Alphabet Flashcards
1
Q
А а
hard vowel
A
A a
(A as in and)
2
Q
Б б
A
B b
(B as in bad)
3
Q
В в
A
V v
(V as in vase)
4
Q
Г г
A
H h
(H as in hat)
5
Q
Ґ ґ
A
G g
(G as in gaga)
(Used to be banned, used very rarely, mostly for dialectic words)
6
Q
Д д
A
D d
(Д - hard d)
(Д’ - soft d)
(Дж - like J in jeans)
(Дз - like saying dz very fast)
(Дз’ - soft version of dz)
7
Q
Е е
hard vowel
A
E e
(Short E as in ten)
8
Q
Є є
soft vowel (Й + E)
A
Je
(Ye as in yes)
(Й + e when at beginning of words and after vowels or ‘)
(Rarely, є is pronounced e after consonants without ‘ sign and causes the consonant to soften)
9
Q
Ж ж
A
(Zh as in pleasure)
10
Q
З з
A
Z z
(Z as in zoo)
11
Q
И и
hard vowel
A
(i as in bit)
(No Ukrainian words start with this letter)
12
Q
І і
hard vowel
A
I i
(Long Ee as in meet)
13
Q
Ї ї
soft vowel (Й + I)
A
Ji
(Yee as in yeast)
14
Q
Й й
A
(Y as in York)
15
Q
К к
A
K k
(K as in key)
