Today I will teach you the Ukrainian alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Ukrainian letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Ukrainian contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| А а | [ɑ] like car |
| Б б | [b] like best |
| В в | [wa] like well |
| Г г | [ɦ] like good |
| Ґ ґ | [ɡ] like give |
| Д д | [d, dʲ] like day |
| Е е | [ɛ] like egg |
| Є є | [jɛ or ʲɛ] like yellow |
| Ж ж | [ʒ] like vision |
| З з | [z, zʲ] like zoo |
| И и | [ɪ] like ink |
| І і | [i, ʲi] like see |
| Ї ї | [ji] like yield |
| Й й | [j] like you |
| К к | [k] like kid |
| Л л | [l, lʲ] like love |
| М м | [m] like man |
| Н н | [n, nʲ] like nice |
| О о | [ɔ] like opera |
| П п | [p] like pool |
| Р р | [r, rʲ] like rise |
| С с | [s, sʲ] like sing |
| Т т | [t, tʲ] like time |
| У у | [u] like cool |
| Ф ф | [f] like free |
| Х х | [x] like home |
| Ц ц | [t͡s, t͡sʲ] like hats |
| Ч ч | [t͡ʃ] like church |
| Ш ш | [ʃ] like shine |
| Щ щ | [ʃt͡ʃ] like share |
| Ь ь | [◌ʲ] soft consonant |
| Ю ю | [ju or ʲu] like you |
| Я я | [jɑ or ʲɑ] like yard |
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