Je (Cyrillic) facts for kids

Cyrillic letter Yeh
Cyrillic alphabet
А	Б	В	Г	Ґ	Д	Ђ
Ѓ	Е	Ѐ	Ё	Є	Ж	З
Ѕ	И	Ѝ	І	Ї	Й	Ј
К	Л	Љ	М	Н	Њ	О
П	Р	С	Т	Ћ	Ќ	У
Ў	Ф	Х	Ц	Ч	Џ	Ш
Щ	Ъ	Ы	Ь	Э	Ю	Я
Non-Slavic letters
Ӑ	Ӓ	Ә	Ӛ	Ӕ	Ғ	Ҕ
Ӻ	Ӷ	Ԁ	Ԃ	Ӗ	Ӂ	Җ
Ӝ	Ԅ	Ҙ	Ӟ	Ԑ	Ӡ	Ԇ
Ӣ	Ҋ	Ӥ	Қ	Ӄ	Ҡ	Ҟ
Ҝ	Ԟ	Ԛ	Ӆ	Ԓ	Ԡ	Ԉ
Ԕ	Ӎ	Ӊ	Ң	Ӈ	Ҥ	Ԣ
Ԋ	Ӧ	Ө	Ӫ	Ҩ	Ҧ	Ҏ
Ԗ	Ҫ	Ԍ	Ҭ	Ԏ	Ӯ	Ӱ
Ӳ	Ү	Ұ	Ҳ	Ӽ	Ӿ	Һ
Ҵ	Ҷ	Ӵ	Ӌ	Ҹ	Ҽ	Ҿ
Ӹ	Ҍ	Ӭ	Ԙ	Ԝ	Ӏ
Old letters
Ҁ	Ѻ	ОУ	Ѡ	Ѿ	Ѣ	Ꙗ
Ѥ	Ѧ	Ѫ	Ѩ	Ѭ	Ѯ	Ѱ
Ѳ	Ѵ	Ꙟ
List of Cyrillic letters
Cyrillic digraphs

Yeh (Ј, ј) is a special letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. You can find it in languages like Serbian, Macedonian, Azeri, and Altai. It helps these languages make certain sounds that are important for speaking and writing.

What is the Cyrillic Letter Yeh?

The letter Yeh (Ј, ј) is part of the Cyrillic alphabet, which is used by many countries, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia. It looks a bit like the Latin letter "J" and often makes a similar sound.

How Yeh Sounds in Different Languages

In Serbian, Macedonian, and Azeri, the letter Ј usually sounds like the "y" in the English word "yes." For example, if you were to write "Ja," it would sound like "yah."

Yeh's Role in Serbian and Macedonian

Because these languages use Ј, they don't need other Cyrillic letters like Я, Є, Ё, Ї, or Ю. Instead, they use combinations with Ј to make those sounds. For instance, instead of Я, they might write Ja. This makes their alphabet a bit different from Russian or Ukrainian.

Yeh in the Altai Language

The Altai language, spoken in parts of Russia, also uses Ј. In Altai, it can make the "y" sound, but sometimes it makes a "j" sound, like the "j" in "jump."

Where Yeh is Not Used

You won't find the letter Ј in languages like Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian. These languages use a different letter, Й (called "Short I"), to make a similar sound.

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