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Ukrainian Alphabet & Pronunciation
Cyrillic letters, sounds, and pronunciation rules
А Б В Г Ґ
A B V H G
a be ve he ge
First letters; Г = soft 'h', Ґ = hard 'g' — a distinctly Ukrainian pair
Д Е Є Ж З
D E Ye Zh Z
de e ye zhe ze
Є = 'ye'; Ж = 'zh' as in pleasure
И І Ї Й К
Y I Yi Y(j) K
y i yi yot ka
И = 'y' (hard), І = 'ee', Ї = 'yi' — three distinct vowel letters
Л М Н О П
L M N O P
el em en o pe
Consonants and the vowel О (always pronounced 'o', never reduced)
Р С Т У Ф
R S T U F
er es te u ef
Р is trilled; У is 'oo'
Х Ц Ч Ш Щ
Kh Ts Ch Sh Shch
kha tse che sha shcha
Щ = 'shch', a single letter for two sounds
Ь Ю Я
soft sign, Yu, Ya
myakyi znak yu ya
Ь (soft sign) palatalizes the preceding consonant; has no sound itself
Привіт
Hello / Hi
pryvit
Common informal greeting
Доброго дня
Good day
dobroho dnya
Formal daytime greeting; literally 'of a good day'
Дякую
Thank you
dyakuyu
Essential polite word
