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Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation |
Here you can listen to the Russian Alphabet pronounced by a native speaker:
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You can learn the Russian Alphabet with Russian Language School PRIVET!
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Russian
letter |
Sounds
like in
English word |
Sound and how it is marked |
Comments |
| Аа |
father |
a |
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| Бб |
bomb |
b |
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| Вв |
vault |
v |
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| Гг |
go |
g |
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| Дд |
do |
d |
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| Ее |
vet |
e |
soft |
| Ёё |
Yo! |
yo |
one sound |
| Жж |
vision |
zh |
one sound |
| Зз |
zebra |
z |
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| Ии |
field |
i |
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| Йй |
short "yi" |
yi |
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| Кк |
kinky |
k |
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| Лл |
loony |
l |
soft |
| Мм |
monk |
m |
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| Нн |
no |
n |
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| Оо |
long |
o |
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| Пп |
pot |
p |
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| Рр |
corrida |
r |
strong, like in Spanish |
| Сс |
sucks |
s |
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| Тт |
take |
t |
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| Уу |
look |
u or oo |
marked "oo" when longer |
| Фф |
fake |
f |
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| Хх |
host |
kh |
like strong "h" |
| Цц |
mats |
ts |
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| Чч |
cheeky |
ch |
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| Шш |
shock |
sh |
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| Щщ |
shch |
shch |
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| Ъъ |
silent |
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separates two letters |
| Ыы |
busy or above |
y |
it's like more open "e" and "i" together |
| Ьь |
onion |
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softens the previous letter |
| Ээ |
land |
e |
more open |
| Юю |
mute |
yu |
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| Яя |
yankee |
ya |
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