Russian Letter | English Equivalent | English word | Compared with the English alphabet | Russian Example |
А а | а | bath | same look - same sound | Апрель |
Б б | b | boat | sound alike - but different look | Буква |
В в | v | victory | look-alike - different sound | Воллейбол |
Г г | g | great | sound alike - but different look | Город |
Д д | d | dent | sound alike - but different look | Дом |
Е е | ye | let | same look - same sound | Ель |
Ж ж | zh | measure | sound alike - but different look | Железо |
З з | z | zoo | sound alike - but different look | Зоопарк |
И и | ee | heat | sound alike - but different look | Игра |
Й й | ih | yes | sound alike - but different look | Йогурт |
К к | k | kilo | same look - same sound | Кино |
Л л | l | love | sound alike - but different look | Любовь |
М м | m | mother | same look - same sound | Море |
Н н | n | novemeber | look-alike - different sound | Ноябрь |
О о | o | volleyball | same look - same sound | Океан |
П п | p | power | sound alike - but different look | Повар |
Р р | r (rolled) | rose | look-alike - different sound | Россия |
С с | s | cinema | look-alike - different sound | Страна |
Т т | t | table | same look - same sound | Таракан |
У у | oo | boot | sound alike - but different look | Уха |
Ф ф | ph | physics | sound alike - but different look | Факел |
Х х | h | hat | sound alike - but different look | Хорошо |
Ц ц | ts | cats | sound alike - but different look | Цыпленок |
Ч ч | ch | cherry | sound alike - but different look | Чеснок |
Ш ш | sh | sheet | sound alike - but different look | Шерсть |
Щ щ | shch | fresh sheets | sound alike - but different look | Щавель |
-ъ | new look - new sound - hardens a consonant | подЪезд | ||
-ь | new look - new sound - softens a consonant | осенЬ | ||
- ы | new look - new sound | рЫба | ||
Э э | eh | bay | sound alike - but different look | Экватор |
Ю ю | yu | you | sound alike - but different look | Юг |
Я я | ya | yard | sound alike - but different look | Яблоко |
- yelenka
August 2016