Transliterating Cyrillic into Latin

The Cyrillic Alphabet

Cyrillic Letter Cyrillic Name Pronunciation Transliteration
А, a a halfway between a, o a
Б, б be b b
В, в ve v v
Г, г ge, ghe g g
Д, д de d d
Е, е ye, je, ie e ye, e
Ё, ё yo, jo, io yŏ yë, ë
Ж, ж zhe zh zh
З, з ze z z
И, и i i i
Й, й short i y y
К, к ka k k
Л, л el l l
М, м em m m
Н, н en n n
О, о o ō (long) o
П, п pe p p
Р, р er r (alveolar trill) r
С, с es s s
Т, т te t t
У, у u u u
Ф, ф ef f f
Х, х kha k kh
Ц, ц tse ts ts
Ч, ч che ch ch
Ш, ш sha, shu sh sh
Щ, щ shcha, shta, sha sh (longer) shch
Ъ, ъ hard sign - ˮ
Ы, ы yery i (barred) y
Ь, ь soft sign - ʼ
Э, э e e e
Ю, ю yu u yu
Я, я ya yə ya

1. If a word contains e or ё that begins the word, occurs after vowels, й, ь, or ъ, then it is transliterated
correspondingly as ye or yë.