# Ukrainian Transliteration

- [Ukrainian Transliteration](#ukrainian-transliteration)
  - [Cyrillic to latin](#cyrillic-to-latin)
  - [Latin to Cyrillic](#latin-to-cyrillic)

🇺🇦 This document contains the documentation for the rules used to transliterate Ukrainian Cyrillic 🇺🇦

## Cyrillic to latin

The conversion from cyrillic to latin follows the [GOST 7.79-2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOST_7.79-2000) standard with some differences. The entire conversion table is illustrated here below:

| Ukrainian | Latin | Notes                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| А         | A     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Б         | B     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| К         | C     | K is translated into C, only when not followed ```'Е','Э','И','Й','Ы','ъ'```, or it is preceeded by ```'К','А','И','О'```. You can force a 'C' using ```'Кь'```  |
| Ч         | CH    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ц         | Z     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Д         | D     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Е         | E     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ф         | F     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Г, Ґ      | G     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Х         | H     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| И, І      | I     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ї         | YI    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ж         | J     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| К         | K     | K is converted to latin K only when followed by ```'Е','Э','И','Й','Ы','ъ'``` ,or it is NOT preceeded by ```'К','А','И','О'``` .You can force a K using ```'КЪ'``` |
| Л         | L     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| М         | M     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Н         | N     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| О         | O     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| П         | P     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Кю        | Q     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Р         | R     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| С         | S     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ш         | SH    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Щ         | SHH   |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Т         | T     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| У         | U     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| В         | V     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Вь        | W     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| КС        | X     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Й         | Y     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Я         | YA    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Є         | YE    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ю         | YU    |                                                                                                                                                        |
| З         | Z     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| ʼ         | '     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| Ь         | `     |                                                                                                                                                        |
| №         | #     |                                                                                                                                                        |

## Latin to Cyrillic

| Latin | Ukrainian | Notes                                             |
|-------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
| А     | A         |                                                   |
| B     | Б         |                                                   |
| C     | К         | Unless if followed by H                           |
| CH    | Ч         |                                                   |
| Ч     | CH        |                                                   |
| D     | Д         |                                                   |
| E     | Е         | Unless if preceeded by 'Y'                        |
| F     | Ф         |                                                   |
| G     | Г         |                                                   |
| G     | ДЖ        | If g is followed by Y, E, I                       |
| H     | Х         |                                                   |
| I     | И         | Unless if followed be U, A or preceeded by 'y'    |
| IU    | Ю         |                                                   |
| IA    | Я         |                                                   |
| J     | Ж         |                                                   |
| K     | К         |                                                   |
| L     | Л         |                                                   |
| M     | М         |                                                   |
| N     | Н         |                                                   |
| O     | О         |                                                   |
| P     | П         |                                                   |
| Q     | КЮ        |                                                   |
| R     | Р         |                                                   |
| S     | С         | Unless if followed by H                           |
| Sh    | Ш         |                                                   |
| T     | Т         |                                                   |
| TS    | Ц         | Unless if followed by S                           |
| U     | У         |                                                   |
| V     | В         |                                                   |
| W     | У         |                                                   |
| X     | КС        |                                                   |
| Y     | Й         | Unless if followed by E                           |
| YE    | Є         |                                                   |
| YI    | Ї         |                                                   |
| Z     | З         |                                                   |