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Vowels in Ukrainian phrasebook
Vowels in Ukrainian phrasebook
In Ukrainian, vowels tend to suffer vowel reduction due to the fact that the stress isn't fixed. The good news is that there are only a few vowels that need special attention towards, making Ukrainian easier to speak than Russian.
Аа�
"ah" like "arrive" if stressed; "u" like hut if unstressed.
Яя�
"Ya" like the 'ya' in "yard" ( middle or end of word 'ia' as in "mia")
Ее�
like 'e' in "Lenin" if stressed; "ih" like the 'i' in "bit" if unstressed.
Єє�
like 'ye' in "yet" ( middle or end of word 'ie' as in "miedo") Rarely used after a consonant.
Ии�
"ih" like 'i' in "bit" if stressed; 'e' in "Lenin" if unstressed.
Йй�
"y", as in boy
Іі�
like 'ee' in "seen" if stressed; "ih" like 'i' in "bit" if unstressed.
Її�
"yee" like in "Yield"
Уу�
like 'oo' in "hoop"
Юю�
'yu' like you ( middle or end of word 'iu' as in "viuda")
Оo�
like "o" in obey if stressed- but never spoken as "ou"; the unstressed "o" is less reduced than it is in Russian. If unstressed, pronounced it like the 'oo' in "hoop".
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