Pусский Aлфавит Flashcards
Pусский Aлфавит
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Russian Alphabet
rússkij alfavít
А Б В Г Д Е Ё Ж З И Й К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ ъ ы ь Э Ю and Я
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A a
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Ah - Name of Letter
[a]
Pronounced like the “a” in the word “father” or “car”. It is not the ‘flat’ “a” sound you sometimes hear in words like “cat” or “flat”.
A is a “Hard Vowel”.
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Б б
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брат
Бэ - Beh - Name of Letter
[bɛ]
Pronounced like the “b” in “bat”. (Equivalent to the english letter “b”)
“brother”
В в
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Вчера
вэ - Veh - Name of Letter
[vɛ]
V - Pronounced like the “v” in “vet”. (Equivalent to the english letter “v”).
“Yesterday”
Г г
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Гэ - Geh- Name of Letter
[ɡɛ]
G - Pronounced like the “g” in “go”. (Equivalent to the english letter “g”).
Д д
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Да
Дэ - Deh- Name of Letter
[dɛ]
D - Pronounced like the “d” in “dog”. (Equivalent to the english letter “d”).
“Yes”
Е е
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Е - Yeh - Name of Letter
[je]
Pronounced like the “ye” in “yes”. –The E rule: at the beginning of a word, e is always pronounced as “ye,” regardless of stress. An unstressed e, unless preceded by a vowel is pronounced like a “schwa”, though any preceding consonant is still softened.
Е is a “Soft Vowel”.
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Ё ё
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Ё - Yoh - Name of Letter
[jo]
Pronounced like “yo” in “Yodel”.
Ё is a “Soft Vowel”.
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Ж ж
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Жэ - Zheh- Name of Letter
[ʐɛ]
Like “s” in “measure”, “pleasure” or “fusion” or like “g” in colour “beige”. (As there is no english symbol for this sound, it is usually represented as “zh”)
З з
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Здравствуйте
Зэ - Zeh- Name of Letter
[zɛ]
Pronounced like the “z” in “zoo”. (Equivalent to the english letter “z”).
З is a “Hard Vowel”.
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Hello (formal)
И и
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И и - Ee - Name of Letter
[i]
Pronounced like the “i” in “taxi”. –The И Rule: an unstressed и before the point of stress is pronounced like the i in if, whereas a finial и is pronounced normally. (Sometimes equivalent to the english letter “i”, the short ‘ee’ sound.). (Note: The hand-written form for “и” looks a little like the english “u”).
И is a “Soft Vowel”.
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Й й
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и краткое - i kratkoye - Name of Letter
[i ˈkratkəɪ]
This letter is used to form diphthongs. So “oй” is like the “oy” sound in “boy” or “aй” is like the “igh” in “sigh”.
К к
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Кофе
Ка - Kah - Name of Letter
[ka]
Pronounced like the “k” in “kitten” or “kangaroo”. This letter replaces the english “c” sound in words like “cat”.
“Coffee”
Л л
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Эл - El - Name of Letter
[el] or [elʲ]
Pronounced like the “l” in “love”. (Equivalent to the english letter “l”).
М м
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Эм - Em - Name of Letter
[ɛm]
Pronounced like the “m” in man. (Note: Unlike english, the hand-written “м” should always start from the bottom)
Н н
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Нет
Эн - En - Name of Letter
[ɛn]
Pronounced like the “n” in “no”. (Equivalent to the english letter “n”).
“no”
О о
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O - Oh - Name of Letter
[о]
When stressed, it is pronounced like the “o” in “bore”. –The O rule: an unstressed o, before the point of stress, is pronounced like an a, and after the point of stress, makes an “uh” sound, a schwa in linguistic terms.
O is a “Hard Vowel”.
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П п
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Пэ - Peh - Name of Letter
[pɛ]
Pronounced like the “p” in “pot”. (Equivalent to the english letter “p”).
Р р
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Эрр - Err - Name of Letter
[ɛr]
Pronounced like the “r” in “run”, but it is rolled with trill. (Equivalent to the english letter “r”).
С с
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Спасибо
Эс - Es - Name of Letter
[ɛs]
Pronounced like the “s” in “see”. (Equivalent to the english letter “s”).
“Thank you”
Т т
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Тэ - Teh - Name of Letter
[tɛ]
Pronounced like the “t” in “tap”. (Note: The hand-written (and italic) form is “т”. It should always start from the top, as it looks quite similar to the letter “м”)
У у
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у - Ooh - Name of Letter
[u]
Pronounced like the “oo” in “boot” or “root”.
У is a “Hard Vowel”.
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Ф ф
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Эф - Ef - Name of Letter
[ɛf]
Pronounced like the “f” in “fat”. (Equivalent to the english letter “f”).
Х х
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Хлеб
Ха - Khah - Name of Letter
[xa]
Pronounced like the “h” in “hello”. However, this is often pronounced more like the “ch” in the Scottish “Loch” or German (Kh) “Bach”, or the spanish “x” in “Mexico”.
“bread”
Ц ц
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Цэ - Tseh - Name of Letter
[tsɛ]
Similar to the “ts” sound in “sits” or “its”.
Ч ч
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Че - Cheh - Name of Letter
[tɕe]
Pronounced like the “ch” in “chips” or “church” .
Ш ш
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Шэ - Shah - Name of Letter
[ʂa]
Pronounced like the “sh” in shut.
Close to sharp.
Щ щ
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Ща - Shchah - Name of Letter
[ɕɕa]
Pronounced like “sh” but with your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Try putting your tongue in the same position as you would to say “ch” but say “sh” instead. English speakers may find it hard to define the difference between “ш” and “щ”. Two ways of pronouncing the letter щ, which I will assume to be regional variances. The first is to begin with a ш sound with a ч made just after without pause. (The example “fresh cheese” is most common.) The second is to make a “sh” sound, but push your jaw slightly forward and tighten the corners of your lips into a kind of semi-smile.
Ъъ
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твёрдый знак - Name of Letter
[ˈtvʲordɨj znak]
The ‘Hard Sign’ is rarely used. When placed in front of a soft vowel, it not only shows a preceding consonant is hard, despite the soft vowel following it. it indicates a more strongly pronounced y (as in yoke) sound in the vowel following. It indicates a slight pause between syllables. Can also be marked with a double quotation or “.
Ы ы
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Ы - Yery (i/ou + ee) - Name of Letter
The Russian yery (ы) is a sound which is made by raising your tongue to a position in your mouth exactly between the positions of the sound of ‘i’ in bit and that of ‘ou’ in should. Practice it by first pronouncing the English sounds, one after another, until you are conscious of where your tongue is when you pronounce them. Your tongue should be rather high in your mouth in either case, but when you pronounce the ‘i’ in bit your tongue should be in the front of your mouth while it is in the back when you pronounce the ‘ou’ of should. When you become aware of these positions, force your tongue to a position exactly at the midpoint between these two positions and, without rounding your lips, make the sound. That is a Russian yery.
Ы is a “Hard Vowel”.
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