Cyrillic Alphabet

Question 1

А / а

Answer 1

Letter (vowel) : A - “ah”

Sound: Alligator, cAr, After

Question 2

Б / б

Answer 2

Letter: B - “beh”

Sound: Bit, Bat, Blue

Question 3

В / в

Answer 3

Letter: V - “veh”

Sound: Vine, Vet, Voice

Question 4

Г / г

Answer 4

Letter: G - “ghe”

Sound: Go, Guard, Good

Question 5

Д / д

Answer 5

Letter: D - “deh”

Sound: Do, Dog, Double

Question 6

Е / е

Answer 6

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "йе" - "yeh"
Eg: Е = E, Ye / Елена Еремеева - Yelena Yeremeyeva

Sound: YEt, YEs

Question 7

Ё / ё

Answer 7

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "йо" - "yoh"
Eg: Ё = Yo / Пётр Воробьёв - Pyotr Vorobyov

Sound: YOrk, YOlk , YOnder

Question 8

Ж / ж

Answer 8

Letter Pronunciation: “zhe”
Eg: Ж = Zh / Жанна Стриж - Zhanna Strizh

Sound: meaSure, pleaSure

Question 9

З / з

Answer 9

Letter: Z - “zz”

Sound: Zoo, Zodiac

Question 10

И / и

Answer 10

Letter (vowel): i - “ee”

Sound: mE, sEE, mEEt

Question 11

Й / й

Answer 11

Letter Pronunciation: “и краткое” - “i kratkaye”
Eg: Й = Y / Андрей Зайцев - Andrey Zaytsev

Tip: The “й” sound can be represented as “j” (in spelling, when using English letters), that is, a shorter sound than “и” (“ee”) and similar to the sound of “y” in “oyster” or “boy”. Eg: “мой” - “moj”.

Sound: boY, oYster, Yes

Question 12

К / к

Answer 12

Letter: K - “ka”

Sound: Kitten, Kite

Question 13

Л / л

Answer 13

Letter: L - “el”

Sound: Lamp, Lock (only similar)

Question 14

М / м

Answer 14

Letter: M - “em”

Sound: Map, My, Moon

Question 15

Н / н

Answer 15

Letter: N - “en”

Sound: Not, Nose, Nine

Question 16

О / о

Answer 16

Letter (vowel): O - “oh” (“ah” when not stressed)

Sound: mOre, AUdio

Question 17

П / п

Answer 17

Letter: P - “peh”

Sound: Pet, Pot, Point

Question 18

Р / р

Answer 18

Letter: R - “err” (rolling the R)

Sound: peRRo (Spanish)

Question 19

С / с

Answer 19

Letter: S - “es”

Sound: See, Sun, Soft

Question 20

Т / т

Answer 20

Letter: T - “teh”

Sound: Tip, Task, Time

Question 21

У / у

Answer 21

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "oo"
Eg: У = U / Ульяна Бушуева - Ulyana Bushuyeva

Sound: bOOK, bOOth

Question 22

Ф / ф

Answer 22

Letter: F - “ef”

Sound: Face, Fact, Force

Question 23

Х / х

Answer 23

Letter Pronunciation: “kha” (soft, guttural throat rasp - air thru heavy saliva)
Eg: Х = Kh / Михаил Тихонов - Mikhail Tikhonov

Sound: loCH (as pronounced in Scotland)

Question 24

Ц / ц

Answer 24

Letter Pronunciation: “tseh” (like Japanese: KaTSuro, TSunami)
Eg: Ц = Ts / Цаплин, Кузнецов - Tsaplin, Kuznetsov

Sound: siTS, thaT’S

Question 25

Ч / ч

Answer 25

Letter Pronunciation: “che” (“e” sounds like “e” in “йе”) ?
Eg: Ч = Ch / Вячеслав Чистович - Vyacheslav Chistovich

Sound: CHip, CHair

Question 26

Ш / ш

Answer 26

Letter Pronunciation: “sha” ?
Eg: Ш = Sh / Шура Шишкина - Shura Shishkina

Sound: SHip, SHut, SHe

Question 27

Щ / щ

Answer 27

Letter Pronunciation: “shya” ?
Eg: Щ = Shch / Щукин, Татищев - Shchukin, Tatishchev

Sound: sh+ch = freSH CHicken (similar)

Question 28

Ы / ы

Answer 28

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "i, ee, iuh"?...Vladimir's example resembled "uh/ih", but more like a hum in back of throat.
Eg: ы = y / Рыков, Малышев - Rykov, Malyshev

Tip: To imitate this sound, take a pencil and bite it with your teeth spreading the corners of your mouth as wide as possible. In this position pronounce the sound [ i ].

Sound: The sound of “ы” has no English equivalent but it resembles the sound [ i ] as in “be”, “mean”, or “three”.

Question 29

Э / э

Answer 29

Letter (vowel): E - “eh”

Sound: mEt, bEt

Question 30

Ю / ю

Answer 30

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "yoo" (йу)
Eg: Ю = Yu / Юлия Тюрина - Yulia Tyurina

Sound: YOU, Use

Question 31

Я / я

Answer 31

Letter Pronunciation (vowel): "йа" - "yah" 
Eg: Я = Ya / Яна Смелянская - Yana Smelyanskaya

Sound: YArd, YUmmy

Question 32

Ь / ь

Answer 32

Letter Pronunciation: “мягкий знак” - “myah-kij znak”, which means “soft sign”.

Sound: It has no sound. It modifies the sound of the letter (consonant) before it.

Question 33

Ъ / ъ

Answer 33

Letter Pronunciation: “твёрдый знак” - “tvyor-dyj znak”, which means “hard sign”.

Tip - This letter can only be followed by е, ё, я, ю, and thanks to “ъ”, they are pronounced very clearly.

Sound: It has no sound. It modifies the sound of the letter (consonant) before it.