Russian Basics
120 flashcards by MentisLibrary
Learn to read Cyrillic from zero, all 33 letters with the false friends that trip up English speakers, then the core words, phrases and six cases that make Russian work. Every multi-syllable word carries its stress mark.
- А а
- The letter A. Sounds like the a in father when stressed.
- Б б
- The letter Be. Sounds like b in boy.
- В в
- The letter Ve. Sounds like v in voice.
- Г г
- The letter Ge. Sounds like g in go.
- Д д
- The letter De. Sounds like d in door.
- Е е
- The letter Ye. Sounds like ye in yes when stressed.
- Ё ё
- The letter Yo. Sounds like yo in yolk.
- Ж ж
- The letter Zhe. Sounds like the s in measure.
- З з
- The letter Ze. Sounds like z in zoo.
- И и
- The letter I. Sounds like ee in meet.
- Й й
- The letter short I. Sounds like y in boy.
- К к
- The letter Ka. Sounds like k in kite.
- Л л
- The letter El. Sounds like l in lamp.
- М м
- The letter Em. Sounds like m in man.
- Н н
- The letter En. Sounds like n in no.
- О о
- The letter O. Sounds like the o in more when stressed.
- П п
- The letter Pe. Sounds like p in pen.
- Р р
- The letter Er. A trilled r, rolled with the tip of the tongue.
- С с
- The letter Es. Sounds like s in sun.
- Т т
- The letter Te. Sounds like t in top.
- У у
- The letter U. Sounds like oo in boot.
- Ф ф
- The letter Ef. Sounds like f in fine.
- Х х
- The letter Kha. Sounds like the ch in Scottish loch.
- Ц ц
- The letter Tse. Sounds like ts in cats.
- Ч ч
- The letter Che. Sounds like ch in cheese.
- Ш ш
- The letter Sha. Sounds like sh in shop.
- Щ щ
- The letter Shcha. A long soft sh.
- Ъ ъ
- The hard sign. It has no sound of its own.
- Ы ы
- The letter Y. A back unrounded vowel with no English equivalent.
- Ь ь
- The soft sign. It has no sound of its own.