АБВГДейка 😊 Russian alphabet with English transliterations and phonetic examples based on English sounds

Аа – a as in father
Бб – b as in bat
Вв – v as in vet
Гг – g as in go
Дд – d as in dog
Ее – ye as in yes
Ёё – yo as in yogurt
Жж – zh like the s in measure
Зз – z as in zebra
Ии – ee as in see
Йй – y as in boy
Кк – k as in kite
Лл – l as in lamp
Мм – m as in man
Нн – n as in net
Оо – o as in or (stressed); a as in about (unstressed)
Пп – p as in pen
Рр – r (rolled, like in Spanish)
Сс – s as in sun
Тт – t as in top
Уу – oo as in moon
Фф – f as in fun
Хх – kh as in loch (Scottish "loch")
Цц – ts as in cats
Чч – ch as in chess
Шш – sh as in shut
Щщ – shch as in fresh cheese
Ъъ – Hard sign (no sound; makes the preceding consonant hard)
Ыы – i as in ill (but deeper, slightly guttural)
Ьь – Soft sign (no sound; makes the preceding consonant soft)
Ээ – e as in met
Юю – yu as in universe
Яя – ya as in yard

Notes:

Russian vowels Е, Ё, Ю, Я modify the pronunciation of the preceding consonant, making it soft.

The hard (Ъ) and soft (Ь) signs do not have independent sounds but influence the preceding consonants.

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