Russian Alphabet & IPA

Question 1

А а

Answer 1

[a]

ah (stop, job ,father)

Question 2

Б б

Answer 2

[b] / [bʲ]

b (bar, boss)

Question 3

В в

Answer 3

[v] / [vʲ]

v (van, velvet)

Question 4

Г г

Answer 4

[g] / [gʲ]

g (gap, garden)

Question 5

Д д

Answer 5

[d] / [dʲ]

d (dad, day)

Question 6

Е е

Answer 6

[je] / [ʲe] or [e]

yeh (yes, yet)

Question 7

Ё ё

Answer 7

[jo] / [ʲo]

yoh (your, yoga)

Question 8

Ж ж

Answer 8

[ʐ]

similar to zh (pleasure, casual)

Question 9

З з

Answer 9

[z] / [zʲ]

z (zoo, zebra)

Question 10

И и

Answer 10

[i] / [ʲi] / [ɨ]

ee (eel)

Question 11

I i

Answer 11

archaic И и
[i]
ee (eel)

Question 12

Й й

Answer 12

[j]

i (my, boy, pie)

Question 13

К к

Answer 13

[k] / [kʲ]

k (cap, cat)

Question 14

Л л

Answer 14

[ɫ] / [lʲ]

love, life

Question 15

М м

Answer 15

[m] / [mʲ]

m (man, milk)

Question 16

Н н

Answer 16

[n] / [nʲ]

n (noble, night)

Question 17

О о

Answer 17

[o]

oh (glory, port)

Question 18

П п

Answer 18

[p] / [pʲ]

p (paper, port)

Question 19

Р р

Answer 19

[r] / [rʲ]

rolled) r (Rome, rent

Question 20

С с

Answer 20

[s] / [sʲ]

s (Sam, sofa)

Question 21

Т т

Answer 21

[t] / [tʲ]

t (table, tunnel)

Question 22

У у

Answer 22

[u]

oo (who, moon)

Question 23

Ф ф

Answer 23

[f] / [fʲ]

f (phone, fun)

Question 24

Ѳ ѳ

Answer 24

archaic Ф ф
[f] / [fʲ]
f (phone, fun)

Question 25

Х х

Answer 25

[x] / [xʲ]

h (or kh) (humanity, loch, ugh)

Question 26

Ц ц

Answer 26

[ts]

ts (pets, bites)

Question 27

Ч ч

Answer 27

[tɕ] ([tʃ])

ch (charity, chapel)

Question 28

Ш ш

Answer 28

[ʂ] (further back [ʃ])
darker sh (she, show)

Question 29

Ъ ъ

Answer 29

-hard sign; silent;
prevents palatalization of
preceding consonant

Question 30

Ы ы

Answer 30

[ɨ]
no analog; (rosEs, hit);
in singing: close to i in think

Question 31

Ь ь

Answer 31

-soft sign; silent;
palatalizes preceding consonant
(if phonologically possible)

Question 32

Э э

Answer 32

[ɛ]

eh (test, egg, met)

Question 33

Ю ю

Answer 33

[ju] / [ʲu]

yu (youth, you, use)

Question 34

Я я

Answer 34

[ja] / [ʲa]

yah (yacht, yard)

Question 35

Ѣ ѣ

Answer 35

archaic E e
[je] / [ʲe] or [e]
yeh (yes, yet)

Question 36

Щ щ

Answer 36

[ɕ] - higher-pitched
extended [ʂ] ??(further back [ʃ])
darker sh (WelSH SHeep)