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Euro-ukrainian Alphabet




Latynka used for Ukrainian
Optional Letters that can be used
  • Ŕ ŕ - used before я, ю, ї, є. (example: Уряд → Uŕad)

  • Ě ě - optional, as in Ěvropa, or can be written as Jevropa

  • W w - for Polish, and other foreign loan words

  • Ý ý - optional in Nartovśký, or Nartovśkyj



COMPARING CYRILLIC AND LATIN


With Digraphs


Rules

(SECTION A) Rules for Writing
  • ja - start words, and used after the apostrophe/hard sign

  • ia - never starts words, after a palatalized consonant

  • No apostrophe, use об’єднання - objednanńa, ім’я - imja, not im’ja

  • ľa - ля, ľe - лє, ľo - льо, ľu - лю,

  • la - ла, le - ле, lo - ло, lu - лу, io - йо

  • Ď Ľ Ť used before ia, io, ie, iu, would be written as Ďa, Ľa, Ťa, etc.

  • Ń Ć Ś Ź - ńa ća śa źa

  • W used in Waršawa from Polish, and Wašington from English. For Foreign words. Can also be used in cases were the v is doubled.

  • No apostrophe used in Euro-Ukrainian


These letters could be used for the following sounds:
  • Дз - DZ dz

  • Дж - DŽ dž



EXAMPLES


  • Kyjiv, not Kiev

  • Vinnyćka Oblasť, not Vinnytska Oblast

  • Žmerynka, not Zhmerynka

  • Zakarpatťa

  • Krym

  • Ternopiľ

  • Ľviv

  • Deržavna Avto Inspekcija

  • Milicija - Militia, Police

  • Prydnistrovja - Trans-Dniester



Common Ukrainian phrases...


  • Pryvit - Hello

  • Dobrý deń - Good day

  • Dobrý ranok - Good morning

  • Dobrý večir - Good night, Good evening

  • Jak spravy? - How are you?

  • Jak śa maješ? - How are you?

  • Buď laska - Please

  • Prošu - Please

  • Ďakuju - Thank you

  • Duže ďakuju - Thank you very much

  • Tak - Yes

  • Ni -No

  • Dobre - Well, good (adv.)

  • Pohano - poorly, badly, bad (adv.)

  • Do pobačenńa - See you later, Bye (formal)

  • Vśoho najkraščoho - Wish you well, bye (formal)

  • Smačnoho - Bon apetite, eat well



Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1


Від Декларації Загальних Справ Людини, Стаття 1
  • Всі люди народжуються вільними і рівними у своїй гідності та правах. Вони наділені розумом і совістю і повинні діяти у відношенні один до одного в дусі братерства.


Vid Deklaraciji Zahaľnych Sprav Ľudyny, Statťa 1
  • Vsi ľudy narodžujuťśa viľnymy i rivnymy u svojij hidnosti ta pravach. Vony nadileni rozumom i sovisťu i povynni dijaty u vidnošenni odyn do odnoho v dusi braterstva.


''All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.''


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