Exploring the Russian Alphabet
It’s hard to really understand Russian phrases without understanding the Russian alphabet. Of course, learning a few common phrases to get you through communication woes is acceptable. But having a solid knowledge of how to put Russian letters together to create words is something completely different.
It may sound rather complicated, but we assure you, it doesn’t have to be. We have done all of the research for you from understanding the Russian characters to hearing the actual sound of the letters. Take some time to increase your knowledge of the Russian alphabet. If you are really serious about your Russian lady, you’ll take a moment to understand her language in detail.
English Equivalent
- А а
Sound
- Like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “ah”
English Equivalent
- B b
Sound
- Like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “ah”
English Equivalent
- V v
Sound
- Like “v” in van
Letter Name in Russian
- “veh”
English Equivalent
- G g
Sound
- Like “g” in gold
Letter Name in Russian
- “geh”
English Equivalent
- D d
Sound
- Like “d” in done
Letter Name in Russian
- “deh”
English Equivalent
- YE ye
Sound
- Like “y” in yell
Letter Name in Russian
- “yeh”
English Equivalent
- Yo yo
Sound
- Like “y” in yonder
Letter Name in Russian
- “yo”
English Equivalent
- Zh zh
Sound
- Like “s” in pleasure
Letter Name in Russian
- “zheh”
English Equivalent
- Z z
Sound
- Like “z” in zebra
Letter Name in Russian
- “zeh”
English Equivalent
- EE ee
Sound
- Like “ee” in fee
Letter Name in Russian
- “ee”
English Equivalent
- I i Yy
Sound
- Like “y” in joy
Letter Name in Russian
- “ee kratkoyeh“
English Equivalent
- K k
Sound
- Like “k” in kite or “c” in cat
Letter Name in Russian
- “kah”
English Equivalent
- L l
Sound
- Like “l” in love
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehl”
English Equivalent
- M m
Sound
- Like “m” in mat
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehm”
English Equivalent
- N n
Sound
- Like “n” in nod
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehn”
English Equivalent
- Stressed: O o
- Unstressed: A a
Sound
- Stressed: like “o” in boring
- Unstressed: like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “oh”
English Equivalent
- P p
Sound
- Like “p” in pea
Letter Name in Russian
- “peh”
English Equivalent
- R r
Sound
- Like “r” in rob (rolled)
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehr”
English Equivalent
- S s
Sound
- Like “s” in slam
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehs”
English Equivalent
- T t
Sound
- Like “t” in trap
Letter Name in Russian
- “teh”
English Equivalent
- U u
Sound
- Like “oo” in boot
Letter Name in Russian
- “oo”
English Equivalent
- F f
Sound
- Like “f” in flat
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehf”
English Equivalent
- H h, KH kh
Sound
- Like “h” in halo
- Like “ch” German “bach”
Letter Name in Russian
- “khah”
English Equivalent
- TS ts
Sound
- Like “ts” in pits
Letter Name in Russian
- “tseh”
English Equivalent
- CH ch
Sound
- Like “ch” in church
Letter Name in Russian
- “cheh”
English Equivalent
- SH sh (hard)
Sound
- Like “sh” in shut
Letter Name in Russian
- “shah”
English Equivalent
- SH sh (soft)
Sound
- Like “sh” in sheep
Letter Name in Russian
- “schyah”
English Equivalent
- Hard Sign
Sound
- Letter before is hard
Letter Name in Russian
- “tvyordiy znahk”
English Equivalent
- I i
Sound
- Like “i” in ill
Letter Name in Russian
- “i”
English Equivalent
- Soft Sign
Sound
- Letter before is soft
Letter Name in Russian
- “myagkeey znahk”
English Equivalent
- E e
Sound
- Like “e” in met
Letter Name in Russian
- “eh”
English Equivalent
- YU yu
Sound
- Like “u” in use
Letter Name in Russian
- “yoo”
English Equivalent
- YA ya
Sound
- Like “y” in yarn
Letter Name in Russian
- “yah”
English Equivalent
- А а
Sound
- Like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “ah”
English Equivalent
- B b
Sound
- Like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “ah”
English Equivalent
- V v
Sound
- Like “v” in van
Letter Name in Russian
- “veh”
English Equivalent
- G g
Sound
- Like “g” in gold
Letter Name in Russian
- “geh”
English Equivalent
- D d
Sound
- Like “d” in done
Letter Name in Russian
- “deh”
English Equivalent
- YE ye
Sound
- Like “y” in yell
Letter Name in Russian
- “yeh”
English Equivalent
- Yo yo
Sound
- Like “y” in yonder
Letter Name in Russian
- “yo”
English Equivalent
- Zh zh
Sound
- Like “s” in pleasure
Letter Name in Russian
- “zheh”
English Equivalent
- Z z
Sound
- Like “z” in zebra
Letter Name in Russian
- “zeh”
English Equivalent
- EE ee
Sound
- Like “ee” in fee
Letter Name in Russian
- “ee”
English Equivalent
- I i Yy
Sound
- Like “y” in joy
Letter Name in Russian
- “ee kratkoyeh“
English Equivalent
- K k
Sound
- Like “k” in kite or “c” in cat
Letter Name in Russian
- “kah”
English Equivalent
- L l
Sound
- Like “l” in love
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehl”
English Equivalent
- M m
Sound
- Like “m” in mat
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehm”
English Equivalent
- N n
Sound
- Like “n” in nod
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehn”
English Equivalent
- Stressed: O o
- Unstressed: A a
Sound
- Stressed: like “o” in boring
- Unstressed: like “a” in bar
Letter Name in Russian
- “oh”
English Equivalent
- P p
Sound
- Like “p” in pea
Letter Name in Russian
- “peh”
English Equivalent
- R r
Sound
- Like “r” in rob (rolled)
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehr”
English Equivalent
- S s
Sound
- Like “s” in slam
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehs”
English Equivalent
- T t
Sound
- Like “t” in trap
Letter Name in Russian
- “teh”
English Equivalent
- U u
Sound
- Like “oo” in boot
Letter Name in Russian
- “oo”
English Equivalent
- F f
Sound
- Like “f” in flat
Letter Name in Russian
- “ehf”
English Equivalent
- H h, KH kh
Sound
- Like “h” in halo
- Like “ch” German “bach”
Letter Name in Russian
- “khah”
English Equivalent
- TS ts
Sound
- Like “ts” in pits
Letter Name in Russian
- “tseh”
English Equivalent
- CH ch
Sound
- Like “ch” in church
Letter Name in Russian
- “cheh”
English Equivalent
- SH sh (hard)
Sound
- Like “sh” in shut
Letter Name in Russian
- “shah”
English Equivalent
- SH sh (soft)
Sound
- Like “sh” in sheep
Letter Name in Russian
- “schyah”
English Equivalent
- Hard Sign
Sound
- Letter before is hard
Letter Name in Russian
- “tvyordiy znahk”
English Equivalent
- I i
Sound
- Like “i” in ill
Letter Name in Russian
- “i”
English Equivalent
- Soft Sign
Sound
- Letter before is soft
Letter Name in Russian
- “myagkeey znahk”
English Equivalent
- E e
Sound
- Like “e” in met
Letter Name in Russian
- “eh”
English Equivalent
- YU yu
Sound
- Like “u” in use
Letter Name in Russian
- “yoo”
English Equivalent
- YA ya
Sound
- Like “y” in yarn
Letter Name in Russian
- “yah”
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