Wy/syl/ꠝꠘ꠆ꠔꠦꠘꠣꠉ꠆ꠞꠤ ꠝꠣꠔꠞ ꠛꠣꠁꠟ
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Montenegrin (чорн. Crnogorski / Црногорски) is the official language of Montenegro, it is very similar to Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian.
Pronunciation guide
[edit | edit source]Vowels
[edit | edit source]- a
- like 'u' in "sun"
- e
- like 'e' in "enemy"
- i
- like 'ee' in "leek"
- o
- like 'o' in "opera"
- u
- like 'oo' in "book"
Consonants
[edit | edit source]- b
- like 'b' in "bed"
- c
- like 'ts' in "bets"
- č
- like 'ch' in "child"
- ć
- like 't' in "mature"
- d
- like 'd' in "dog"
- dž
- like 'dg' in "fudge"
- đ
- like 'd' in American English "schedule"
- f
- like 'f' in "for"
- g
- like 'g' in "go"
- h
- like 'h' in "help" [usually aspirated]
- j
- like 'y' in "yell"
- k
- like 'k' in "king" [unaspirated]
- l
- like 'l' in "love"
- lj
- like 'li' in "million".
- m
- like 'm' in "mother"
- n
- like 'n' in "nice"
- nj
- like 'ñ' in Spanish "señor" or 'ny' in "canyon"
- p
- like 'p' in "pig" [unaspirated]
- q
- like 'q' in "quest" (only in foreign words)
- r
- trilled 'r' as in the Spanish "roca"
- s
- like 's' in "sock"
- š
- like 'sh' in "cash"
ś
- like 'sh' in "shell"
- t
- like 't' in "top" [unaspirated]
- v
- like 'v' in "victory"
- w
- like 'v' in "victor" (only in foreign words)
- x
- like 'cks' in "kicks" or 'gs' in "legs"(only in foreign words)
- z
- like 'z' in "zebra"
- ž
- like 'su' in "measure"
ź like a softer su in "measure"
ꠡꠣꠗꠣꠞꠘ ꠝꠣꠔꠇꠕꠣ
[edit | edit source]- ꠅꠛꠣ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) ꠨ ꠅꠉꠧ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ )
- .(Zdravo)
- ꠅꠛꠣ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) ꠨ ꠅꠉꠧ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) (informal)
- .(Ćao)
- ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ ?
- .(Kako si?)
- ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ ꠨ ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
- .(Dobro, hvala na pitanju)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ?
- .(Kako se zoveš?)
- ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕
- .(Ime mi je ______.)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕
- .(Drago mi je da vas upoznam.)
- ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕
- . (Molim)
- ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕
- .(Hvala)
- ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠡꠣꠉꠔꠝ ⁕
- . (Nema na čemu)
- ꠎꠤ ꠅꠄ ⁕
- . (Da)
- ꠎꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕
- . (Ne)
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- (Izvinjavam se, ali...)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- . (Izvinjavam se.)
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠠ ꠡꠞ꠆ꠝꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠣ ⁕
- . (Žao mi je)
- ꠎꠣꠁꠀꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ ꠨ ꠕꠞꠣꠈꠤ ꠩
- . (Doviđenja)
- ꠎꠣꠁꠀꠞꠣꠝꠉꠤ ꠨ ꠕꠞꠣꠈꠤ ꠩ (informal)
- . (Ćao)
- ꠝꠥꠁ ꠝꠘ꠆ꠔꠦꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ ꠜꠣꠟꠣꠁꠟꠣꠄ ꠝꠣꠔ꠆ꠔꠣꠝ ꠙꠣꠞꠤꠘꠣ ⁕
- . (Ne umijem da pričam Crnogorski [dobro])
- ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠂꠘꠘꠤ ?
- (Da li pričate Engleski?)
- ꠁꠘꠅ ꠇꠦꠃ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠎꠣꠘꠂꠘ ꠘꠤ ?
- (Da li ima ikoga ko priča Engleski?)
- ꠛꠣꠌꠣꠅ ꠫
- (Upomoć!)
- ꠅꠛꠣꠄ ꠌꠣꠅ ꠫
- (Pazi!)