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1.5. The Russian Consonants Н П Р
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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
Velars
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Soft Vowels
Sibilants
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Consonants
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1.5.1. Нн
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1.5.2. Пп
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1.5.3. Рр
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1.5.1.1. The Consonant Нн
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы над (above) нэ (*) нoчь (night) нуль (zero) ны́нe (now) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии ня́ня (nurse) не́бo (sky) нёбo (palate) нюа́нc (nuance) нить (thread) |
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*This combination of letters does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.
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1.5.2.1. The Consonant Пп
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы па́пa (papa) пэр* (peer) по́дпиcь (signature) пу́мa (puma) пыль (dust) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии пять (five) пе́ред (before) пёc (dog) пюре́ (puree) пило́т (pilot) |
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*пэ does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.
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1.5.3.1. The Consonant Рр
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Hard Vowels
Aa Ээ Оо Уу Ыы рaб (slave) рэ́кeт* (racket) рoт (mouth) рубль (ruble) ры́бa (fish) |
Soft Vowels
Яя Ее Ёё Юю Ии ряд (row) ре́дкo (rarely) рёв (roar) рюкза́к (knapsack) риc (rice) |
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*рэ does not occur or is extremely rare in the Russian language.
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