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Ukrainian Language Transliteration Chart
The Audio Spoken Texts of the songs will help to clarify the rules below.
1. ‘j’ and the apostrophe ’ are pronounced similar to the ‘y’ in English: ‘yes’, ‘say’:
e.g. jabluko (apple), haj (grove), junyj (young),
e.g. n’i (no), d’ido (grandpa), l’ito (summer), z’irka (star) , ts’i (these),
horyt’ (it burns)
N.B. When the apostrophe follows the unvoiced consonants: ‘s’, ‘t’ and ‘ts’, the apostrophe will also be unvoiced:
e.g. dyvljus’ (I look), s’im (seven), t’i (those), ts’i (those) – as the ‘s’, ‘t’ and ‘ts’ are voiceless consonants, the following apostrophe is also voiceless, ie. a whispered, unvoiced ‘j’.
2. z.h compared with zh:
(i) z.h = ‘z’ + ‘h’ – 2 separate sounds
(ii) zh = voiced ‘sh’ as in vision – 1 sound
3. Ukrainian L
2 ways of pronouncing L in Ukrainian:
In the transliterated clusters: La, Le, Lo, Lu and Ly (pronounced as in English: sit – see chart below for Ukrainian И, и), L is pronounced further back in the mouth,
eg. as in English bottle;
The same applies if L is the last letter in a word or syllable, eg. zal (hall), pyl (dust), ry-bal-ka (fishing),
Even when the L is preceded by ‘i’, eg. rozd’il (chapter)
L is pronounced forward in the mouth as in English in 2 cases:
When followed by the letter ‘i’ as in leap, eg. L’ito (summer), L’ikar (doctor)
When followed by an apostrophe, eg. bil’ (pain), zhal’ (pity)
| UKRAINIAN | TRANSLITERATION |
| Imagine pronouncing all consonants as in Italian, ie. less aspiration. All vowels are pure, similar to Italian. No diphthongs | Examples taken from Italian or English languages. |
| А, а | a (as in Italian ‘caro’) |
| Б, б | b |
| В, в | v |
| Г, г | h (as in English ‘house’) |
| Ґ, ґ | g (as in English ‘garden’) |
| Д, д | d |
| Е, е | e (as in Italian ‘mezzo’) |
| Є, є | je (2 sounds as in English ‘yes’) |
| Ж, ж | Zh (a voiced ‘sh’ as in English ‘vision’) |
| З, з | z |
| И, и | y (as in English ‘sit’) |
| І, i | i (as in English ‘sheet’) |
| Ï, ї | ji (2 sounds as in English ‘yeast’) |
| Й, й | j (as in English ‘yet’) |
| K, к | k (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘caro’ |
| Л, л | L, l (see rule 3. above) |
| M, м | m |
| Н, н | n |
| O, о | o (as in Italian ‘oro’) |
| П, п | p (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘posso’) |
| Р, р | r (rolled as in Italian ‘torre’ |
| C, с | s |
| T, т | t (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘tempo’) |
| У, у | u (as in Italian ‘puro’) |
| Ф, ф | f |
| Х, х | kh (as in Scottish ‘Loch’) |
| Ц, ц | ts (as in English ‘nets’) |
| Ч, ч | ch |
| Ш, ш | sh |
| Щ, щ | shch (2 sounds as in English ‘moisture’) ie. ‘sh’ plus ‘ch’ |
| Ю, ю | ju (2 sounds, ‘j’ as in English ‘yes’ plus ‘u’ as in Italian ‘puro’) |
| Я, я | ja (2 sounds, as in English ‘yap’) |
| Ь, ь | ’ = gentle j (as in ‘say’) |
1. Land Of The Nightingale – Bat’kivshchyno, svite mij
2. A Wise Birch Tree – Bereza, nache maty syvobrova
3. Morning Glory – Berizka
4. I Hasten To You From Afar – Bula ty najkrashcha
5. When Do The Orchards Bloom – Chy znajesh ty
6. Love’s Ancient Smile – Davnjaja ljubov
7. The Nightingale’s Song Echoes In The Silence – De tysha u sadakh
8. A Well Of Hope – Do muzyky
9. A Fine Morning In Donetsk – Donets’kyj ranok
10. I Dream Of Your Beloved – Druzhe, ozvys’
11. I Gaze At The Bright Stars – Dyvljus’ ja na jasn’iji zori
12. Why – I chomu
13. Chesnuts – Kashtany
14. A Blizzard – Khurtovyna
15. I Believe, My Beloved – Kokhana, virju ja
16. To My Beloved – Kokhan’ij
17. A Lullaby – Kolyskova
20. My Love – Ljubov moja
21. Mary – Meri
22. As Evening Falls – Nadvechirja
23. Do Not Sing Such Songs – Ne spivajte men’i seji pisn’i
24. I Do Not Yearn For The Days Of Youth – Ne zhal’ vas
25. A White Dove Rests In My Heart – Oj, v syn’omu nebi
26. The Last Blossoms – Ostann’i kvity
27. After The Wedding Was Over – Pislja ves’illja
28. You Are The Dearest Song – Pisnja pro najdorozhche
29. A Military Songster (Duet) – Pisnja pro zaspivuvacha
30. My Soul Pours Forth – Plyve moja dusha
31. My Gratitude – Podjaka
32. The Call Of My Heart – Poklyk sertsja
34. Her Song Still Resounds In Me – Proplyvly za rokamy roky
35. Sonnets In The Springtime – Pysav ja ts’i sonety voseny
36. Only The Future Governs My Heart – Shche dn’iv mojikh bahato za horoju
37. A Sunflower – Sonjakh
38. Recollections – Spohady
39. I Stood And Listened To The Spring – Stojala ja i slukhala vesnu
41. Love Resides But For Moments In Our Heart – Ty z’i mnoju
42. The Highlands Of Georgia – Uz.hirja Hruz’iji
43. On This Day, Snow Fell Upon My Soul – V mojij dushi s’ohodn’i sn’ih pishov
44. A Sea Of Song Rests In My Soul – V mojij dushi pisen’ morja
45. A Playful, Spring Wind – V staromu parku
46. I Do Not Love You – Ja ne ljublju tebe
47. A Serenade To Inesilla – Ja tut, Inez’ill’je
48. I Loved You So – Ja vas kokhav
49. No Longer The Fellow I Was – Ja vzhe ne toj
50. With Me At Your Side – Z toboju porjad
51. I’ll Whisper Your Name Over Hill And Dale – Za horamy, l’isamy
52. Forget Me – Zabud’
53. Your Forgotten Portrait – Zabutyj obraz tvij
54. An Eternal Flame – Zelenym vohnem bereza
55. My Beloved Land – Zemle moja
56. Melt The Ice In My Heart – Zn’imy men’i lehen’koju rukoju
57. Golden Thorns – Zolot’iji terny
58. Maturity – Zril’ist’