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An odd rule about using "a" or "an": People think it's dictated by whether the object of the article begins with a vowel or consonant, but that's not exactly it. It's whether the object begins with a vowel sound or a consonant sound. Since Ukraine is pronounced YOO-krain, it starts with a consonant sound, which means it's property "a Ukrainian family."
An odd rule about using "a" or "an": People think it's dictated by whether the object of the article begins with a vowel or consonant, but that's not exactly it. It's whether the object begins with a vowel *sound* or a consonant *sound*. Since Ukraine is pronounced YOO-krain, it starts with a consonant sound, which means it's property "a Ukrainian family."
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