Russian Alphabet

Letter Handwriting Name IPA English example

/a/ father

/b/ or /b/ bit

/v/ or /v/ Vine

// go

/d/ or /d/ do

/je/ or / e/ yet

/jo/ or / o/ yolk

// pleasure

/z/ or /z/ zoo

/i/ or / i/ me

/j/ yes

/k/ or /k/ kitten

or /l/ or /l/ lamp

/m/ or /m/ map

 /n/ or /n/ not

o /o/ more

/p/ or /p/ pet

/r/ or /r/ rolled r

/s/ or /s/ see

/t/ or /t/ tip

/u/ boot

/f/ or /f/ face

/x/ ugh (voiceless velar fricative)

/ts/ sits

/t/ chip

// shut (voiceless retroflex fricative)

//
sheer (sometimes followed by chip)
(voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative)

silent, prevents palatalisation of the preceding
consonant

[] roses or silly (close central unrounded vowel)


/ /
silent, slightly palatalises the preceding
consonant

/e/ met

/ju/ or / u/ use

/ja/ or / a/ yard