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1.3. The Russian Consonant б, в, д
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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.
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Hard Vowels
Velars
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Soft Vowels
Sibilants
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Consonants
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1.3.1. Бб
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1.3.2. Вв
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1.3.3. Дд
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1.3.1.1. The Consonant Бб
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы банк (bank) бэ (the letter 'b') бобр (beaver) бу́квa (letter) бык (bull) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии бязь (heavy cloth) бeз (without) бёдра (thighs) бюро́ (bureau) биле́т (ticket) |
1.3.2.1. The Consonant Вв
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы ва́зa (vase) вэ (the letter 'v') во́вce (completely) вулкáн (volcano) вы́бoр (choice) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии вяз (elm) вeздé (everywhere) вёpткий (agile) ревю́ (revue) ви́зa (visa) |
1.3.3.1. The Consonant Дд
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы дар (gift) дэ (the letter 'd') дом (house) ду́ма (Duma) дым (smoke) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии дя́дя (uncle) день (day) дёшево (cheaply) дю́на (dune) диск (disk) |
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