Russian Diction: Consonants

Front 1

Б (upper case)
б (lower case)

Back 1

[b]

Front 2

п

Back 2

[p]

Front 3

В

Back 3

[v]

Front 4

Ф

Back 4

[f]

Front 5

Г

Back 5

[g]

Front 6

К

Back 6

[k]

Front 7

Д

Back 7

[d]

Front 8

Т

Back 8

[t]

Front 9

Ж

Back 9

[z,]

Front 10

Ш

Back 10

[s,]

Front 11

З

Back 11

[z]

Front 12

С

Back 12

[s]

Front 13

Л

Back 13

[ɫ] (soft)

Front 14

М

Back 14

[m]

Front 15

Н

Back 15

[n]

Front 16

Р

Back 16

[r]

Front 17

Ц

Back 17

[ts]

Front 18

Х

Back 18

[x]

Front 19

Ч

Back 19

[tʃ]

Front 20

Щ

Back 20

[ɕɕ] / [ʃʃ]

Front 21

ъ

Back 21

softens

Front 22

ь

Back 22

hardens or preserves the vowel

Front 23

й

Back 23

[j] semi-vowel