Russian Pronunciation
CapitalSmallPronunciationExample(s)
Аа[a] as in father ПАПА [papa] - father
КАРТА [kar-ta] map
Бб[b] as in bet БРАТ [brat] - brother
БОЛЬШОЙ [bol-shoy] - big
Вв[v] as in vet
ДВА [dva] - two
ВИНО [vee-no] - wine
Гг[g] as in get ГДЕ [gdye] - where
ГАЗЕТА [ ga-zye-ta] - newspaper
Дд[d] as in dog ДА [da] - yes
ДОМ [dom] - house
Ее[ye] as in yes НЕТ [nyet] - no
ЕСТЬ [yest] - to eat
Ёё[yo] as in yonder ЛИКЁР [lee-kyor] - liqueur
Жж[zh] as in the [s] in pleasureЖУРНАЛ [zhoor-nal] - magazine
Зз[z] as in zoo ЗИМА [zee-ma] - winter
Ии[ee] as in eel ТРИ [tre] - three
Йй[y] as in boy ЧАЙ [chay] - tea
Кк[k] as in kangaroo ТАК [tak] - so
КТО-ТО [kto-ta] - someone
Лл[l] as in leg ЛИМОН [lee-mohn] - lemon
ЛЕТО [lye-to] - summer
Мм[m] as in man МАРТ [mart] - March
МЕНЮ [men-yo] - menu
Нн[n] as in never НЕ [ney] - not
НОС [nos] - nose
Оо[o] as in bottle ОН [on] - he
ОНА [ona] - she
Пп[p] as in pet ПОД [pod] - under
Рр[r] as in error (rolled) РЕСТОРАН [rye-sta-ran] - restaurant
Сс[s] as in sister СЕСТРА [sye-stra] - sister
Тт[t] as in tin ТОТ [tot] - that
ТАК [tak] - so
Уу[oo] as in boot ФУТБОЛ [foot-bol] - football
Фф[f] as in fat ТЕЛЕФОН [tye-lye-fon] - telephone
Хх[h] as in the [ch] in loch САХАР [sa-har] - sugar
Цц[ts] as in its ГОСТИНИЦА [ga-stee-nee-tsa] - hotel
Чч[ch] as in church ЧАЙ [chay] - tea
Шш[sh] as in shut БОЛЬШОЙ [bal/y-shoy] - big
Щщ[shsh] as in fresh sheep БОРЩ [borshsh] - beetroot soup
Ъъshort pause ОБЪЕКТ [ab-yekt] - object
Ыы[i] as in pit СЫН [sin] - son
Ьь[y] as in yes СОЛЬ [sol/y] (L and Y pronounced simultaneously) - salt
Ээ[e] as in bed ЭТО [e-to] - this/that/it
ЭТОТ [e-tot] - it
Юю[yoo] as in unicorn МИНЮ [men-yoo] - menu
Яя[ya] as in yak РОССИЯ [ra-ssee-ya] - Russia
ЯЗНАЮ [ya zna-yoo] - I know