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The Letter Ґ: History of the Ukrainian Alphabet (C1)

A C1 Ukrainian reading about the letter Ґ: how it differs from Г, why it was dropped in 1933, how it returned in 1990 and what the 2019 spelling rules changed.

Літера Ґ: як українська абетка втратила букву і повернула її

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Level C1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

linguistics vocabulary, word pairs with Г and Ґ (грати and ґрати, гніт and ґніт), dating historical events, impersonal constructions

A C1 Ukrainian reading text that tells the story of the letter Ґ: the 1928 Kharkiv orthography, the 1933 revision that dropped Ґ from the alphabet, the letter's return in 1990 and 2019 rules such as проєкт, Атени and любови. Pairs like грати and ґрати show why the language needs both letters. The text ends with questions for the reader.

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