| Bulgarian alphabet | ISO 9 | Official transliteration | IPA* | Name of Letter | English equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| А а | A a | A a | /a/ or /ɐ/ | a | a as in "adorable" |
| Б б | B b | B b | /b/ | бъ | b as in "bug" |
| В в | V v | V v | /v/ | въ | v as in "vet" |
| Г г | G g | G g | /ɡ/ | гъ | g as in "god" |
| Д д | D d | D d | /d/ | дъ | d as in "dog" |
| Е е | E e | E e | /ɛ/ | е | e as in "best" |
| Ж ж | Ž ž | Zh zh | /ʒ/ | жъ | s as in "treasure" |
| З з | Z z | Z z | /z/ | зъ | z as in "zoo" |
| И и | I i | I i | /i/ | и | i as in "igloo" |
| Й й | J j | Y y | /j/ | и кратко | y as in "yes" or combined with <о> as йо, for a pronunciation like yo in "yoyo" |
| К к | K k | K k | /k/ | къ | c as in "cat" |
| Л л | L l | L l | /l/ or /ɫ/ | лъ | l as in "call" |
| М м | M m | M m | /m/ | мъ | m as in "man" |
| Н н | N n | N n | /n/ | нъ | n as in "normal" |
| О о | O o | O o | /ɔ/ or/o/ | о | o as in "order" |
| П п | P p | P p | /p/ | пъ | p as in "pet" |
| Р р | R r | R r | /r/ | ръ | r as in "restaurant" |
| С с | S s | S s | /s/ | съ | s as in "sound" |
| Т т | T t | T t | /t/ | тъ | t as in "top" |
| У у | U u | U u | /u/ or/o/ | y | оо as in "tool" |
| Ф ф | F f | F f | /f/ | фъ | f as in "food" |
| Х х | H h | H h | /x/ | хъ | ch as in Scottish "loch" |
| Ц ц | C c | Ts ts | /t͡s/ | цъ | ts as in "fits" |
| Ч ч | Č č | Ch ch | /t͡ʃ/ | чъ | ch as in "chip" |
| Ш ш | Š š | Sh sh | /ʃ/ | шъ | sh as in "shot" |
| Щ щ | Št št1 | Sht sht | /ʃt/ | щъ | sht as in "shtick" |
| Ъ ъ | Ă ă1 | A a | /ɤ/ or /ɐ/ | ер голям | u as in "turn" |
| Ь ь | J j1 | Y y | /j/ | ер малък | combined with <о> as ьо, for a pronunciation like
yo in "yoyo" less often with e as ьe, pronounced like ye in "yet" |
| Ю ю | Ju ju1 | Yu yu | /ju/ | ю | u as in "menu" |
| Я я | Ja ja1 | Ya ya | /ja/ | я | ya as in "yarn" |