Russian

Character

English
Equivalent

Sound

Russian
Name

Russian
English
Character Equivalent

Sound

Like "a" in
car

"ah"

Pp

Like "p" in
pot

Bb

Like "b" in
bat

"beh"

Rr

Like "r" in
run (rolled)

Vv

Like "v" in
van

"veh"

Ss

Like "s" in
sam

Gg

Like "g" in
go

"geh"

Tt

Like "t" in
tap

Dd

Like "d" in
dog

"deh"

Uu

Like "oo" in
boot

YE ye

Like "ye" in
"yeh"
yet

Ff

Like "f" in
fat

YO yo

Like "yo" in
"yo"
yonder

Zh zh

Like "s" in
measure or
pleasure

Like "h" in
hello or
like

H h, KH kh the "ch" in
Scottish
'loch' or
German
'Bach'

TS ts

Like "ts" in
bits

CH ch

Like "ch" in
chip

SH sh
(hard)

Like "sh" in
shut

SH sh (soft)

Like "sh" in
sheep

"zheh"

or like "g" in
beige (the
colour)

Zz

Like "z" in
zoo

EE ee

Like "ee" in
"ee"
see

I i or Y y

like "y" in
boy or toy

Kk

Like "k" in
kitten, "c" in "kah"
cat.

Hard Sign

Letter
before is
hard

Ll

Like "l" in
light

"ehl"

Ii

Like "i" in ill

Mm

Like "m" in
mat

"ehm"

Soft Sign

Letter
before is
soft

Nn

Like "n" in
no

"ehn"

Ee

Like "e" in
pet

YU yu

Like "u" in
use or
university

Stressed: O Like "o" in

o
bore

"zeh"

"ee
kratkoye
h"

"oh"

"oh"
Unstressed: Like "a" in
Aa
car

YA ya

Like "ya" in
yard.

Russian
Name
"peh"
"ehr"
"ehs"
"teh"
"oo"
"ehf"

"khah"

"tseh"
"cheh"
"shah"
"schyah"
"tvyordiy
znahk"
"i"
"myagke
ey
znahk"
"eh"
"yoo"

"yah"

Russian
English
Character Equivalent

Russian
Name

"ah"

Bb

"beh"

Vv

"veh"

Gg

"geh"

Dd

"deh"

YE ye

"yeh"

YO yo

"yo"

Zh zh

"zheh"

Zz

"zeh"

EE ee

"ee"

I i or Y y

"ee
kratkoyeh"

Kk

"kah"

Ll

"ehl"

Mm

"ehm"

Nn

"ehn"

"oh"
Stressed: O o

Pp

"peh"

Rr

"ehr"

Russian
English
Character Equivalent

Russian
Name

Ss

"ehs"

Tt

"teh"

Uu

"oo"

Ff

"ehf"

H h, KH kh "khah"
TS ts

"tseh"

CH ch

"cheh"

SH sh (hard) "shah"

SH sh (soft) "schyah"
Hard Sign

"tvyordiy
znahk"

Ii

"i"

Soft Sign

"myagkeey
znahk"

Ee

"eh"

YU yu

"yoo"

YA ya

"yah"