Cyrillic Flashcards
A
a like Anna
K
k like Katia
M
m like Maria
O
o like Olga
T
t like Tatiana
Y
oo as in tOOl
C
c as in ceiling
E
ye as in YEs
Ё
Yo as in YOre
B
v as in Vladimir
H
n as in Niet
X
Och sound in back of throat as in lOCH
P
Rolled R sound
Г
G as in Gamma
Д
D as in molchat Doma
Л
L as in Lambda
П
P as in Pi
Ф
F as in fight
И
Ie as in pIEce
Й
Generally pronounced as yuh, though it can differ based on letters next to it
Ы
Sounds similar to EE as is in sEE but pronounced with the tongue towards the back of the throat
Б
B as in Boris
З
Z as in Zoo
Ж
S as in pleaSure
Ц
Ts as in siTS
Ч
Ch as in CHernobyl
Ш
Sh is in babuSHka. Hard pronunciation of English sh
Щ
Soft version of English sh. Kind of a shch sound.
Э
E as in mEt
Ю
You sound, as in YUri
Я
Ya as in YArd
Ь
Soft sign. It’s not pronounced on its own, but softens the sound of preceding letter
Ъ
Hard sign, makes preceding letter harsher