The Bosnian alphabet for children: 30 letters
The Bosnian alphabet has 30 letters. Three of them are written with two characters: dž, lj and nj. Each letter shows a word that starts with it and the same letter in Cyrillic, because children in Bosnia and Herzegovina learn both scripts.
- AaАan aeroplane
- BbБa balloon
- CcЦa flower
- ČčЧa glass
- ĆćЋa blanket
- DdДa tree
- DždžЏa jumper
- ĐđЂa pupil
- EeЕa screen
- FfФa seal
- GgГa mushroom
- HhХbread
- IiИa needle
- JjЈan apple
- KkКa house
- LlЛa ball
- LjljЉa swing
- MmМa cat
- NnНa nose
- NjnjЊa field
- OoОa cloud
- PpПa dog
- RrРa fish
- SsСthe sun
- ŠšШa hat
- TtТa cake
- UuУan ear
- VvВa train
- ZzЗa rabbit
- ŽžЖa frog
Vowels and consonants
The vowels are a, e, i, o and u. All other letters are consonants. Try saying a word aloud and listen for which vowels ring loudest.
The alphabet in order
A B C Č Ć D Dž Đ E F G H I J K L Lj M N Nj O P R S Š T U V Z Ž
А Б Ц Ч Ћ Д Џ Ђ Е Ф Г Х И Ј К Л Љ М Н Њ О П Р С Ш Т У В З Ж
Practise letters through play
Once the letters feel familiar, build words with them and read short texts.