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Bulgarian vs Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Cyrillic group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Ukrainian has the dotted і/ї; Bulgarian has neither but uses ъ as a vowel constantly.
Side by side
Bulgarian
Всички човешки същества се раждат свободни и равни по достойнство.
Добър ден! Как сте? Благодаря, добре съм.
България е красива страна.
Bulgarian's own tells
- Uses ъ as an everyday vowel (България, съм) — mid-word ъ everywhere is Bulgarian.
- No і, ї or ј.
On signs in:
- Bulgaria
Ukrainian
Всі люди народжуються вільними і рівними.
Київ — столиця України.
Борітеся — поборете!
Ukrainian's own tells
- Has і, ї, є and ґ — a dotted i in Cyrillic text means Ukrainian.
- If you see ы, ъ or э instead, it's Russian.
On signs in:
- Ukraine