Part 1: Russian Alphabet – Russian language tutorial and online phrasebook
Russian Letter |
Sounds Like in English Word: | Sound and how it is marked | Comments |
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father | a | |
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bomb | b | |
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vault | v | |
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go | g | |
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do | d | |
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yet | e | soft |
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yo! | yo | one sound |
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vision | zh | one sound |
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zebra | z | |
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yield | i | |
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short "yi" | i | |
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kinky | k | |
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loony | l | (soft) |
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monk | m | |
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no | n | |
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long | o | |
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pot | p | |
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corrida | r | (strong, like in spanish) |
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sucks | s | |
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take | t | |
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look | u or oo | (marked "oo" when longer) |
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fake | f | |
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host | kh | (like strong "h") |
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mats | ts | |
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cheeky | ch | |
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shock | sh | |
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shch | shch | |
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silent | separates two letters | |
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busy or above | y | it's like more open e and i together |
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onion | softens the previous letter | |
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land | e | more open |
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mute | yu | |
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yankee | ya |
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