Alphabet Flashcards
Аа
ah in a stressed syllable, as the a in father
Vowel
Бб
b as in book
Consonant
Вв
v as in valve
Consonant
Гг
g as in grotto
Consonant
Дд
d as in dad
Consonant
Ее
yeh in a stressed syllable, as the ye in yes or yesterday
Vowel
Ёё
yoh as the yo in yoke
Vowel
Жж
zh as the s in pleasure
Consonant
Зз
z as in zoo
Consonant
Ии
ee as in beet
Vowel
Йй
very short y as in York
Vowel or consonant
Кк
k as in key
Consonant
Лл
l as in lamp
Consonant
Мм
m as in mom
Consonant
Нн
n as in no
Consonant
Оо
oh in a stressed syllable, as the o in opus
Vowel
Пп
p as in parrot
Consonant
Рр
r as in red
Consonant
Сс
s as in so
Consonant
Тт
t as in tea
Consonant
Уу
ooh as the oo in shoot
Vowel
Фф
f as in flag
Consonant
Хх
kh like you’re clearing your throat or like the ch in Scottish loch
Consonant
Цц
ts as in tsetse fly
Consonant
Чч
ch as in chair
Consonant
Шш
sh as in woosh
Consonant
Щщ
soft sh as in sheep or sherbet
Consonant
Ъ
A “hard sign,” transcribed as ” but not pronounced, so for the purposes of this lesson, we just ignore it!
Neither
Ы
i as in bit
Vowel
Ь
A “soft sign” that makes the preceding consonant soft; we show it as ’
Neither
Ээ
eh as the e in end
Vowel
Юю
yooh as the Yu in Yukon
Vowel
Яя
ya as in yahoo
Vowel