special_combs = { 'đ' : 'ъ', 'Đ' : 'Ъ', 'ђ' : 'ъ', 'Ђ' : 'Ъ', 'dž': 'ъ', 'Dž' : 'Ъ', 'dz': 'ъ', 'Dz' : 'Ъ', 'џ' : 'ъ', 'Џ' : 'Ъ', 'c' : 'ts', 'C' : 'Ts', } serbian_dict = { 'а': 'a', 'А' : 'A', 'б': 'b', 'Б' : 'B', 'в': 'v', 'В' : 'V', 'г': 'g', 'Г' : 'G', 'д': 'd', 'Д' : 'D', 'е': 'e', 'Е' : 'E', 'ж': 'zh', 'Ж' : 'Zh', 'ž': 'zh', 'Ž' : 'Zh', 'з': 'z', 'З' : 'Z', 'и': 'i', 'И' : 'I', 'ј': 'y', 'Ј' : 'Y', 'j': 'y', 'J' : 'Y', 'к': 'k', 'К' : 'K', 'л': 'l', 'Л' : 'L', 'љ': 'ly', 'Љ' : 'Ly', 'lj': 'ly', 'Lj' : 'Ly', 'м': 'm', 'М' : 'M', 'н': 'n', 'Н' : 'N', 'њ': 'ny', 'Њ' : 'Ny', 'nj': 'ny', 'Nj' : 'Ny', 'о': 'o', 'О' : 'O', 'п': 'p', 'П' : 'P', 'р': 'r', 'Р' : 'R', 'с': 's', 'С' : 'S', 'т': 't', 'Т' : 'T', 'ћ': 'ch', 'Ћ' : 'Ch', 'ć': 'ch', 'Ć' : 'Ch', 'č': 'ch', 'Č' : 'Ch', 'у': 'u', 'У' : 'U', 'ф': 'f', 'Ф' : 'F', 'х': 'h', 'Х' : 'H', 'ч': 'ch', 'Ч' : 'Ch', # 'џ': 'dz', 'Џ' : 'Dz', 'ш': 'sh', 'Ш' : 'Sh', 'š': 'sh', 'Š' : 'Sh', } cyrillic_equiv_dict = { 'ъ' : 'j', 'Ъ' : 'J', 'ц': 'ts', 'Ц' : 'Ts', } def check_special_comb(word): for comb in special_combs: if comb in word: word = word.replace(comb,special_combs[comb]) return word def serbian_letter_to_eng(letter): if letter in serbian_dict: return serbian_dict[letter] else: return letter def cyrillic_to_eng(word): for cyrillic in cyrillic_equiv_dict: if cyrillic in word: word = word.replace(cyrillic,cyrillic_equiv_dict[cyrillic]) return word def serbian_sentence_to_latin(sentence): sentence = str(sentence) # print("Original word: ", sentence) sentence = check_special_comb(sentence) # print("Just after special combination replacement: -", sentence) sentence = ''.join([serbian_letter_to_eng(letter) for letter in sentence]) # print("After regular word replacement: -", sentence) sentence = cyrillic_to_eng(sentence) # print("Simplified pronunciation: -", sentence) return sentence