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Wednesday, 07 November 2007

Ukrainian alphabet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukrainian alphabet is based on Cyrillic. The pronounciations are not difficult for European/American people because our languages are quite similar.

"А" - is pronounced as "u" in "cup".

"Б" - English "B"

"В" = "V"

"Г" is similar to "h" (but indeed is a sound between H and G)

"Д"= "D"

"Е" = "E" in "election"

"Є" = "Ye"

"Ж"= similar to "G" in "George"

"З"= "Z"

"И"= "[ɪ]" according to International Phonetic alphabet

"І" -is similar to "ee"

"Ї" ="yi"

"Й"= "y"

"К" = "k"

'Л'= "L"

'М'= "M"

'Н' = "N"

'О' = "O"

'П'= "P"

'Р'= "R"

'С'= "S"

'Т'= T

'У'= "oo" in "boom"

'Ф' = "ph" in "pharmacy"

'Х' = "KH". is pronounced as

'Ц'= the sound is similar to fast pronouncing of "ts"

'Ч'= "ch"

'Ш' = "Sh"

'Щ' = "shch"

'Ь' = soft sign. Makes the previous sound smoother and softer.

'Ю' = "Yu"

'Я' = "ya"

 
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