4.2 Letters я, ю, є and ї
These are four letters in Ukrainian alphabet which also mark vowels. Letter ї always indicates two sounds – [yi]: consonant [y] and vowel [i] – [yi] as in English ‘yeast’.
Letters я, ю and є can mark either two sounds: [ya], [yu] and [ye] – OR one vowel [a], [u] and [e] after so called ‘soft’ consonant.
Activity 11: Listen and repeat
Part 1
Listen and repeat to train your face muscles and get used to pronouncing these sounds.
Transcript: Audio 29
| а – я –а | а – я – я | я – а – я |
| е – є – е | е – є – є | є – е – є |
| і – ї – і | і – ї – ї | ї – і – ї |
| у – ю – у | у – ю – ю | ю – у - ю |
Part 2
Transcript: Audio 30
[read in columns]
| я – ю – є – ї | я – у – е – и | и – е – и – е |
| а – ю – є – ї | а – ю – е – и | ї – ї – є – є |
| я – у – є – ї | я – у – е – і | є – ї – є – ї |
| я – у – е – ї | я – і – е – ї | е – и – е – и |
| я – ю – є – і | я – і – е – и | і – и – е – є |
| а – у – е – і | я – ю – е – и | и – і – ї – є |
Answer
You can hear the pronunciation on the recording and there is a written version in the transcript.
Part 3
Transcript: Audio 31
Audio 31 transcript
Let’s read together personal pronouns!
Я, ти, він, вона, воно, ми, ви, вони.
Ya, ty, vin, vona, vono, my, vy, vony.
(I, you (sing.), he, she, it, we, you (pl.), they).
Answer
You can hear the pronunciation on the recording and there is a written version in the transcript.