Learning The Letters and their Sounds

Group III: Different letters with familiar sounds - б, г, ґ, д, з, й, л, п, ф

Listen, repeat, listen.

Capital Small Pronunciation

Б б [b] as in baba

Г г [h] as in house

Ґ ґ [g] as in goose

Д д [d] as in dad

З з [z] as in zoo

Й й [y] as yo-yo

Л л [l] as in light

П п [p] as in pot

Ф ф [f] as in funny

Oral Practise #5

Read the following syllables out loud. Try to make sure that the vowels are clear and pronounced fully.

ба -- бе -- би -- бі -- бо -- бу

га -- ге -- ги -- гі -- го -- гу

ґа -- ґе -- ґи -- ґі -- ґо -- ґу

да -- де -- ди -- ді -- до -- ду

за -- зе -- зи -- зі -- зо -- зу

ай -- ей -- ий -- ій -- ой -- уй

ла -- ле -- ли -- лі -- ло -- лу

па -- пе -- пи -- пі -- по -- пу

фа -- фе -- фи -- фі -- фо -- фу

Now listen to the syllables as read in the audio clip.

Was your pronunciation accurate? Read the list again if you had difficulty with some of the sounds.

Oral Practise #6

Listen to the words below in the audio clip provided.

Repeat the Ukrainian words by modeling what you hear in the audio clip. Practise until you can read the words smoothly and fluently.