The Russian is known as the Cyrillic alphabet and consists of 33 letters. Here are the letters, the pronunciation in English, and an example word that begins with that letter.
- А (ah) – as in “арбуз” (watermelon)
- Б (beh) – as in “банан” (banana)
- В (veh) – as in “волк” (wolf)
- Г (geh) – as in “гора” (mountain)
- Д (deh) – as in “дом” (house)
- Е (yeh) – as in “еж” (hedgehog)
- Ё (yo) – as in “ёлка” (Christmas tree)
- Ж (zheh) – as in “жираф” (giraffe)
- З (zeh) – as in “заяц” (hare)
- И (ee) – as in “итальянский” (Italian)
- Й (ee kratkoyeh) – as in “май” (May)
- К (kah) – as in “кот” (cat)
- Л (ehl) – as in “лес” (forest)
- М (ehm) – as in “медведь” (bear)
- Н (ehn) – as in “нос” (nose)
- О (oh) – as in “окно” (window)
- П (peh) – as in “птица” (bird)
- Р (ehr) – as in “рыба” (fish)
- С (ehs) – as in “собака” (dog)
- Т (teh) – as in “тетрадь” (notebook)
- У (oo) – as in “утка” (duck)
- Ф (ehf) – as in “флаг” (flag)
- Х (khah) – as in “хлеб” (bread)
- Ц (tseh) – as in “цветок” (flower)
- Ч (cheh) – as in “чай” (tea)
- Ш (shah) – as in “школа” (school)
- Щ (shchah) – as in “щука” (pike)
- Ъ (tvyordiy znak) – not pronounced, used to harden the preceding consonant
- Ы (ih) – as in “сыр” (cheese)
- Ь (myagkiy znak) – not pronounced, softens the preceding consonant
- Э (eh) – as in “этаж” (floor)
- Ю (yoo) – as in “юбка” (skirt)
- Я (yah) – as in “яблоко” (apple)
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