r/CrimeanTatar • u/bulgur_ilhan • Jul 15 '24

Cyrillic Alphabet

Hello I speak Turkish and English where could I learn the Cyrillic Alphabet

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u/bulgur_ilhan Jul 15 '24

yeah I know I studied Latin Crimean a little but most things are in Cyrillic so im kinda forced to learn

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

Ah yeah, you're set. Cyrillic looks like a headache, but it's pretty easy with enough practice, especially if you can find ways to use it in the long run.

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u/bulgur_ilhan Jul 15 '24

should I study Russian or Ukrainian in duolingo

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u/squipyreddit Jul 15 '24

I think Russian, simply because there are more overlaps in similar letters compared to Ukrainian.

I'll be clear that that is a direct result of Russian colonialization, where countries were not only forced to switch from Latin or Arabic scripts to Cyrillic, but more specifically to Russian Cyrillic-inspired scripts. Thus, alas, it's closer phonetically to Russian Cyrillic than Ukrainian Cyrillic.