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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. Whispering Poplars – Pro shcho shumljat’ topol’i
2. Asters – Ajstry
3. Tell Me What The Birds Say – Skazhy men’i
4. Distant, Golden Stars – Shallju zori zolotoju
5. Shine On, Eternal Sun – Sontse moje, sontse
6. An Unkind Acacia – Akats’ija moja
7. Play Those Cordial Strings No More – Ty ne hraj men’i, druh, na hitari
8. A Winter’s Dream – Mrije moja, mrije
9. The Village Where The Bard Was Born – U Moryntsjakh, de narodyvs’ Taras
10. The Bard’s Last Request – Spivajemo Shevchenkiv Zapovit
11. A Lullaby – Kolyskova
12. A Dear Guelder-Rose – Kalynon’ka
13. The Rye Was Ripening – Dospivalo zhyto
14. From Pearls I Gather Songs – Iz kvit’iv skladaju
15. Nature’s Kiss – Hnut’sja lozy nyz’ko, nyz’ko
16. I Long Awaited Your Letter – Tvoho lysta ja chekala davno
17. Between Us Stand The Banks of The Dnipro – Pomizh namy berehy
18. They Say That My Dream Is But Nought – Vs’i kazhut’ nemov by mij son
19. Melodies – Cycle – A Silent, Dark Night – N’ichka tykha i temna bula
20. Melodies – Cycle – Don’t Sing Such Songs – Ne spivajte men’i
21. Melodies – Cycle- A Passionate Heart – Horyt’ moje sertse
22. Melodies – Cycle – Spring Again – Znov vesna
23. Melodies – Cycle – I Gaze At The Bright Stars – Dyvljus’ ja na jasn’iji zori
24. Melodies – Cycle – I Stood And Listened To The Spring – Stojala ja i slukhala vesnu
25. Melodies – Cycle – I Longed To Become A Song – Khot’ila b ja pisneju staty
26. A Time For Love – Cycle – Do Not Meet With Me – Ne strichaj mene
27. A Time For Love – Cycle – Spring Awakens- Koly vid snu zymovoho
28. A Time For Love – Cycle – I Will Survive The Frost – Prokydala stezhku
29. A Time For Love – Cycle – You Are But A Memory – Kozhen vechir dozhydaju
30. A Time For Love – Cycle – Blossoming Cherries – Zatsvily v sadochku vyshn’i
31. A Time For Love – Cycle – Refreshing Rains – Spady men’i doshchem
32. A Time For Love – Cycle – Nightingales Imbibe The Night – Vypyly n’ich solovji
33. A Time For Love – Cycle – With A Passionate Kiss – Ts’iluj joho mitsno