Алфавит
А Л Ф А В И Т || al-fa-’vit || alphabet
Б У К В А || ‘buk-va || letter
There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet.
(1) Some letters look and sound similar to Latin letters.
Vowels are red, consonants are blue.
A… как A || like A || same as “A” in “artist” and “article”.
E… как E || same as “E” in “get” or “pet”.
O… как O || same as “O” in “olive” and “origin”.
K… как K || same as “K” in “kit” and “kind”.
M… как M || same as “M” in “man” and “middle”.
T… как T || same as “T” in “try” and “teach”.
К О Т || К-О-Т || kot || male cat
Е Д А || Е-Д-А || e-’da || food
Д О М || Д-О-М || dom || house
(2) Some letters look different, but sound familiar.
И… как / like E || same as “E” in “eager” and “easy”.
Б… как В || same as “B” in “best” and “baby”.
Г… как G || same as “G” in “get or “guy”.
Д… как D || same as “D” in “dog” or “deep”.
Л… как L || same as “L” in “logo” or “label”.
П… как P || same as “P” in “poem” or “port”.
Б А Л Е Т || ba-’let || ballet
Г А Л А К Т И К А || ga-’lak-ti-ka || galaxy
Д Е Т И || ‘de-ti || children
П А Л А Т К А || pa-’lat-ka || tent
(3) Some letters look familiar, but sound differently from Latin letters.
У || same as “OO” in “room” or “too” || У Х О || ‘oo-ho || ear
В || same as “V” in “voice” or “view” || В Е С Н А || ves-’na || spring
Н || same as “N” in “name” and “nice” || Н О С || nos || nose
Р || same as “R” in “role” and “read” || Р Е К А || re-’ka || river
С || same as “S” in “school” and “sound” || С О К || sok || juice
Х || same as “H” in “hill” and “hotel” || Х О Л О Д || ‘ho-lod || coldness
У Н И В Е Р С И Т Е Т || oo-ni-ver-si-’tet || university
С Т У Д Е Н Т || stoo-’dent || student
Х О Б Б И || ‘hob-bi || hobby
С П О Р Т || sport || sports
(4) Some letters look and sound differently.
Ё || like “YO” in “your” || М Ё Д || myot || honey
Ж || like “G” in “page”, no “D” || Ж И Р А Ф || zhi-’raf || giraffe
З || like “Z” in “zebra” || З Е Б Р А || ‘zeb-ra || zebra
Й || like “Y” in “yawn” || Й О Г У Р Т || ‘yo-gurt || yogurt
Ф || like “F” in “food” || К О Ф Е || ‘ko-fe || coffee
Ц || like “TS” in “fruits” || Ц А П Л Я || ‘tsap-lya || heron
Ч || like “CH” in “chat” || Ч А Й || chay || tea
Ш || like “SH” in “cash” || К А Ш А || ‘ka-sha || porridge
Щ || like “SH” in “shower” || Б О Р Щ || ‘bor-sch || borscht
Ъ || твердый знак || like “I” in yield || О Б Ъ Е К Т || ab’-’ekt || object
Ы || similar to “Y” in “carry” || С Ы Р || syr || cheese
Ь || мягкий знак || the sound after “CH” in “match”
А П Е Л Ь С И Н || a-pel’-’sin || orange
Э || like “A” in “air” || Э С К И М О || ‘ies-ki-mo || lollypop ice-cream
Ю || like “U” in “user” || М Е Н Ю || me-’nyu || menu
Я || like “YA” in “yammy” || Я Г О Д А || ‘ya-ga-da || berry
We will learn these letters in the next practice.
Remember, you can’t remember all letters in just one lesson.
But you will remember all of them in a week or less, once you start using them.
Write down words and letters you find confusing:
К О Т || cat || К к || О о || Т т
Е Д А || food || Е е || Д д || А а
Д О М || house || М м
Б А Л Е Т || ballet || Б б || Л л
Г А Л А К Т И К А || galaxy || Г г || К к || И и
У Н И В Е Р С И Т Е Т || university || У у || Н н || В в || Р р || С с
Х О Б Б И || hobby || Х х
С П О Р Т || sports || П п
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