Russian Alphabet Flashcards
А а
“a” in “father”
Б б
“b” in “bet”
В в
“v” in “vet”
Г г
“g” in “get”
Д д
“d” in “day”
Е е
“ye” in “yes”
Ё ё
“yo” in “yonder”
Ж ж
”s” in “pleasure”
З з
“z” in “zone”
И и
“ee” in “meet”
Й й
“y” in “boy”
К к
“k” in “kind”
Л л
“i” in “people”
М м
“m” in “man”
Н н
“n” in “note”
О о
“o” in “not”
П п
“p” in “pen”
Р р
“r” in “error”
С с
”s” in “sit”
Т т
“t” in “too”
Ч ч
“oo” in “boot”
Ф ф
“f” in “fire”
Х х
“h” pronounced
Ц ц
“ts” in “its”
Ч ч
“ch” in “check”
Ш ш
“sh” in “shall”
Щ щ
“sh” in “Welsh sheep”
Ъ ъ
A rare letter called the hard sign, which sounds like a very brief pause.
Ь ь
This letter called the soft sign combines with the consonant to its left and makes it soft.
Ы ы
“i” as in “bit” but with the tip of the tongue a little further back.
Э э
“e” in “fed”
Ю ю
“yoo” as in “universe”
Я я
“ya” as in “yard”