Cyrillic Alphabet

Question 1

А а

Answer 1

‘Ah’ as in father

Question 2

Б б

Answer 2

‘B’ as in boy

Question 3

В в

Answer 3

‘V’ with teeth on back of bottom lip

Question 4

Г г

Answer 4

‘G’ as in good

Question 5

Д д

Answer 5

‘D’ with tongue pressed against back of upper teeth

Question 6

Е е

Answer 6

‘Ye’ as in yellow

Question 7

Ё ё

Answer 7

‘Yo’ as in yodel

Question 8

Ж ж

Answer 8

‘Zh’ as in beige

Question 9

З з

Answer 9

‘Z’ as in zoo

Question 10

И и

Answer 10

‘Ee’ as in taxi

Question 11

Й й

Answer 11

Forms dipthongs

Question 12

К к

Answer 12

As in english

Question 13

Л л

Answer 13

‘L’ as in lamb

Question 14

М м

Answer 14

As in english

Question 15

Н н

Answer 15

‘N’ as in never or neighbor

Question 16

О о

Answer 16

‘O’ as in over in stressed syllables

‘Ah’ as in father in unstressed syllables

Question 17

П п

Answer 17

‘P’ as in Peter

Question 18

Р р

Answer 18

‘R’ but rolled

Question 19

С с

Answer 19

‘S’ as in stupid

Question 20

Т т

Answer 20

As in english, but with tongue on back of front teeth

Question 21

У у

Answer 21

‘Oo’ as in book

Question 22

Ф ф

Answer 22

‘F’ as in fat

Question 23

Х х

Answer 23

Aspirated ‘h’

Question 24

Ц ц

Answer 24

‘Ts’ as in sits

Question 25

Ч ч

Answer 25

‘Ch’ as in chips or church

Question 26

Ш ш

Answer 26

‘Sh’ as in shut or ship

Question 27

Щ щ

Answer 27

‘Sh’ like in Chinese shì or shuî

Question 28

Ъ ъ

Answer 28

Hard sign, indicates a slight pause between syllables

Question 29

Ы ы

Answer 29

‘I’ as in sit or ill

Question 30

Ь ь

Answer 30

Soft sign (adds a very slight ‘y’ sound)

Question 31

Э э

Answer 31

‘Eh’ as in fed

Question 32

Ю ю

Answer 32

Pronounced like the word ‘you’

Question 33

Я я

Answer 33

‘Yah’ as in yard