Learn Russian language? Remember the Russian Alphabet!
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Russian letter |
Sounds like in English word |
Sound and how it is marked |
Comments |
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Аа |
father |
a |
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Бб |
bomb |
b |
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Вв |
vault |
v |
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Гг |
go |
g |
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Дд |
do |
d |
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Ее |
vet |
e |
soft |
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Ёё |
Yo! |
yo |
one sound |
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Жж |
vision |
zh |
one sound |
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Зз |
zebra |
z |
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Ии |
field |
i |
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Йй |
short "yi" |
yi |
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Кк |
kinky |
k |
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Лл |
loony |
l |
soft |
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Мм |
monk |
m |
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Нн |
no |
n |
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Оо |
long |
o |
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Пп |
pot |
p |
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Рр |
corrida |
r |
strong, like in Spanish |
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Сс |
sun |
s |
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Тт |
take |
t |
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Уу |
look |
u or oo |
marked "oo" when longer |
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Фф |
fake |
f |
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Хх |
host |
kh |
like strong "h" |
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Цц |
mats |
ts |
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Чч |
cheeky |
ch |
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Шш |
shock |
sh |
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Щщ |
shch |
shch |
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Ъъ |
silent |
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separates two letters |
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Ыы |
busy or above |
y |
it's like more open "e" and "i" together |
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Ьь |
onion |
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softens the previous letter |
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Ээ |
land |
e |
more open |
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Юю |
mute |
yu |
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Яя |
yankee |
ya |
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Source: masterrussian.com