learn the russian alphabet

 

In this lesson we will learn the Russian alphabet and its letters.

The Russian alphabet uses letters from the Cyrillic script.

It consists of 33 letters:

  • 10 vowels - а, е, ё, и, о, у, ы, э, ю, я
  • 21 consonants - б, в, г, д, ж, з, й, к, л, м, н, п, р, с, т, ф, х, ц, ч, ш, щ
  • 2 signs - ъ, ь

But don’t get overwhelmed just yet. Read the letters and try to pronounce them out loud.

If you are having trouble with the letters, I have attached an audio file of the Russian alphabet below:

Shall we get started?

LETTER SOUND EXAMPLE
А а аh as the a in art
Б б b as the b in book
В в v as the v in vase
Г г g as the g in goat
Д д d as the d in dad
Е е yeh as the ye in yes
Ё ё yoh as the yo in your
Ж ж zh as the s in leisure
З з z as the z in zoo
И и ee as the ee in feet
Й й y as the y in toy
К к k as the k in tank
Л л l as the l in lock
М м m as the m in mom
Н н n as the n in nest
О о oh as the o in more
П п p as the p in pirate
Р р r as the r in rock
С с s as the s in song
Т т t as the t in time
У у oo as the oo in balloon
Ф ф f as the f in foot
Х х h as the h in hard
Ц ц ts as the ts in boots
Ч ч ch as the ch in chance
Ш ш sh as the sh in show
Щ щ soft sh as the sh in sheep
Ъ ъ hard sign has no sound
Ы ы i as the i in still
Ь ь soft sign has no sound
Э э eh as the e in end
Ю ю yoo as the u in use
Я я ya as the ya in yard

Want to learn more Russian Basics?

Check out the following lessons:

Colors in Russian
Russian Numbers
Common Russian Phrases
Common Russian Words

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