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Romanization of Macedonian

Okay kiddo, so let me explain Romanization of Macedonian to you.

You know how we have different languages in different countries? Well, in Macedonia, they speak a language called Macedonian. But sometimes, they need to write their language in a way that people who don't speak their language can understand. That's where Romanization comes in!

Romanization is when a language that uses a different alphabet is written in the Roman alphabet - that's the alphabet we use in English. So instead of writing in their traditional Macedonian alphabet, they write their language using the letters we use in English.

For example, in the Macedonian alphabet, they have a letter that looks like this: Ѓ. Can you see how different it looks from the letters we use in English? Well, in Romanization, this letter is written as "Gj". That's because it sounds like a combination of the letters "g" and "j" in English.

So, in summary, Romanization of Macedonian is when the Macedonian language is written using the Roman alphabet so that people who don't speak Macedonian can understand it better. It makes things more simple and easier to read!