Ukranian alphabet

А а

‘A’

Б б

[b] as in "bat"

В в

[v] as in "vet”

Г г

[h] as in "house"

Ґ ґ

[g] as in "go"

Д д

[d] as in "dog"

Е е

[e] as in "pen"

Є є

[je] as in "yes"

Ж ж

[Ze, je] as in "measure"

З з

[z] as in "zoo"

И и

[ɪ] as in "bit"

І і

[i] as in "machine"

Ї ї -

"yi" as in "yield"

Й й -

"y" as in "boy" (short)

К к

"k" as in "kit"

Л л

"l" as in "love"

М м

"m" as in "mother"

Н н -

"n" as in "note"

О о

"o" as in "pot"

П п

"p" as in "pen"

Р р

"r" as in "red" (rolled)

С с

"s" as in "see"

Т т

"t" as in "top"

У у

"u" as in "boot"

Ф ф

"f" as in "fun"

Х х

[x] (a voiceless uvular fricative, similar to the "ch" in the German "Bach")

Ц ц

[ts] as in "cats"

Ч ч

sounds like the "ch" in "church

Ш ш

[Sh] as in "shoes"

Щ щ

[ʃtʃ] (a complex sound, somewhat like "sh" followed by "ch")

Ь ь

(the soft sign, softens preceding consonants)

Я

(ya)