Capital | Small | Pronunciation | Example(s) |
А | а | [a] as in father | ПАПА [papa] - father КАРТА [kar-ta] map |
Б | б | [b] as in bet | БРАТ [brat] - brother БОЛЬШОЙ [bol-shoy] - big |
В | в | [v] as in vet |
ДВА [dva] - two ВИНО [vee-no] - wine |
Г | г | [g] as in get | ГДЕ [gdye] - where ГАЗЕТА [ ga-zye-ta] - newspaper |
Д | д | [d] as in dog | ДА [da] - yes ДОМ [dom] - house |
Е | е | [ye] as in yes | НЕТ [nyet] - no ЕСТЬ [yest] - to eat |
Ё | ё | [yo] as in yonder | ЛИКЁР [lee-kyor] - liqueur |
Ж | ж | [zh] as in the [s] in pleasure | ЖУРНАЛ [zhoor-nal] - magazine |
З | з | [z] as in zoo | ЗИМА [zee-ma] - winter |
И | и | [ee] as in eel | ТРИ [tre] - three |
Й | й | [y] as in boy | ЧАЙ [chay] - tea |
К | к | [k] as in kangaroo | ТАК [tak] - so КТО-ТО [kto-ta] - someone |
Л | л | [l] as in leg | ЛИМОН [lee-mohn] - lemon ЛЕТО [lye-to] - summer |
М | м | [m] as in man | МАРТ [mart] - March МЕНЮ [men-yo] - menu |
Н | н | [n] as in never | НЕ [ney] - not НОС [nos] - nose |
О | о | [o] as in bottle | ОН [on] - he ОНА [ona] - she |
П | п | [p] as in pet | ПОД [pod] - under |
Р | р | [r] as in error (rolled) | РЕСТОРАН [rye-sta-ran] - restaurant |
С | с | [s] as in sister | СЕСТРА [sye-stra] - sister |
Т | т | [t] as in tin |
ТОТ [tot] - that ТАК [tak] - so |
У | у | [oo] as in boot | ФУТБОЛ [foot-bol] - football |
Ф | ф | [f] as in fat | ТЕЛЕФОН [tye-lye-fon] - telephone |
Х | х | [h] as in the [ch] in loch | САХАР [sa-har] - sugar |
Ц | ц | [ts] as in its | ГОСТИНИЦА [ga-stee-nee-tsa] - hotel |
Ч | ч | [ch] as in church | ЧАЙ [chay] - tea |
Ш | ш | [sh] as in shut | БОЛЬШОЙ [bal/y-shoy] - big |
Щ | щ | [shsh] as in fresh sheep | БОРЩ [borshsh] - beetroot soup |
Ъ | ъ | short pause | ОБЪЕКТ [ab-yekt] - object |
Ы | ы | [i] as in pit | СЫН [sin] - son |
Ь | ь | [y] as in yes | СОЛЬ [sol/y] (L and Y pronounced simultaneously) - salt |
Э | э | [e] as in bed |
ЭТО [e-to] - this/that/it ЭТОТ [e-tot] - it |
Ю | ю | [yoo] as in unicorn | МИНЮ [men-yoo] - menu |
Я | я | [ya] as in yak | РОССИЯ [ra-ssee-ya] - Russia
ЯЗНАЮ [ya zna-yoo] - I know |