#cyrillicscript

Did you know that the Ukrainian language has an alphabet with 33 letters based on the Cyrillic script (a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia), and that since the start of the Russian invasion the number of people studying Ukrainian on language app @duolingo increased globally (as of March 20) by 577%! These informative tidbits of information are revealed in a related post by @ukraine.ua — with 5 practical steps to get you started and motivated to learn the Ukrainian language, so it becomes more universally known and used around the world — in celebration of Ukrainian Literature and Language Day in Ukraine today. 🇺🇦📖💙💛🗣🇺🇦

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For centuries, our language has been fighting for its existence. Russia has been trying to eliminate the Ukrainian language and kill its loudest voices. Despite all evil plans, the Ukrainian language thrives and becomes even more popular both in Ukraine and worldwide 🇺🇦💪

This is a language of freedom and bravery, security and trust, support and love. From a small letter ‘ї’ written on the wall in the temporarily occupied territory to courageous and proud songs heard worldwide, we show that our language is invigorating, and so is our spirit.

Happy Ukrainian Literature and Language Day! 💙💛

Photos: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Emilio Morenatti, Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press, Petro Andriushchenko.

Daniela (A Polyglot Diary) teaching the Cyrillic Alphabet. 

As a general rule of thumb, I always learn the alphabet of a language which does not use Latin letters. This has served me well when I studied a little Arabic, as well as Hebrew, Greek, and now Russian (which I study more regularly, along with Hebrew).