Serbian
Српски
Serbian has a rare feature: it is officially written in two alphabets, Cyrillic and Latin, and its speakers switch between them without thinking. Its Cyrillic was reformed in the nineteenth century by Vuk Karadžić on a strict principle — one letter per sound, one sound per letter — which makes it one of the most regular spelling systems in Europe.
- Family
- South Slavic
- Script
- Cyrillic
- Speakers
- ≈ 9 million
- Where
- Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
- In the game
- Mid-range language
How to spot it
South Slavic Cyrillic with ј, љ, њ, ћ, ђ. No ы or ё as in Russian. (It is also written in the Latin alphabet.)
A few sentences
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Сваког јутра трчим у парку.
Every morning I go running in the park.
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Мој деда је био рибар.
My grandfather was a fisherman.
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Изгубио сам наочаре.
I have lost my glasses.
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Сутра идем на пијацу.
Tomorrow I am going to the market.
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Моја ћерка слика веома лепо.
My daughter draws very well.