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1.1. The Russian Alphabet
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Aa Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя
- There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. There are 21 consonants, 10 vowels, and 2 unpronounced signs that indicate the pronunciation of the consonant they follow.The gender of nouns referring to people is determined by the biological sex of the person, while the gender of all other nouns is determined by their endings.
Letters by Type
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Hard Vowels
Soft Vowels
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Velars
Sibilants
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Consonants
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1.1.1. The Russian Alphabet
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1.1.1.1. Introduction to the Russian Alphabet
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Russian letter
Aa Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя |
Approximate English Equivalent
a, as in father b, as in bet v, as in vet g, as in get (velar) d, as in door ye, as in yet yo, as in yodel zh, as in pleasure (sibilant) z, as in zip e, as in eel y, or 'short и', as in toy k, as in kit (velar) l, as in let m, as in met n, as in net o, as in open p, as in pet r, as in Spanish pero s, as in set t, as in ten oo, as in coop f, as in fat ch, as in Scottish loch (velar) ts, as in its (sibilant) ch, as in chip (sibilant) sh, as in show (sibilant) shch, as in fresh cheese (sibilant) hard sign i, as in hill soft sign e, as in edit u, as in use ya, as in yacht |
Letter Name
а бэ вэ гэ дэ е ё жэ зэ и и кра́ткое ка эль эм эн o пэ эр эс тэ у эф ха цэ че ша ща твёрдый знак ы мя́гкий знак э оборóтное ю я |
Italicized
Aa Бб Вв Гг Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ Ъъ Ыы Ьь Ээ Юю Яя |
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