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The Russian Alphabet

This page shows the Russian alphabet, how to pronounce the letter individually, and how the letter takes on different pronunciations within words. Note that Russian letters take on quite different shapes for capitals and italics. The best way to learn the letters is:
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Letter Capital Italic PronounceExample
аАаpronunciationавтомобиль pronunciation
автомобильный коврик pronunciation
автобусная остановка pronunciation
автобус pronunciation
анестезия pronunciation
сад pronunciation
май pronunciation
два pronunciation
бБбpronunciationбарабан pronunciation
брокколи pronunciation
бухгалтер pronunciation
барабанная палочка pronunciation
зуб pronunciation
юбка pronunciation
рыба pronunciation
вВвpronunciationведро pronunciation
воскресенье pronunciation
восемьдесят шесть pronunciation
два pronunciation
овощ pronunciation
пиво pronunciation
цвет pronunciation
овца pronunciation
лиловый pronunciation
розовый pronunciation
гГгpronunciationгитара pronunciation
голова pronunciation
игла pronunciation
враг pronunciation
нога pronunciation
друг pronunciation
дДдpronunciationдевяносто два pronunciation
двадцать три pronunciation
душ pronunciation
друг pronunciation
еда pronunciation
мед pronunciation
сад pronunciation
дыня pronunciation
еЕеpronunciationеда pronunciation
есть pronunciation
фен pronunciation
мел pronunciation
мед pronunciation
шея pronunciation
лес pronunciation
ёЁёpronunciationёмкость для еды pronunciation
актёр pronunciation
свёкр pronunciation
жЖжpronunciationженщина pronunciation
жарко pronunciation
желтый pronunciation
животное pronunciation
жилет pronunciation
нож pronunciation
кожа pronunciation
пляж pronunciation
зЗзpronunciationзуб pronunciation
земля pronunciation
занавеска для ванной pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
глаз pronunciation
язык pronunciation
озеро pronunciation
язык pronunciation
музыка pronunciation
музыкант pronunciation
указывать pronunciation
иИиpronunciationигровая площадка pronunciation
индюк pronunciation
инвалидное кресло pronunciation
июль pronunciation
рис pronunciation
три pronunciation
кит pronunciation
пить pronunciation
This letter's name is и́ кра́ткое ‎(í krátkoje, “short i”) or ий ‎(ij), and it sounds like the y in York or boy.
йЙйpronunciationйогурт pronunciation
чай pronunciation
май pronunciation
яйцо pronunciation
серый pronunciation
кКкpronunciationкомната pronunciation
континент pronunciation
клавиша pronunciation
сок pronunciation
лук pronunciation
язык pronunciation
лЛлpronunciationлокоть pronunciation
лизать pronunciation
лягушка pronunciation
лом pronunciation
пол pronunciation
мел pronunciation
плащ pronunciation
белый pronunciation
улыбаться pronunciation
мМмpronunciationмаркер pronunciation
математика pronunciation
музыка pronunciation
дом pronunciation
лом pronunciation
гром pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
мыс pronunciation
мыло pronunciation
мышь pronunciation
нНнpronunciationнож pronunciation
ноготь pronunciation
ножницы pronunciation
носок pronunciation
сон pronunciation
сын pronunciation
фен pronunciation
бинт pronunciation
снег pronunciation
черный pronunciation
ученый pronunciation
зеленый pronunciation
оОоpronunciationосьминог pronunciation
официант pronunciation
остров pronunciation
очки pronunciation
ухо pronunciation
пол pronunciation
дом pronunciation
сто pronunciation
пПпpronunciationплавать pronunciation
плечо pronunciation
палата pronunciation
простыня pronunciation
пятьдесят девять pronunciation
суп pronunciation
храп pronunciation
гипс pronunciation
лампа pronunciation
рРрpronunciationрадиатор pronunciation
ремень безопасности pronunciation
равнина pronunciation
разговаривать pronunciation
хор pronunciation
три pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
враг pronunciation
рыба pronunciation
крыша pronunciation
рыбак pronunciation
серый pronunciation
сСсpronunciationступня pronunciation
свинья pronunciation
сентябрь pronunciation
семьдесят семь pronunciation
спагетти pronunciation
лес pronunciation
рис pronunciation
мыс pronunciation
сын pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
часы pronunciation
чипсы pronunciation
трусы pronunciation
тТтpronunciationтромбон pronunciation
транспорт pronunciation
тетрадь pronunciation
тридцать семь pronunciation
сто pronunciation
кит pronunciation
рот pronunciation
тыква pronunciation
шорты pronunciation
желтый pronunciation
четыре pronunciation
уУуpronunciationучитель pronunciation
уровень pronunciation
ударить pronunciation
ученый pronunciation
удобрение pronunciation
суп pronunciation
душ pronunciation
лук pronunciation
зуб pronunciation
фФфpronunciationфрукт pronunciation
фуникулёр pronunciation
фармацевт pronunciation
фермер pronunciation
февраль pronunciation
арфа pronunciation
кофе pronunciation
лифт pronunciation
шарф pronunciation
конфета pronunciation
хХхpronunciationхор pronunciation
хлопья pronunciation
хлеб pronunciation
хирург pronunciation
халат pronunciation
ухо pronunciation
орех pronunciation
яхта pronunciation
цЦцpronunciationцвет pronunciation
церковь pronunciation
цвет лайма pronunciation
цепная пила pronunciation
овца pronunciation
лицо pronunciation
яйцо pronunciation
ягодицы pronunciation
ножницы pronunciation
плоскогубцы pronunciation
кухонные щипцы pronunciation
чЧчpronunciationчасы pronunciation
черный pronunciation
чернослив pronunciation
челюсть pronunciation
чипсы pronunciation
дочь pronunciation
врач pronunciation
очки pronunciation
шШшpronunciationшкола pronunciation
шея pronunciation
шампунь pronunciation
шептать pronunciation
шестьдесят шесть pronunciation
душ pronunciation
мышь pronunciation
крыша pronunciation
груша pronunciation
лапша pronunciation
щЩщpronunciationщетка pronunciation
щека pronunciation
овощ pronunciation
плащ pronunciation
пещера pronunciation
женщина pronunciation
ящерица pronunciation
The letter твёрдый знак ‎(“hard sign”). This letter has no sound of its own, but modifies that of the preceding consonant, causing it to be pronounced hard.
ъЪъpronunciationподъездная аллея pronunciation
ручка стеклоподъемника pronunciation
ыЫыpronunciationмыс pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
сын pronunciation
The letter мя́гкий знак ‎(“soft sign”). This letter has no sound of its own, but modifies that of the preceding consonant, causing it to be pronounced soft.
ьЬьpronunciationруль pronunciation
дочь pronunciation
июль pronunciation
эЭэpronunciationэскалатор pronunciation
экипаж pronunciation
электрик pronunciation
каноэ pronunciation
юЮюpronunciationюбка pronunciation
юрист pronunciation
июль pronunciation
июнь pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
брюки pronunciation
яЯяpronunciationязык pronunciation
яхта pronunciation
ящик для инструментов pronunciation
яйцо pronunciation
шея pronunciation
дядя pronunciation
пять pronunciation
змея pronunciation
пляж pronunciation


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