Russian Alphabet Flashcards
A a
1st
Pronounced “Ah”
Б б
2nd
Pronounced “Beh”
В в
3rd
Pronounced “Veh”
Г г
4th
Pronounced “Geh”
Д д
5th
Pronounced “Deh”
E e
6th
Pronounced “Yeh”
Ё ё
7th
Pronounced “Yo”
Ж ж
8th
Pronounced “Zheh”
З з
9th
Pronounced “Zeh”
И и
10th
Pronounced “Ee”
Й й
11th
ee kratkoyeh
This letter is used to form diphthongs. So “oй” is like the “oy” sound in “boy” or “aй” is like the “igh” in “sigh”.
K k
12th
Pronounced “Kah
Л л
13th
Pronounced “Ehl”
M м
14th
Pronounced ““Ehm”
H н
15th
Pronounced “Ehn”
O o
16th
Pronounced “Oh”
stressed: “Ah”
П п
17th
Pronounced “Peh”
P р
18th
Pronounced “Ehr”
Pronounced like the “r” in “run”, but it is rolled. (Equivalent to the english letter “r”).
C c
19th
Pronounced “Ehs”
T т
20th
Pronounced “Teh”
Y y
21st
Pronounced “ooo”
Ф ф
22nd
Pronounced “Ehf”
X x
23rd
Pronounced “Khah”
Pronounced like the “h” in “hello”. However, this is often pronounced more like the “ch” in the Scottish “Loch” or German “Bach”, or the mexican pronunciation of “x” in “Mexico”.
Ц ц
24th
Pronounced “Tseh”
