ALPHABET Flashcards

RUSSIAN ALPHABET AND HOW YOU PRONOUNCE THEM.

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А а

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А а sounds like “a” in “father” or “after”

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Е е

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Е е sounds like “ye” in “yes”

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К к

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К к sounds like “k“ in “kept”, “kite” or “like”

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О о

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О о sounds like “o” in “bore” or “more” (without the ‘r’ sound)

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Б б

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Б б sounds like “b” in “bad” or “blue”

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М м

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М м sounds like “m” in “mother” or “mobile”

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Т т

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Т т sounds like “t” in “top” or “task”

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Г г

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Г г sounds like “g“ in “go” or “guard”

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Д д

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Д д sounds like “d” in “done” or “double”

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Ё ё

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Ё ё sounds like “yo” in “your”

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Ж ж

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Ж ж sounds like “s” in “usual”, “pleasure”

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П п

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П п sounds like “p” in “potato” or “compassion”

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Ф ф

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Ф ф sounds like “f” in “face” or “fact”

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Й й

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Й й sounds like “y” in “toy” or “oyster”

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Ц ц

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Ц ц sounds like “ts” in “sits” or “that’s”

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И и

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И и sounds like “ee” in “see”, “free” or “meet”

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Л л

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Л л sounds like “l” in “lamp” or “chill”

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Щ щ

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Щ щ is a softer version of Ш and it sounds like “sh” in “shoes”

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Ш ш

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Ш ш sounds like “sh” in “shrimp”

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Э э

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Э э sounds like “e” in “met” or “edit”

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Ю ю

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Ю ю sounds like “you” or “use”

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Я я

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Я я sounds like “yu” in yummy or “ya” in “yard”

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В в

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В в sounds like “v” in “van” or “voice”

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З з

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З з sounds like “z” in “zoo” or “zodiac”,

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Н н

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Н н sounds like “n” in “no” or “noon”

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Р р

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Р р sounds like “r” in “run” or “rest” (but rolled)

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С с

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С с sounds like “s” in “stone” or “sale”

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У у

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У у sounds like “oo” in “tool”

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Ч ч

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Ч ч sounds like “ch” in “chat” or “church“

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Х х

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Х х sounds like “ch” in “loch” or “lock”

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Ы ы

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Ы ы sounds like “i” in “ill” but with a “rounder” pronunciation (said with your tongue slightly back in your mouth).

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Ь –

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Ь – this is called the “soft sign” and it is used to modify the pronunciation of the preceding consonant by making it soft (palatalized),

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Ъ –

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Ъ – this is called the “hard sign” and it prevents palatalization* of the preceding consonant or acts like a “silent back vowel” that separates a succeeding “soft vowel” (е, ё, ю, я, but not и) from a preceding consonant