Denis Fedorov – Russian alphabet – Handwriting in block letters

Russian Alphabet: Handwriting in block

letters
Letter
Printed Handwritten
Pronunciation Examples name in
letter letter
Russian

Аа ah a in father [а]

Бб beh b in body [бэ]

Вв veh v in visit [вэ]

Гг geh g in get [гэ]

Дд deh d in dome [дэ]

Ее yeh ye in yes [е]

Ёё yo yo in yonder [ё]

Жж jeh s in measure [жэ]

Зз zeh z in zoo [зэ]

Ии ee ее in fleet [и]

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Йй ee kratka-yeh у in boy
[и
краткое]

Кк ka k in kite [ка]

Лл el l in lost [эль]

Мм em m in must [эм]

Нн en n in novel [эн]

Оо o о in born [о]

Пп peh p in up [пэ]

Рр er similar to r in rest [эр]

Сс es s in sleep [эс]

Тт teh t in tired [тэ]

Уу oo oo in food [у]

Фф ef f in funny [эф]

Хх ha ch in loch [ха]

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Цц tseh ts in hats [цэ]

Чч cheh ch in cheese [че]

Шш sha sh in ship [ша]

Щщ sh-cha
sh-ch in shampoo;
a soft ch in Chicago.
[ща]

hard sign – no own sound

Ъъ tvyordi znak
but creates a tiny pause
and indicates hardening of
[твёрдый
знак]
a preceding consonant.
approximately like i in ill
Ыы iy and in bit followed by y in
yes.
[ы]

soft sign - adds a soft,

Ьь myahkee znak
gentle ‘y’ sound after a
consonant; softens the
[мягкий
знак]
preceding letter.

Ээ eh e in let [э]

Юю yoo и in university [ю]

Яя ya уa in yard [я]

*Russian words can’t start with letters Ы, Ъ, Ь.

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