Russian Letter Practice [PDF]

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Russian Character

English Equivalent

Sound

Russian Name

Russian English Character Equivalent

Sound

Аа

Аа

Like "a" in car

"ah"

Пп

Pp

Like "p" in pot

Бб

Bb

Like "b" in bat

"beh"

Рр

Rr

Like "r" in run (rolled)

Вв

Vv

Like "v" in van

"veh"

Сс

Ss

Like "s" in sam

Гг

Gg

Like "g" in go

"geh"

Тт

Tt

Like "t" in tap

Дд

Dd

Like "d" in dog

"deh"

Уу

Uu

Like "oo" in boot

Ее

YE ye

Like "ye" in "yeh" yet

Фф

Ff

Like "f" in fat

Ёё

YO yo

Like "yo" in "yo" yonder

Жж

Zh zh

Like "s" in measure or pleasure

Like "h" in hello or like Хх

H h, KH kh the "ch" in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'

Цц

TS ts

Like "ts" in bits

Чч

CH ch

Like "ch" in chip

Шш

SH sh (hard)

Like "sh" in shut

Щщ

SH sh (soft)

Like "sh" in sheep

"zheh"

or like "g" in beige (the colour) Зз

Zz

Like "z" in zoo

Ии

EE ee

Like "ee" in "ee" see

Йй

I i or Y y

like "y" in boy or toy

Кк

Kk

Like "k" in kitten, "c" in "kah" cat.

Ъъ

Hard Sign

Letter before is hard

Лл

Ll

Like "l" in light

"ehl"

Ыы

Ii

Like "i" in ill

Мм

Mm

Like "m" in mat

"ehm"

Ьь

Soft Sign

Letter before is soft

Нн

Nn

Like "n" in no

"ehn"

Ээ

Ee

Like "e" in pet

Юю

YU yu

Like "u" in use or university

Оо

Stressed: O Like "o" in o bore

"zeh"

"ee kratkoye h"

"oh"

Оо

"oh" Unstressed: Like "a" in Aa car

Яя

YA ya

Like "ya" in yard.

Russian Name "peh" "ehr" "ehs" "teh" "oo" "ehf"

"khah"

"tseh" "cheh" "shah" "schyah" "tvyordiy znahk" "i" "myagke ey znahk" "eh" "yoo"

"yah"

Russian English Character Equivalent

Аа Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп

Russian Name

Аа

"ah"

Bb

"beh"

Vv

"veh"

Gg

"geh"

Dd

"deh"

YE ye

"yeh"

YO yo

"yo"

Zh zh

"zheh"

Zz

"zeh"

EE ee

"ee"

I i or Y y

"ee kratkoyeh"

Kk

"kah"

Ll

"ehl"

Mm

"ehm"

Nn

"ehn"

"oh" Stressed: O o

Pp

"peh"

Рр

Rr

"ehr"

Russian English Character Equivalent

Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя

Russian Name

Ss

"ehs"

Tt

"teh"

Uu

"oo"

Ff

"ehf"

H h, KH kh "khah" TS ts

"tseh"

CH ch

"cheh"

SH sh (hard) "shah"

SH sh (soft) "schyah" Hard Sign

"tvyordiy znahk"

Ii

"i"

Soft Sign

"myagkeey znahk"

Ee

"eh"

YU yu

"yoo"

YA ya

"yah"