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Russian Alphabet
Russian Letters | Similar English Sound |
Аа | like ar in “far” |
Бб | like b in “but” |
Вв | like v in “voice” |
Гг | like g in “get” |
Дд | like d in “day” |
Ее | like ye in “yet” |
Ёё | like yo in “your” |
Жж | like s in “pleasure” |
Зз | like z in “zone” |
Ии | like ee in “meet” |
Йй | like y in “boy” |
Кк | like k in “skate” |
Лл | like l in “look” |
Мм | like m in “may” |
Нн | like n in “not” |
Оо | like or in “port” |
Пп | like p in “spoon” |
Рр | like r in “rock” |
Сс | like s in “smoke” |
Тт | like t in “tie” |
Уу | like oo in “moon” |
Фф | like f in “foot” |
Хх | like ch in “loch” |
Цц | like ts in “boots” |
Чч | like ch in “chair” |
Шш | like sh in “shell” |
Щщ | like sh ch in “Danish charter” (pronounced as one sound) |
ъ | hard sign |
ы | like i in “kick” |
ь | soft sign |
Ээ | like e in “bet” |
Юю | like you in “youth” |
Яя | like ya in “yard” |
Russian Words | English Word |
Привет (Privyet) | Hello |
Спасибо (Spicy-ba) | Thank you |
да (DA) | Yes |
нет (Nyet) | No |
Пока (Paka) | Goodbye |
чая (Chaya) | Tea |
кофе (Koffie) | Coffee |

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