |
| ü | "er maluk " - "small yer" | 1 | ||||
| Þ | þ | "yoo" | u in use | yu | x | |
| ß | ÿ | "yah" | ya in yard | ya | x |
1 - only one use! between a consonant and 'O' (ie. in names: Æåëüî )
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-All words in Bulgarian are to be read as
they are written. No combinations of letters make any
other sounds but the sequence of their own.
-A consonant is palatalized if it is followed by ü, ÿ, or þ.