и and й
Keep a vowel and the short y consonant separate.
About this unit
И is the vowel ee. Add a small arch and you get й, the short consonant y.
- Ии
ee, as in “see”ри́ба · fish - Ййy, as in “yes”йод · iodine
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Й is a consonant, not an extra vowel syllable.
Край has one syllable: й closes it without adding a vowel.
More words to read
ми́шка
mousemíshkaкрай
end / edgekrayReading tips
In йод the final д is heard as т, but its spelling remains д. Й ends край without adding a second syllable.
Reading practice
Find the strong syllable
Listen and choose the stressed syllable, counting from the beginning.
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Find the sound
Match the sounds to the signs. Tap a sign to check.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Keep a vowel and the short y consonant separate.
ри́ба
fishйод
iodineми́шка
mouseкрай
end / edgeUse a Bulgarian keyboard
Bulgarian has a standard BDS layout and widely used phonetic layouts. Either is optional: the guided course has on-screen tiles. Keep ъ and ь separate. Teaching acute accents may be omitted in input; the grave in ѝ belongs to the word and is not a removable stress hint.
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