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Consonants in Bulgarian phrasebook
Consonants in Bulgarian phrasebook
Voiced consonants at the end of a word are pronounced as voiceless.
б bə�
like in boy or rubbish, on the end of a word pronounced "p"
в və�
like in ever or vineyard, on the end of a word pronounced "f"
г gə�
like in gull or legacy, on the end of a word pronounced "k"
д də�
like in deal or madness, on the end of a word pronounced "t"
ж zhə�
like in pleasure or conclusion, on the end of a word pronounced "sh"
з zə�
like in zoo or freezing, on the end of a word pronounced "s"
к kə�
like in kite or rock
л lə�
like in leak or look. Becoming (younger generations in some areas) closer to weak "w" as in saw (cf. Polish ł).
м mə�
like in mine or ham
н nə�
like in note or monkey
п pə�
like in pork or comply
р rə�
slightly to moderately rolled "r" as in Spanish, etc. Like in Spanish pero or otro
с sə�
like in spit or cast
т tə�
like in time or lightning [ at times becoming palatal with 'ти' and 'тя' ]
ф fə�
like in feed or left
х hə�
like in hotel or coherent [ usually aspirated similar to 'ck' in "lick"]
ц tsə�
like in tsunami
ч chə�
like in cheap or kitchen
ш shə�
like in sheep or mishap
щ shtə�
"Sht", as in German "Still" or "Stettin" NOT shch like in Russian.
ь [']�
not a sound itself, denotes softening (palatization) of preceding consonant; unlike Russian and other Slavic languages, this is very rarely used and the softening is less dramatic in Bulgarian than in other Slavic languages;
дж dzhə�
like in join or edge. Mainly used for foreign loan words.
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