Russian Alphabet & IPA Flashcards
1
Q
А а
A
[a]
ah (stop, job ,father)
2
Q
Б б
A
[b] / [bʲ]
b (bar, boss)
3
Q
В в
A
[v] / [vʲ]
v (van, velvet)
4
Q
Г г
A
[g] / [gʲ]
g (gap, garden)
5
Q
Д д
A
[d] / [dʲ]
d (dad, day)
6
Q
Е е
A
[je] / [ʲe] or [e]
yeh (yes, yet)
7
Q
Ё ё
A
[jo] / [ʲo]
yoh (your, yoga)
8
Q
Ж ж
A
[ʐ]
similar to zh (pleasure, casual)
9
Q
З з
A
[z] / [zʲ]
z (zoo, zebra)
10
Q
И и
A
[i] / [ʲi] / [ɨ]
ee (eel)
11
Q
I i
A
archaic И и
[i]
ee (eel)
12
Q
Й й
A
[j]
i (my, boy, pie)
13
Q
К к
A
[k] / [kʲ]
k (cap, cat)
14
Q
Л л
A
[ɫ] / [lʲ]
love, life
15
Q
М м
A
[m] / [mʲ]
m (man, milk)
16
Q
Н н
A
[n] / [nʲ]
n (noble, night)
17
Q
О о
A
[o]
oh (glory, port)
18
Q
П п
A
[p] / [pʲ]
p (paper, port)
19
Q
Р р
A
[r] / [rʲ]
rolled) r (Rome, rent
20
Q
С с
A
[s] / [sʲ]
s (Sam, sofa)
21
Q
Т т
A
[t] / [tʲ]
t (table, tunnel)
22
Q
У у
A
[u]
oo (who, moon)
23
Q
Ф ф
A
[f] / [fʲ]
f (phone, fun)
24
Q
Ѳ ѳ
A
archaic Ф ф
[f] / [fʲ]
f (phone, fun)
25
Х х
[x] / [xʲ]
| h (or kh) (humanity, loch, ugh)
26
Ц ц
[ts]
| ts (pets, bites)
27
Ч ч
[tɕ] ([tʃ])
| ch (charity, chapel)
28
Ш ш
```
[ʂ] (further back [ʃ])
darker sh (she, show)
```
29
Ъ ъ
-hard sign; silent;
prevents palatalization of
preceding consonant
30
Ы ы
[ɨ]
no analog; (rosEs, hit);
in singing: close to i in think
31
Ь ь
-soft sign; silent;
palatalizes preceding consonant
(if phonologically possible)
32
Э э
[ɛ]
| eh (test, egg, met)
33
Ю ю
[ju] / [ʲu]
| yu (youth, you, use)
34
Я я
[ja] / [ʲa]
| yah (yacht, yard)
35
Ѣ ѣ
archaic E e
[je] / [ʲe] or [e]
yeh (yes, yet)
36
Щ щ
[ɕ] - higher-pitched
extended [ʂ] ??(further back [ʃ])
darker sh (WelSH SHeep)
