| Russian Character | English Equivalent | Sound | Letter Name in Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| А а | А а | Like "a" in car | "ah" |
| Б б | B b | Like "b" in bat | "beh" |
| В в | V v | Like "v" in van | "veh" |
| Г г | G g | Like "g" in go | "geh" |
| Д д | D d | Like "d" in dog | "deh" |
| Е е | YE ye | Like "ye" in yet | "yeh" |
| Ё ё | YO yo | Like "yo" in yonder | "yo" |
| Ж ж | Zh zh | Like "s" in measure or pleasure or like "g" in beige (the colour) | "zheh" |
| З з | Z z | Like "z" in zoo | "zeh" |
| И и | EE ee | Like "ee" in see | "ee" |
| Й й | I i or Y y | like "y" in boy or toy | "ee kratkoyeh" |
| К к | K k | Like "k" in kitten, "c" in cat. | "kah" |
| Л л | L l | Like "l" in light | "ehl" |
| М м | M m | Like "m" in mat | "ehm" |
| Н н | N n | Like "n" in no | "ehn" |
| О о | Stressed: O o Unstressed: A a | Like "o" in bore Like "a" in car | "oh" |
| П п | P p | Like "p" in pot | "peh" |
| Р р | R r | Like "r" in run (rolled) | "ehr" |
| С с | S s | Like "s" in sam | "ehs" |
| Т т | T t | Like "t" in tap | "teh" |
| У у | U u | Like "oo" in boot | "oo" |
| Ф ф | F f | Like "f" in fat | "ehf" |
| Х х | H h, KH kh | Like "h" in hello or like the "ch" in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach' | "khah" |
| Ц ц | TS ts | Like "ts" in bits | "tseh" |
| Ч ч | CH ch | Like "ch" in chip | "cheh" |
| Ш ш | SH sh (hard) | Like "sh" in shut | "shah" |
| Щ щ | SH sh (soft) | Like "sh" in sheep | "schyah" |
| Ъ ъ | Hard Sign | Letter before is hard | "tvyordiy znahk" |
| Ы ы | I i | Like "i" in ill | "i" |
| Ь ь | Soft Sign | Letter before is soft | "myagkeey znahk" |
| Э э | E e | Like "e" in pet | "eh" |
| Ю ю | YU yu | Like "u" in use or university | "yoo" |
| Я я | YA ya | Like "ya" in yard. | "yah" |
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