Letters Х-Ш – Macedonian Lesson

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Macedonian Alphabet · Beginner

Letters Х-Ш in Macedonian

This free Macedonian lesson teaches letters х-ш as part of the Macedonian Alphabet course on OpaLingo. Learn all 31 letters of the Macedonian Cyrillic alphabet with correct pronunciation — from А to Ш, including unique letters like Ѓ, Ј, Љ, Њ, and Ќ. The essential foundation before any other Macedonian skill. You'll learn 5 Macedonian words, including Храна (Food), Цвеќе (Flower), Чаша (Cup), Џемпер (Sweater), Шеќер (Sugar), each with native audio pronunciation, interactive flashcards, and a quiz to check your progress. The Macedonian language — South Slavic, written in Cyrillic, and spoken by around 1.5 million people centred on North Macedonia — is one of the easier languages to read aloud: its 31-letter alphabet is fully phonetic, so each letter keeps the same sound in every word.

Vocabulary in this lesson

MacedonianPronunciationEnglish
ХранаHranaFood
ЦвеќеCveḱeFlower
ЧашаČašaCup
ЏемперDžemperSweater
ШеќерŠeḱerSugar

Word by word

  • Храна is the Macedonian for “Food”, pronounced “Hrana”.
  • Цвеќе — pronounced “Cveḱe” — means “Flower” in English.
  • Чаша means “Cup”. Say it as “Čaša”, exactly as the Cyrillic is written.
  • Џемпер translates to “Sweater” and is pronounced “Džemper”.
  • Шеќер is the Macedonian for “Sugar”, pronounced “Šeḱer”.

How to practice letters х-ш in Macedonian

Work through the lesson in three passes: first listen to the native audio and repeat each word aloud, then test yourself with the flashcards, and finish with the quiz to confirm what stuck. Because Macedonian is spelled exactly as it sounds, reading the Cyrillic out loud doubles as pronunciation practice. Short, repeated reviews over several days are far more effective than a single long session — and since every OpaLingo lesson is free and tracks your progress on any device, picking up where you left off takes seconds.

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