Russian Alphabet
Click each letter to listen, then click again and repeat after speaker imitating the pronunciation as closely as you can.
| Letter | Name of Letter | Similar English Sound | |||
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а | like ar in far | |||
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be | like b in box | |||
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ve | like v in voice | |||
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ge | like g in go | |||
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de | like d in day | |||
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ye | like ye in yet or e in exit | |||
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yo | like yo in your | |||
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zhe | like s in pleasure | |||
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ze | like z in zoo | |||
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ee | like ee in meet | |||
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ee kratkoye (short i) | like y in boy | |||
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ka | like k in key or c in cat | |||
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el | like l in lamp | |||
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em | like m in man | |||
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en | like n in note | |||
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o | like o in not | |||
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pe | like p in pet | |||
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er | like r in rock (but rolled) | |||
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es | like s in sun | |||
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te | like t in table | |||
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oo | like oo in moon | |||
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ef | like f in food | |||
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kha | like ch in Scottish loch | |||
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tse | like ts in boots | |||
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che | like ch in chat | |||
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sha | like sh in short | |||
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shcha | like sh_ch in fresh_cheese | |||
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tviordiy znak (hard sign) | has no sound | |||
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ih* | like i in ill | |||
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myagkiy znak (soft sign) | has no sound | |||
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e | like e in end | |||
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yoo | like u in use | |||
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ya | like ya in yard |
Russian keyboard layout
