Russian alphabet (aka Cyrillic alphabet)

Question 0

А

Answer 0

Pronounced like the “a” in “father” or “car”.

Question 1

How many letters are in the Russian alphabet?

Answer 1

There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. 11 vowels, 20 consonants, and 2 pronunciation signs.

Question 2

Б

Answer 2

Pronounced like the “b” in “bat”. Equivalent to the English letter “b”.

Question 3

В

Answer 3

Pronounced like the “v” in “vet”. Equivalent to the English letter “v”.

Question 4

Г

Answer 4

Pronounced like the “g” in “go”. Equivalent to the English letter “g”.

Question 5

Д

Answer 5

Pronounced like the “d” in “dog”. Equivalent to the English letter “d”.

Question 6

Е

Answer 6

Pronounced like the “ye” in “yes”.

Question 7

Ё

Answer 7

Pronounced like the “yo” in “yonder”.

Question 8

Ж

Answer 8

Pronounced like the “s” in “measure”, “pleasure”, or “fusion”, or the “g” in “beige”. As there is no English symbol for this sound, it’s usually represented as “zh”.

Question 9

З

Answer 9

Pronounced like the “z” in “zoo”. Equivalent to the English letter “z”.

Question 10

И

Answer 10

Pronounced like the “i” in “taxi”. Sometimes equivalent to the English letter “i”, the short “ee” sound.

Question 11

Й

Answer 11

This letter is used to perform diphthongs. So “ой” is like the “oy” sound in “boy” or “ай” is like the “igh” in “sigh”.

Question 12

К

Answer 12

Pronounced like the “k” in “kitten” or “kangaroo”. This letter replaces the English “c” sound in “cat”.

Question 13

Л

Answer 13

Pronounced like the “l” in “love”. Equivalent to the English letter “l”.

Question 14

М

Answer 14

Pronounced like the “m” in “man”.

Question 15

Н

Answer 15

Pronounced like the “n” in “no”. Equivalent to the English letter “n”.

Question 16

О

Answer 16

When stressed, it’s pronounced like the “o” in “bore”. When unstressed, it’s more like the letter “a”.

Question 17

П

Answer 17

Pronounced like the “p” in “pot”. Equivalent to the English letter “p”.