4.1 False friends
There are several letters in the Ukrainian alphabet which look like English letters but which are pronounced differently. These are: в, н, р, с, х, у. Last week you were learning vowels and hopefully you can read Ukrainian letter у correctly already: y [u] __. There is one more letter which resembles English letter b but which is written slightly differently: this is ь (soft sign), and you will learn what it is used for this week.
Audio 32 transcript: read, listen and repeat.
| в | Ва – ав | во – ов | ву – ув | ве – ев | ви – ив | ві – ів |
| н | на – ан | но – он | ну – ун | не – ен | ни – ин | ні – ін |
| р | ра - ар | ро – ор | ру – ур | ре – ер | ри – ир | рі – ір |
| с | са – ас | со – ос | су – ус | се – ес | си – ис | сі – іс |
| х | ха – ах | хо – ох | ху - ух | хе – ех | хи – их | хі – іх |
Activity 3
Try reading some common Ukrainian names and then listen to the audio to check yourself. In this activity, read first, then listen.
Ніна, Роман, Іван, Оксана, Ірина, Віктор.
OpenLearn - Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
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