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Hi Ukrainian learners! 😃
In today's lesson, we will study the Ukrainian Alphabet & Pronunciation.
Writing and IPA
| Letter | А
а |
Б
б |
В
в |
Г
г |
Ґ
ґ |
Д
д |
Е
е |
Є
є |
Ж
ж |
З
з |
И
и |
І
і |
Ї
ї |
Й
й |
К
к |
Л
л |
М
м |
Н
н |
О
о |
П
п |
Р
р |
С
с |
Т
т |
У
у |
Ф
ф |
Х
х |
Ц
ц |
Ч
ч |
Ш
ш |
Щ
щ |
Ь
ь |
Ю
ю |
Я
я |
' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /v/ | /ɦ/ | /ɡ/ | /d/, /dʲ/ | /ɛ/ | /jɛ/ or /ʲɛ/ | /ʐ/ | /z/, /zʲ/ | /ɪ/ | /i/, /ʲi/ | /ji/ | /j/ | /k/ | /l/, /lʲ/ | /m/ | /n/, /nʲ/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /r/, /rʲ/ | /s/, /sʲ/ | /t/, /tʲ/ | /u/ | /f/ | /x/ | /t͡s/, /t͡sʲ/ | /ʈ͡ʂ/ | /ʂ/ | /ʂʈ͡ʂ/ | /◌ʲ/ | /ju/ or /ʲu/ | /jɑ/ or /ʲɑ/ | |
| Name | а /ɑ/ | бе /bɛ/ | ве /wɛ/ | ге /ɦɛ/ | ґе /ɡɛ/ | де /dɛ/ | е /ɛ/ | є /jɛ/ | же /ʐɛ/ | зе /zɛ/ | и /ɪ/ | і /i/ | ї /ji/ | йот /jɔt/, й /ɪj/ | ка /kɑ/ | ел /ɛl/ | ем /ɛm/ | ен /ɛn/ | о /ɔ/ | пе /pɛ/ | ер /ɛr/ | ес /ɛs/ | те /tɛ/ | у /u/ | еф /ɛf/ | ха /xɑ/ | це /t͡sɛ/ | че /ʈ͡ʂɛ/ | ша /ʂɑ/ | ща /ʂʈ͡ʂɑ/ | м’який знак /mjɑˈkɪj ˈznɑk/ | ю /ju/ | я /jɑ/ | апостроф /ɑˈpɔstrɔf/ |
| Transliteration | a | b | v | h | g | d | e | je | ž | z | y | i | ji | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | u | f | ch | c | č | š | šč | ʹ | ju | ja |
Pronunciation in English
| Upright | Italic | Pronunciation | Tips |
| Аа | Аа | /ɑ/ | like in "bus" |
| Бб | Бб | /b/ | like in "best" |
| Вв | Вв | /w/a | like in "vest" |
| Гг | Гг | /ɦ/ | |
| Ґґ | Ґґ | /g/ | like in "ground" |
| Дд | Дд | /d/, /dʲ/ | like in "deck" |
| Ее | Ее | /ɛ/ | like in "end" |
| Єє | Єє | /jɛ/ or /ʲɛ/ | like in "yellow" |
| Жж | Жж | /ʒ/ | like in "pleasure" |
| Зз | Зз | /z/, /zʲ/ | like in "zap" |
| Ии | Ии | /ι/ | like in "trip" |
| Іі | Іі | /i/, /ʲi/ | like in "bee" |
| Її | Її | /ji/ | like in "yeast" |
| Йй | Йй | /j/ | like "j" sound in "play" |
| Кк | Кк | /k/ | like in "crowd" |
| Лл | Лл | /l/, /lʲ/ | like in "loud" |
| Мм | Мм | /m/ | like in "mother" |
| Нн | Нн | /n/, /nʲ/ | like in "nest" |
| Оо | Оо | /ɔ/ | like in "folk" |
| Пп | Пп | /p/ | like in "pride" |
| Рр | Рр | /r/, /rʲ/ | like in "rest" but harder |
| Сс | Сс | /s/, /sʲ/ | like in "steak" |
| Тт | Тт | /t/, /tʲ/ | like in "test" but not so soft |
| Уу | Уу | /u/ | like in "bull" |
| Фф | Фф | /f/ | like in "fun" |
| Хх | Хх | /x/ | like in "heart" |
| Цц | Цц | /͡ts/, /͡tsʲ/ | like "ts" in "tsunami" |
| Чч | Чч | /͡tʃ/ | like in "chest" |
| Шш | Шш | /ʃ/ | like "sh" in "shelf" |
| Щщ | Щщ | /ʃ͡tʃ/ | combination of "sh" and "ch" |
| Ьь | Ьь | /◌ʲ/ | a soft sign |
| Юю | Юю | /ju/ or /ʲu/ | like in "you" |
| Яя | Яя | /ja/ or /ʲa/ | like in "yard" |
Source: http://ukrainiangrammar.com/article/2011-01-20/introduction-to-ukrainian-language.html