"Чий це сад?"

Translation: Whose garden is this?

[KevinMCudd]

"Whose is this garden?" should be accepted as an alternative (shouldn't it?). (This garden belongs to whom?)

[desivy38]

Does Ukrainian invert word order for questions?

[henmcb]

No. Unless it is an open question (e.g. with what, who, why e.t.c.), there is no way to tell a question from a statement, apart from the presence of a question mark (when reading), or tone of voice (when speaking).

[desivy38]

Thanks!

[henmcb]

будь ласка!

[Tatonka71]

Why is a "й" used here instead of a "я" at the end of whose?

[msdvir]

Because "сад" is a masculine noun. I suggest you to read Tips&Notes.

[Tatonka71]

I figured it out soon after I posted that, thanks though!

[Dovyuruk]

I don't understand how to pronounce Ч. Also, is the sound of Я and й the same?

[galleon484]

Ч sounds like the 'ch' in chair, because it looks like an upside down chair :)

[Dovyuruk]

Oooh! That's good xD It'll definitely help me remember the sound! xD

[sagitta145]

Basically, я = йа. When we write phonetic transcriptions for our words that's exactly what we do: моя [мойа]

[Tatonka71]

If this is like Russian than I believe that it is pronounced as a ch like in chicken, and the Я sounds like ya, as in yall in the southern dialect. and the Й is just a y sound I believe.

[Dovyuruk]

Thanks!

[Tatonka71]

You're welcome!

[LailaHawrylyshyn]

what is the difference between chyy and chyya? is it just masculine vs feminine?

[skstudio]

Yes, чий is masculine, чия is feminine.

[BhabaniPrasad]

how it pronounce to Chyy

[skstudio]

See the question by Butterflys_Dust and the corresponding answers.