Symbols to Sounds Flashcards
А а
“ah” like in “father” or “car”
К к
“keh” like in “kitten” or “kangaroo”
М м
“meh” like in “man”
O o
stressed: “oh” like in “bore” unstressed: like “a”
Т т
“teh” like in “tap”
В в
“veh” like in “vet”
Е е
“yeh” like in “yes”
Н н
“nuh” like in “no”
Р р
rolled “ruh” like in “run”
Example: рим (Rome).
С с
“seh” like in “see”
У у
“oo” like in “boot” or “root”
Х х
“heh” like in “hello”, often pronounced like “chk” in “bach”.
Example: xaxa.
Б б
“beh” like in “bat”
Example: большой (bolshoi, big).
Г г
“guh” like in “go”.
Example: глаз (glas).
Д д
“duh” like in “dog”
З з
“zuh” like in “zoo”.
Example: зебра (zebra).
Здравствуйте (zdrasvtvuite)
И и
“ee” like in “see”
Л л
“luh” like in “love”.
Example: Людмила (Ludmila).
П п
“puh” like in “pot”.
Example: павлов (Pavlov).
Ф ф
“fuh” like in “fat.
Example: факс (fax).
Э э
“eh” like in “fed”
Ю ю
“yoo” like in “universe”, pronounced like english word “you”.
Example: юнеско (UNESCO).
Я я
“yah” like in “yard”
Ё ё
“yah” like in “yonder”
Exampel: артём.
Ж ж
“zjuh” like in “measure” or “pleasure” or “fusion” OR like in “beige”.
Example: жарко (hot).
Ц ц
“ts” like in “sits” or “its”.
Example: целовать (kiss).
Ч ч
“chuh” like in “chips” or “church”.
Example: чай (tea).
Ш ш
“shuh” like in “shut”.
Example: шантажист (shantashist, blackmailer).
Щ щ
Pronounced like “shuh” but with your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Try putting your tongue in the same position as you would to say “ch” but say “sh” instead. English speakers may find it hard to define the difference between “ш” and “щ”.
Example: щёлка (slit, crack).
Ы ы
“eeh” like in “bit” or “ill”.
Example: анальный (anal)
Й й
used for diphthongs like “oy” in “boy” or “i” in “sigh”
Ъ ъ
hard sign, rarely used, indicates slight pause between syllables
Ь ь
soft sign, makes previous letter soft like “pew” (Try inflecting a very slight “y” sound onto letter before it.)
