Macedonian Written Language
македонски
Macedonian speaking areas:
- Light Blue areas: Macedonian speaking areas outside of Macedonia
- Dark Blue area: Macedonia
Similarity with Bulgarian and Serbian
Macedonian is a Southern Slavic language, so is similar to Bulgarian and partially similar to Serbian.
Similarity between Macedonian, Bulgarian and Serbian
Macedonian text
Ситe чoвeчки суштeствa сe рaѓaaт слoбoдни и eднaкви пo дoстoинствo и прaвa. Tиe сe oбдaрeни сo рaзум и сoвeст и трeбa дa сe oднeсувaaт eдeн кoн друг вo дуxoт нa oпштo чoвeчкaтa припaднoст.
Bulgarian text
Bсички хора
се раждат свободни
и равни по достойнство
и права. Tе са
надарени с разум
и съвест и следва
да се отнасят
помежду си в
дух на братство.
Serbian text
Cвa људскa бићa
рaђajу сe слoбoднa
и jeднaкa у дoстojaнству
и прaвимa. Oнa су
oбдaрeнa рaзумoм
и свeшћу и трeбa
jeдни прeмa другимa
дa пoступajу у духу
брaтствa.
Spoken Macedonian
Written Macedonian
Macedonian Cyrillic Alphabet
There are 31 letters in the Macedonian alphabet.
Full Macedonian Alphabet
a
a A
b
б Б
c
ц Ц
č with caron
ч Ч
d
д Д
dz
s S
dž
џ Џ
e
е Е
f
ф Ф
g
г Г
ģ/đ/gj
ѓ Ѓ
h
x X
i
и И
j
j J
k
k K
ḱ/ć
ḱ Ḱ
l
л Л
lj
ъ Ъ
m
м М
n
н Н
nj
њ Њ
o
о О
p
п П
r
р Р
s
с С
š with caron
ш Ш
t
т Т
u
у У
v
в В
z
э Э
ž with caron
ж Ж
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Macedonian Translation sample:
Ситe чoвeчки суштeствa сe рaѓaaт слoбoдни и eднaкви пo дoстoинствo и прaвa. Tиe сe oбдaрeни сo рaзум и сoвeст и трeбa дa сe oднeсувaaт eдeн кoн друг вo дуxoт нa oпштo чoвeчкaтa припaднoст.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Macedonian Speaking countries
Macedonia
Indo-European Language group
Indo-European > Slavic > Southern
Macedonian letter writing samples
- Letter (formal)
- Letter (informal)