Russian alphabet

Question 1

А а. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 1

Ah

“a” in car

Question 2

Б б. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 2

Beh

“b” in bat

Question 3

В в. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 3

Vet

“v”

Question 4

Г г. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 4

Geh

“g” in go

Question 5

Д д. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 5

Deh

“d” in dog

Question 6

Е е. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 6

Yeh

“ye” in yet

Question 7

Ё ё. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 7

Yo

“yo” in yonder

Question 8

Ж ж. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 8

Zheh

“s” in pleasure

Question 9

З з. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 9

Zeh

“z” in zoo

Question 10

И и. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 10

Ee

“ee” in see

Question 11

Й й. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 11

Ee kratkoyeh
“y” in boy
This letter is used to form diphthongs. So “oй” is like the “oy” sound in “boy” or “aй” is like the “igh” in “sigh”.

Question 12

К к. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 12

Krah

“k” in kitten

Question 13

Л л. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 13

Ehl

“l” in love

Question 14

М м. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 14

Ehm

“m”

Question 15

Н н. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 15

Ehn

“n”

Question 16

O o. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 16

Oh
When stressed, “o”
When unstressed, “a”

Question 17

П п. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 17

Peh

“p” in put

Question 18

Р р. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 18

Ehr

rolled “r”

Question 19

С с. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 19

Ehs

“s”

Question 20

Т т. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 20

Teh

“t” in tap

Question 21

У у. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 21

Oo

“oo” in boot

Question 22

Ф ф. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 22

Ehf

“f” in fat

Question 23

Х х. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 23

Khah

Croatian “h”

Question 24

Ц ц. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 24

Tseh

“ts” in bits

Question 25

Ч ч. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 25

Cheh

“ch” in chip

Question 26

Ш ш. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 26

Shah

“sh” in shut

Question 27

Щ щ. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 27

Schyah
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.

Question 28

Ъ ъ. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 28

Tvyordiy znahk
This is the ‘Hard Sign’
Hard sign creates a break between preceding consonant and following vowel.

Question 29

Ы ы. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 29

i

“i” in ill

Question 30

Ь ь. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 30

Myagheey znahk
This is the ‘Soft Sign’
The ‘Soft Sign’ makes the previous letter ‘soft’. Think of the “p” sound in the word “pew”. (Try inflecting a very slight “y” sound onto letter before it.)

Question 31

Э э. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 31

Eh

“e” in pet

Question 32

Ю ю. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 32

Yoo

“u” in universe

Question 33

Я я. Give its name, pronunciation and handwritten form.

Answer 33

Yah

“ya” in yard