Today I will teach you the Russian alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Russian letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Russian contains 31 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| А а | [a] like ask |
| Б б | [b] like bag |
| В в | [v] like van |
| Г г | [g] like go |
| Д д | [d] like dog |
| Е е | [e] like pet |
| Ж ж | [s] like vision |
| З з | [z] like zoo |
| И и | [i] like sit |
| Й й | [y] like yes |
| К к | [k] like kit |
| Л л | [l] like life |
| М м | [m] like me |
| Н н | [n] like nice |
| О о | [o] like old |
| П п | [p] like pen |
| Р р | [r] like ring |
| С с | [s] like sea |
| Т т | [t] like tree |
| У у | [oo] like tool |
| Ф ф | [f] like fun |
| Х х | [h] like hat |
| Ц ц | [tz] like cats |
| Ч ч | [ch] like chat |
| Ш ш | [sh] like shy |
| Щ щ | [sht] like rushed |
| Ъ ъ | [u] like put |
| ь | [э] like pet |
| Э э | [y] like young |
| Ю ю | [you] like you |
| Я я | [ya] like yard |
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