Cyrillic Alphabet Flashcards
А а
[a]
as in father
К к
[k]
as in kangaroo
М м
[m]
as in man
О о
[o]
as in bottle when stressed
[ah]
when unstressed
Т т
[t]
as in tan
В в
[v]
as in vet
Е е
[ye]
as in yes
Н н
[n]
as in never
Р р
[r]
rolled as in error
С с
[s]
as in sit
У у
[oo]
as in boot
Х х
[h]
as in loch or the composer Bach
Б б
[b]
as in bet
Г г
[g]
as in get
Д д
[d]
as in debt
Ё ё
[yo]
as in yonder
З з
[z]
as in zoo
И и
[ee]
as in eel
Й й
[y] as in boy
forms dipthongs:
ой=oy as in boy
ай= igh as in sigh
уй=ooi as in Louis
Л л
[l]
as in people
П п
[p]
as in pet
Ф ф
[f]
as in fat
Э э
[e]
as in fed
Ю ю
[yoo]
as in universe
Я я
[ya]
as in yak
Ж ж
[zh]
as in pleasure
Ц ц
[ts]
as in its
Ч ч
[ch]
as in church
Ш ш
[sh]
as in shut
Щ щ
[shsh]
as in Welsh sheep
Ъ ъ
‘hard sign’
this has no sound but represents a short pause
Ы ы
[i]
as in bit
but further back on the tongue
Ь ь
‘soft sign’
[y] as in yet
pronounced simultaneously with the letter before it
