Russian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe.
By learning the Russian language, you are able to speak to millions of people, not only from Russia, but most of the countries of the former Soviet Union. This site aims to help anyone, though especially native English speakers, learn to speak the Russian Language. Spending just 15-30 minutes each day, you can learn the Russian Language, with the help of resources like those available on this site. To begin, you must learn the Russian Alphabet. Following, is the Russian alphabet, which consists of 33 letters, and the sounds they make. RUSSIAN ALPHABET
| Capital |
Lower |
Name |
English example |
|---|
| А |
а |
а
[a] |
a in father |
| Б |
б |
бэ
[bɛ] |
b in boy |
| В |
в |
вэ
[vɛ] |
v in victor |
| Г |
г |
гэ
[gɛ] |
g in good |
| Д |
д |
дэ
[dɛ] |
d in dog |
| Е |
е |
е
[je] |
ye in yes |
| Ё |
ё |
ё
[jo] |
yo in yoke |
| Ж |
ж |
жэ
[ʐɛ] |
s in pleasure, or zh
|
| З |
з |
зэ
[zɛ] |
z in zoo |
| И |
и |
и
[i] |
ee in see |
| Й |
й |
и краткое
[i ˈkra.tkə.ɪ] |
y in boy
|
| К |
к |
ка
[ka] |
k in kitten |
| Л |
л |
эл or эль
[el] or [elʲ] |
l in lamp |
| М |
м |
эм
[ɛm] |
m in map |
| Н |
н |
эн
[ɛn] |
n in no |
| О |
о |
o
[o] |
al in chalk (when unstressed) o in no (when stressed)
|
| П |
п |
пэ
[pɛ] |
p in paul |
| Р |
р |
эр
[ɛr] |
rolled r
|
| С |
с |
эс
[ɛs] |
s in sam |
| Т |
т |
тэ
[tɛ] |
t in type |
| У |
у |
у
[u] |
oo in boot |
| Ф |
ф |
эф
[ɛf] |
f in face |
| Х |
х |
ха
[xa] |
ch in loch ness monster |
| Ц |
ц |
це
[t͡sɛ] |
ts in sits |
| Ч |
ч |
че
[t͡ʃe] |
ch in chip |
| Ш |
ш |
ша
[ʂa] |
sh in shut |
| Щ |
щ |
ща
[ʃːa] |
sh in shoot, but with a slightly harder punch.
|
| Ъ |
ъ |
твёрдый знак
[ˈtvʲо.rdɨj znak] |
a sign which, placed after a consonant, indicates it is not palatalized |
| Ы |
ы |
ы
[ɨ] |
i in sill |
| Ь |
ь |
мягкий знак
[ˈmʲæxʲkʲɪj znak] |
a sign which, placed after a consonant, indicates a softened pronunciation |
| Э |
э |
э
[ɛ] |
e in jet |
| Ю |
ю |
ю4
[ju] |
u in use |
| Я |
я |
я
[ja] |
ya in yard |
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