The Letters of the Russian Alphabet
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.
Russian letter (name)
Aa (а)
Бб (бэ) Вв (вэ) Гг (гэ) Дд (дэ) Ее (е) Ёё (ё) Жж (жэ) Зз (зэ) Ии (и) Йй (и кра́ткое) Кк (ка) Лл (эль) Мм (эм) Нн (эн) Оо (o) Пп (пэ) Рр (эр) Сс (эс) Тт (тэ) Уу (у) Фф (эф) Хх (ха) Цц (цэ) Чч (че) Шш (ша) Щщ (ща) Ъъ (твёрдый знак) Ыы (ы) Ьь (мя́гкий знак) Ээ (э оборóтное) Юю (ю) Яя (я) |
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 |
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 |
Sibilants and Velars
Consonants pronounced using the back of the tongue against the soft palate located on the back part of the roof of the mouth are called velars. The velars are г, к and х.
Consonants pronounced by directing air through the opening between the upper and lower teeth are called sibilants. The sibilants are ж, ц, ч, ш and щ.
Consonants pronounced by directing air through the opening between the upper and lower teeth are called sibilants. The sibilants are ж, ц, ч, ш and щ.