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Russian Alphabet and Pronunciation

Here you can listen to the Russian Alphabet pronounced by a native speaker: RealAudio   mp3

Russian
letter
Sounds
like in
English word
Sound and how it is marked Comments
Àà father a  
Áá bomb b  
Ââ vault v  
Ãã go g  
Ää do d  
Åå vet e soft
¨¸ Yo! yo one sound
Ææ vision zh one sound
Çç zebra z  
Èè field i  
Éé short "yi" yi  
Êê kinky k  
Ëë loony l soft
Ìì monk m  
Íí no n  
Îî long o  
Ïï pot p  
Ðð corrida r strong, like in Spanish
Ññ sucks s  
Òò take t  
Óó look u or oo marked "oo"
when longer
Ôô fake f  
Õõ host kh like strong "h"
Öö mats ts  
×÷ cheeky ch  
Øø shock sh  
Ùù shch shch  
Úú silent   separates two letters
Ûû busy or above y it's like more open "e" and "i" together
Üü onion   softens the previous letter
Ýý land e more open
Þþ mute yu  
ßÿ yankee ya  

 

 

 

 

 

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