See Bulgarian phonology at Wikipedia for a thorough look at the sounds of Bulgarian.
Consonants
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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b
|
баба
|
box
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c
|
кьопоолу
|
cute
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d̪
|
дом
|
dust
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d͡z
|
дзифт
|
birds
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d͡ʒ
|
джем
|
jab
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f
|
филм
|
fact
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ɡ
|
гарван
|
good
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ɟ
|
гяур
|
argue
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j
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сойка
|
yes
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k
|
къща
|
skill
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l
|
лимон
|
leap
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ɫ
|
лош
|
all or west
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ʎ
|
любов
|
million
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m
|
море
|
mocha
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n̪
|
нос
|
north
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ɲ
|
баня
|
canyon
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ŋ
|
банка
|
sing
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p
|
пет
|
speak
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r
|
работа
|
trilled r, like in Spanish
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s
|
стол
|
salt, mask
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ʃ
|
шума
|
sugar
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t̪
|
тайна
|
style
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t͡s
|
цар
|
bats
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t͡ʃ
|
чай
|
cheese
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v
|
вода
|
view
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x
|
хартия
|
loch (Scottish English)
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[[w:Template:IPAsym - Error: Entry "z̪" not found|z̪]] obsolete or nonstandard characters (TP)
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зима
|
zoo
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ʒ
|
жълт
|
pleasure
|
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Marginal consonants
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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ɣ
|
видях го
|
between go and ahold
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ç
|
Хюз
|
huge
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w
|
уиски
|
water
|
Vowels
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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a
|
брат
|
father
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ɤ
|
кът
|
plus
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ɛ
|
цена
|
edge
|
i
|
сив
|
police
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ɔ
|
слон
|
off
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u
|
хубав
|
pool
|
Reduced vowels
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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ɐ
|
щерка, камък
|
sofa
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o
|
нещо, уста
|
thought (RP), coat (Scottish English)
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Other symbols
IPA |
Description
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ˈ
|
Stress on the following syllable
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ˌ
|
Secondary stress on the following syllable
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◌ʲ
|
Palatalization of the preceding consonant
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