cyrillic

Everyday

1. Cyrillic is the alphabet used to write Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Mongolian and other languages. tree →
2. Cyrillic letters include some that look like English ones (А, О, Т) and others that do not (Ж, Ш, Щ, Ї). tree →

In the lessons

In language lessons, pupils compare alphabets: Latin (English, French), Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese characters. Cyrillic was created long ago from Greek letters and named after Saint Cyril, a missionary who with his brother Methodius brought writing to Slavic peoples. Traps for English readers: Cyrillic Р is an "r" sound, Н is "n", С is "s", В is "v". Ukrainian has letters Russian does not, like Ї, Є and Ґ. Phrases: «Cyrillic alphabet», «Cyrillic letters», «written in Cyrillic».

Examples

• Ukrainian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. tree →
• The sign was in Cyrillic, so I could not read it. tree →
• The Cyrillic letter Ж sounds like the "s" in "treasure". tree →
• Cyrillic was named after Saint Cyril. tree →
• In Cyrillic, the letter Р is said like an "r". tree →
• We learned to write our names in Cyrillic. tree →

Note

Capital C. Say it "si-RIL-ik". Trap: some Cyrillic letters look like Latin ones but sound different (Р = r, В = v, Н = n, С = s, У = u). Cyrillic is an alphabet, not a language.