Ukrainian Alphabet
There are 33 letters in the Ukrainian alphabet: – 22 consonants: б, в, г, ґ, д, ж, з, й, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ. The consonant letter й is sometimes called a semivowel, its sound is close to [i]. – 10 vowels: а, е, є, и, і, ї, о, у, ю, я. One letter of the Ukrainian alphabet does not designate any sound on its own. This is a “soft sign” (ь), which softens the previous consonant. The apostrophe (‘) does the opposite, it shows that the preceding consonant should be… Read More