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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
аАаpronunciationавгуст pronunciation
апельсин pronunciation
актёр pronunciation
автобус pronunciation
два pronunciation
май pronunciation
чай pronunciation
бБбpronunciationбухта pronunciation
баклажан pronunciation
бумага pronunciation
бумажная салфетка pronunciation
блендер pronunciation
зуб pronunciation
рыба pronunciation
хлеб pronunciation
вВвpronunciationвосемьдесят два pronunciation
восемьдесят pronunciation
ведро pronunciation
водитель pronunciation
два pronunciation
овца pronunciation
цвет pronunciation
овощ pronunciation
розовый pronunciation
гГгpronunciationгорох pronunciation
газета pronunciation
гора pronunciation
игла pronunciation
враг pronunciation
нога pronunciation
друг pronunciation
дДдpronunciationджинсы pronunciation
девяносто шесть pronunciation
двадцать pronunciation
детектив pronunciation
дезинфицирующее средство pronunciation
еда pronunciation
сад pronunciation
мед pronunciation
дыня pronunciation
еЕеpronunciationеда pronunciation
есть pronunciation
фен pronunciation
мел pronunciation
шея pronunciation
мед pronunciation
лес pronunciation
ёЁёpronunciationёмкость для еды pronunciation
актёр pronunciation
свёкр pronunciation
жЖжpronunciationжилет pronunciation
жарко pronunciation
желудок pronunciation
животное pronunciation
женщина pronunciation
нож pronunciation
кожа pronunciation
пляж pronunciation
зЗзpronunciationзубная щетка pronunciation
зеркало pronunciation
занавеска pronunciation
задняя фара pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
глаз pronunciation
язык pronunciation
озеро pronunciation
язык pronunciation
музыка pronunciation
музыкант pronunciation
указывать pronunciation
иИиpronunciationиндюк pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
июнь pronunciation
инструменты pronunciation
рис pronunciation
кит pronunciation
три pronunciation
лицо 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
май pronunciation
чай pronunciation
яйцо pronunciation
синий pronunciation
кКкpronunciationкнига pronunciation
колесо pronunciation
кофе pronunciation
лук pronunciation
сок pronunciation
паук pronunciation
лЛлpronunciationлицо pronunciation
лом pronunciation
летчик pronunciation
ликер pronunciation
мел pronunciation
пол pronunciation
пила pronunciation
белый pronunciation
улыбаться pronunciation
мМмpronunciationмороженое pronunciation
маркер pronunciation
механик pronunciation
магазин pronunciation
молоток pronunciation
дом pronunciation
лом pronunciation
семь pronunciation
мыс pronunciation
мыло pronunciation
мышь pronunciation
нНнpronunciationнаводнение pronunciation
нога pronunciation
нота pronunciation
нос pronunciation
наволочка pronunciation
фен pronunciation
сон pronunciation
сын pronunciation
дыня pronunciation
ученый pronunciation
черный pronunciation
красный pronunciation
оОоpronunciationокно pronunciation
облачно pronunciation
отчим pronunciation
остров pronunciation
пол pronunciation
дом pronunciation
сто pronunciation
рот pronunciation
пПпpronunciationпотолок pronunciation
пожарный pronunciation
пешеходный переход pronunciation
парикмахер pronunciation
парковка pronunciation
суп pronunciation
гипс pronunciation
храп pronunciation
шприц pronunciation
рРрpronunciationравнина pronunciation
растягиваться pronunciation
рот pronunciation
ручка стеклоподъемника pronunciation
рыбак pronunciation
хор pronunciation
три pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
арфа pronunciation
врач pronunciation
рыба pronunciation
крыша pronunciation
рыбак pronunciation
серый pronunciation
сСсpronunciationсобака pronunciation
стетоскоп pronunciation
светильник pronunciation
судно на воздушной подушке pronunciation
семь pronunciation
мыс pronunciation
нос pronunciation
рис pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
сын pronunciation
часы pronunciation
трусы pronunciation
чипсы pronunciation
тТтpronunciationтротуар pronunciation
трясти pronunciation
тачка pronunciation
тетрадь pronunciation
рот pronunciation
сто pronunciation
кит pronunciation
есть pronunciation
шорты pronunciation
тыква pronunciation
четыре pronunciation
желтый pronunciation
уУуpronunciationуровень pronunciation
указатель поворота pronunciation
уличный фонарь pronunciation
утес pronunciation
душ pronunciation
лук pronunciation
зуб pronunciation
суп pronunciation
фФфpronunciationфен pronunciation
фуникулёр pronunciation
флейта pronunciation
фрукт pronunciation
фермер pronunciation
арфа pronunciation
кофе pronunciation
лифт pronunciation
шарф pronunciation
конфета pronunciation
хХхpronunciationхолодильник pronunciation
художник pronunciation
холм pronunciation
хлопья pronunciation
храп pronunciation
ухо pronunciation
орех pronunciation
яхта pronunciation
цЦцpronunciationцвет лайма pronunciation
цепная пила pronunciation
цветная капуста pronunciation
цвет слоновой кости pronunciation
яйцо pronunciation
овца pronunciation
лицо pronunciation
палец pronunciation
птица pronunciation
ножницы pronunciation
ягодицы pronunciation
плоскогубцы pronunciation
кухонные щипцы pronunciation
чЧчpronunciationчетырнадцать pronunciation
часы pronunciation
чернослив pronunciation
врач pronunciation
очки pronunciation
дочь pronunciation
шШшpronunciationшуруп pronunciation
шестьдесят один pronunciation
шестьдесят три pronunciation
шестьдесят pronunciation
душ pronunciation
мышь pronunciation
груша pronunciation
лапша pronunciation
вишня pronunciation
щЩщpronunciationщетка pronunciation
щека pronunciation
плащ pronunciation
овощ pronunciation
пещера pronunciation
ящерица pronunciation
женщина 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
ыЫыpronunciationсын pronunciation
сыр pronunciation
мыс 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.
ьЬьpronunciationиюнь pronunciation
ноль pronunciation
петь pronunciation
эЭэpronunciationэлектрик pronunciation
экипаж pronunciation
эскалатор pronunciation
каноэ pronunciation
юЮюpronunciationюбка pronunciation
юрист pronunciation
июнь pronunciation
изюм pronunciation
июль pronunciation
брюки pronunciation
яЯяpronunciationяйцо pronunciation
ящерица pronunciation
язык pronunciation
ягодицы pronunciation
ясно pronunciation
шея pronunciation
пять pronunciation
дядя pronunciation
пляж pronunciation


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