Russian Letter |
English Equivalent |
English word |
Compared with the English alphabet |
Russian Example |
А а |
а |
bath |
same look - same sound |
Апрель |
Б б |
b |
boat |
sound alike - but different look |
Буква |
В в |
v |
victory |
look-alike - different sound |
Воллейбол |
Г г |
g |
great |
sound alike - but different look |
Город |
Д д |
d |
dent |
sound alike - but different look |
Дом |
Е е |
ye |
let |
same look - same sound |
Ель |
Ж ж |
zh |
measure |
sound alike - but different look |
Железо |
З з |
z |
zoo |
sound alike - but different look |
Зоопарк |
И и |
ee |
heat |
sound alike - but different look |
Игра |
Й й |
ih |
yes |
sound alike - but different look |
Йогурт |
К к |
k |
kilo |
same look - same sound |
Кино |
Л л |
l |
love |
sound alike - but different look |
Любовь |
М м |
m |
mother |
same look - same sound |
Море |
Н н |
n |
novemeber |
look-alike - different sound |
Ноябрь |
О о |
o |
volleyball |
same look - same sound |
Океан |
П п |
p |
power |
sound alike - but different look |
Повар |
Р р |
r (rolled) |
rose |
look-alike - different sound |
Россия |
С с |
s |
cinema |
look-alike - different sound |
Страна |
Т т |
t |
table |
same look - same sound |
Таракан |
У у |
oo |
boot |
sound alike - but different look |
Уха |
Ф ф |
ph |
physics |
sound alike - but different look |
Факел |
Х х |
h |
hat |
sound alike - but different look |
Хорошо |
Ц ц |
ts |
cats |
sound alike - but different look |
Цыпленок |
Ч ч |
ch |
cherry |
sound alike - but different look |
Чеснок |
Ш ш |
sh |
sheet |
sound alike - but different look |
Шерсть |
Щ щ |
shch |
fresh sheets |
sound alike - but different look |
Щавель |
-ъ |
|
|
new look - new sound - hardens a consonant |
подЪезд |
-ь |
|
|
new look - new sound - softens a consonant |
осенЬ |
- ы |
|
|
new look - new sound |
рЫба |
Э э |
eh |
bay |
sound alike - but different look |
Экватор |
Ю ю |
yu |
you |
sound alike - but different look |
Юг |
Я я |
ya |
yard |
sound alike - but different look |
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