These letters look and sound the same as the English: A К М О Т Practice! Can you read… ТАМ =there МАТ =checkmate МАК =poppy КАК =how ТАК =so The Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. Some look and sound like English letters, Some sound different, and some look different and sound different.

These letters look the same but are different to English: В=v as in van Е=ye as in yesterday Н=n as in name Р=r as in error С=s as in smile У=oo as in cool Х=ch as in loch Practice! вес=weight сон=sleep yхо=ear нос=nose сор =rubbish рост=height Москва=Moscow север=north муха=fly совет=advice метро=metro ресторан=restaurant

These letters look the same as but are different to English: В=v as in van Е=ye as in yesterday Н=n as in name Р=r as in error С=s as in smile У=oo as in cool Х=ch as in loch More Practice! ром=rum тема=theme но=but сухо=dry арена=arena верно=true рука=arm/hand порт=port корт=court сорт=sort

Unfamiliar letters with familiar sounds: Б=b as in but Г=g as in get Д=d as in dress Ё=yo as in yonder З=z as in zoo И=ee as in meet Й=oy as in toy Л=l as in love П=p as in paper Ф=f as in farm Э=e as in bet Ю=yu as in Yugoslavia Я=ya as in yard Practice! Рим= Rome футбол= football мир= peace/world до свидания= goodbye да= yes Россия = Russia спасибо= thank you гора= hill сад= garden парк= park

Letters which might take a while to remember: Ж=zh as in measure Ч=ch as in chess Ц= ts as in its Ш=sh as in fish Щ=shch as in fresh_chicken Ъ=hard sign no sound of its own- changes the letters round it Ы =i as in bill Ь=soft sign – changes letters around it. More Practice! журнал=paper, journal чай=tea Чайковский =Chaikovsky, composer объект=object кофе=coffee конь=horse день=day

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