Unit 1 - The alphabet

1.2 - How the letters sound

The letters of the alphabet can be grouped into consonants, hard vowels, soft (iotated) vowels and a soft sign. Click on each letter to hear how it sounds.

There are 22 consonants ...

Б В Г Ґ Д Ж З Й К Л М

Н П Р С Т Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ

 

... 6 hard vowels ...

А Е И І О У

 

... 4 soft vowels (explained later) ...

Є Ї Ю Я

 

... and a soft sign (explained later).

Ь