Is the Ukrainian alphabet the same as the Russian alphabet? Where can I find examples?
They are both Cyrillic but not equal. Letters which are the same in the both alphabets, but they mean different sounds: Russian e sounds like [ye] and wide [e] in words dare, where. Ukrainians use letter є for this sound. Russian и sounds like [ee], [ea] in sweet, mean, dream, meal. Ukrainians use letter i for this sound. Ukrainian и sounds like a very short [i] in dig, will, grill. Russians use letter ы for this sound. Russian г sounds like [g] in graduate. Ukrainians use letter ґ for this sound. Letters which are different but are used for the same sounds in both languages: Russian и = Ukrainian і Russian е = Ukrainian є Russian э = Ukrainian е Russian г = Ukrainian ґ Letters present only in Russian: э ъ – is used for dividing some consonant letters from the vowel ones. It’s like h in Italian (ghetto) ё – [yo] like in yoga, your. This letter is mostly used in books for small children, but normally gets substituted by letter e Letters and signs present only in Ukrainian: є ґ ї – is us
