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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)

UKRAINIANTRANSLITERATION
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, аa (as in Italian ‘caro’)
Б, бb
В, вv
Г, гh (as in English ‘house’)
Ґ, ґg (as in English ‘garden’)
Д, дd
Е, еe (as in Italian ‘mezzo’)
Є, єje (2 sounds as in English ‘yes’)
Ж, жZh (a voiced ‘sh’ as in
English ‘vision’)
З, зz
И, иy (as in English ‘sit’)
І, ii (as in English ‘sheet’)
Ï, їji (2 sounds as in English ‘yeast’)
Й, йj (as in English ‘yet’)
K, кk (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘caro’
Л, лL, l (see rule 3. above)
M, мm
Н, нn
O, оo (as in Italian ‘oro’)
П, пp (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘posso’)
Р, рr (rolled as in Italian ‘torre’
C, сs
T, тt (unaspirated, as in Italian ‘tempo’)
У, уu (as in Italian ‘puro’)
Ф, фf
Х, хkh (as in Scottish ‘Loch’)
Ц, цts (as in English ‘nets’)
Ч, чch
Ш, шsh
Щ, щshch (2 sounds as in English ‘moisture’) ie. ‘sh’ plus ‘ch’
Ю, юju (2 sounds, ‘j’ as in English ‘yes’ plus ‘u’ as in Italian ‘puro’)
Я, яja (2 sounds, as in English ‘yap’)
Ь, ь = gentle j (as in ‘say’)

Audio Spoken Texts x54 songs

1. Dancing Shoes – Jakby men’i cherevyky

2. The Fires Blaze – Ohn’i horjat’

3. Spent Youth – Mynuly l’ita molod’iji

4. What Use Is Beauty – Nashcho men’i vroda

5. The Wind Scatters Our Souls – Viter v haji nahynaje lozu i topolju

6. Once Upon A Time In Ukraine – Bulo kolys’ v Ukrajin’i…

7. A Lullaby – Oj ljul’i, ljul’i…

8. The Storm – Burja

9. It Is Time (a cappella quartet) – Hej, pora

10. The Blindman’s Lot (duet) – Pisnja sl’ipykh+violin & cello

11. A Native Grove – I ridnyj haj

12. Sadness Has Settled Beneath My Shroud – Pid savanom lezhat’ sumn’i moji haji

13. Long Since Have I Not Prayed – Ja ne moljus’ davno…

14. Wolves And Lambs – Vovky i ovechky

15. Echoes Without Song – V dushi shchos’ je…

16. The Winter Frost (trio) – Z’ima abo pid kormyhoju

17. My Downtrodden, Forgotten Land – Mij kraj pokhylenyj – zabutyj

18. Plundered Treasures (duet) – O, Bozhe, ljudy kruhom

19. Two Clouds (duet) – Dvi khmary

20. The Crucified (duet) – Hej svynota!

21. Let Us Rejoice In Our Love – Kokhajmosja, ljubimosja

22. It Is You That I Love – Ljublju tebe

23. Laughter Beyond The Grave – Khi-khi…kha-kha

24. Maytime, Wrapped In Bloom – Tsvitom okutavsja maj zelenyj

25. A Plea Unheard – Okh, nemaje komu

26. A Poet’s Silence – Do poeta

27. A Chuckling Forest – Smijet’sja l’is

28. A Lad – Khlopchyk

29. Cry Out From The Grave!- Hukaj!

30. Once More I Love You – Tebe ja znov kokhaju

31. I Was Once Young – Buv ja molodyj

32. Song Cycle – October – Zhovten’ – Oh, Dear, Far-Off Ukraine! – O, daleka, moja Ukrajino!

33. At The River – Kolo richky

34. I Was Born At Harvest Time – Narodyvsja v zhnyva

35. Farewell, Dearest Ukraine – Proshchaj myla Ukrajino

36. Why So Joyful – Choho ty zelenyj haju..

37. Recollections Of Home – Vony pro kraj svij hovoryly

38. The Sun Shines On (trio) – Za sontsem

39. One Last Tribute – Ostann’ij pokl’in

40. A Setting Sun – Ostanni’j promin’ z.has

41. Encountering The Sun (duet) – Na zustrich sontsju

42. The Whisper Of A Leafless Forest – Shumyt’ bezlystnyj bir

43. To The Fires Of Victory (duet) – Vohn’i

44. A Gasp From The North – Dykhnulo z pivnochy

45. The Echoes Of A Violin In My Soul – Podyvylas’ jasno…

46. Evening- Vechir

48. A Solitary House – Khata

49. The Crucified (Trio – a cappella) – Hej svynota!

50. Enchained On Earth And In Heaven – I nebo zkovane

51. I Will Tread The Wild Fields – Pidu ja dykymy poljamy

52. A Funeral – Pokhoron

53. A Crushed Bandura – Rozbyta bandura

54. Contentment – Shchastja