Russian Alphabet Letter Sounds

Front 1

a

Back 1

ah -- a in car; u in cut

Front 2

б

Back 2

b -- b in bit

Front 3

в

Back 3

v -- v in vine

Front 4

г

Back 4

g -- g in go

Front 5

д

Back 5

d -- d in do

Front 6

e

Back 6

yeh -- ye in yet

Front 7

ё

Back 7

yo -- yo in yolk

Front 8

ж

Back 8

zh -- s in measure

Front 9

з

Back 9

z -- z in zoo

Front 10

и

Back 10

ee -- ee in see

Front 11

й

Back 11

y -- y in boy

Front 12

к

Back 12

k -- k in kiss

Front 13

л

Back 13

L -- l in lady

Front 14

м

Back 14

m -- m in mist

Front 15

н

Back 15

n -- n in not

Front 16

o

Back 16

o -- o in folk

Front 17

п

Back 17

p -- p in pipe

Front 18

р

Back 18

r -- trilled r in rrroll

Front 19

с

Back 19

s -- s in soft

Front 20

т

Back 20

t -- t in tie

Front 21

y

Back 21

oo -- oo in root

Front 22

ф

Back 22

f -- f in farm

Front 23

х

Back 23

kh -- ch in Scottish loch

Front 24

ц

Back 24

ts -- ts in lists

Front 25

ч

Back 25

ch -- ch in chapter

Front 26

ш

Back 26

sh -- sh in shut

Front 27

щ

Back 27

shch -- sh in sheep

Front 28

ъ

Back 28

is used to separate two parts of the word

Front 29

ы

Back 29

i -- i in ill

Front 30

ь

Back 30

is used to make the preceding consonant soft

Front 31

э

Back 31

eh -- e in net

Front 32

ю

Back 32

yoo -- u in use

Front 33

я

Back 33

yah -- ya in yard

Front 34

ай

Back 34

igh -- igh in might

Front 35

яй

Back 35

yigh -- aй, preceded by the y as in yes

Front 36

ой

Back 36

oy -- oy in toy

Front 37

ей

Back 37

yay -- ay in pay, preceded by a short y

Front 38

уй

Back 38

ooy -- oo in food followed by y as in yes

Front 39

юй

Back 39

yooy -- уй, preceded by a short y