| Russian letter | Letter's name in Russian | Pronounced as | Translation | Vowel or consonant | | À | "ah" | a in "car" | a | vowel | | Á | "beh" | b in "bit" | b | consonant | | Â | "veh" | v in "vine" | v | consonant | | Ã | "geh" | g in "go" | g | consonant | | Ä | "deh" | d in "do" | d | consonant | | Å | "yeh" | ye in "yet" | ye or e | vowel | | ¨ | "yo" | yo in "yolk" | yo | vowel | | Æ | "dzeh" | s in "pleasure" | zh | consonant | | Ç | "zeh" | z in "zoo" | z | consonant | | È | "ee" | i in "see" | i | vowel | | É | "ee kratkoyeh"
"short ee"" | y in "boy" | i or y or j | consonant | | Ê | "kah" | k in "kitten" | k | consonant | | Ë | "ehl" | l in "lamp" | l | consonant | | Ì | "ehm" | m in "map" | m | consonant | | Í | "ehn" | n in "not" | n | consonant | | Î | "oh" | o in "folk" | o | consonant | | Ï | "peh" | p in "pet" | p | consonant | | Ð | "ehr" | r in "roll" | r | consonant | | Ñ | "ehs" | s in "see" | s | consonant | | Ò | "teh" | t in "tip" | t | consonant | | Ó | "oo" | oo in "boot" | u | vowel | | Ô | "ehf" | f in "face" | f | consonant | | Õ | "khaf" | h in "house" | kh or h | consonant | | Ö | "tseh" | ts in "sits" | ts | consonant | | × | "cheh" | ch in "chip" | ch | consonant | | Ø | "shah" | sh in "shut" | sh | consonant | | Ù | "schyah" | sh in "sheep" | sch | consonant | | Ú | "tvyordiy znahk" | "hard sign" | ' | vowel | | Û | "i" | i in "ill" | y | consonant | | Ü | "myagkeey znahk" | "soft sign" | ' | consonant | | Ý | "eh" | e in "met" | ye | vowel | | Þ | "yoo" | u in "use" | yu | vowel | | ß | "yah" | ya in "yard" | ya | vowel |
The Russian language has some unusual sounds in comparison with English. For example, sound for letter "r" in Russian is completely different than in English. To understand its pronounciation you have to really "rrroll" your tongue to get it to sound Russian. The hard sounded "h" ("house"), also compared to "x" sound when pronounced in Spanish (ex.: "México"); is usually transliterated as "kh". The "hard sign" is used in modern Russian spelling only as a separation sign. The "soft sign" is generally used to indicate the softness of consonants.
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