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