Russian alphabet Flashcards
А а
Ah, sounds like ah
К к
Kuh, sounds like C in cat
М м
Mm, sounds like M in man
O o
stressed like o in bore, unstressed like ah
Т т
sounds like T in tap
В в
sounds like V in vet
Е е
sounds like ye in yes
Н н
sounds like N in no
Р р
sounds like R in run
С с
pronounced like S in see
У у
sounds like OO in boot
Х х
sounds like H in hello
Б б
sounds like B in bat
Г г
sounds like G in go
Д д
sounds like D in dog
З з
sounds like Z in zoo
И и
EE, sounds like the I in taxi
Л л
sounds like L in love
П п
sounds like the P in pot
Ф ф
sounds like F in fat
Э э
sounds like E in Bed
Ю ю
sounds like U in Universe
Я я
sounds like YA in yard
Ё ё
sounds like YO in yonder
Ж ж
zh, sounds like S in measure
Ц ц
Ts, sounds like ts in sits
Ч ч
Ch, sounds like ch in chips
Ш ш
Sh,sounds like sh in shut
Щ щ
sh/ch, sounds like sh but with tongue in ch place
Ы ы
i, sounds like I in bit
Й й
used to form dipthongs, oй” is like the “oy” sound in “boy” or “aй” is like the “igh” in “sigh”.
Ъ ъ
indicates slight pause between syllables
Ь ь
makes letter soft, inflects slight y sound on letter before it, like p sounds like py in pew.
