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Russian alphabet


🔤 Ру́сский алфави́т
The Russian alphabet
33 letters · 10 vowels · 21 consonants · 2 signs
🖼️ Мой алфави́т · Natasha's alphabet – a word for every letter
Most words sound almost like English. Listen, look and say them with Natasha.
А
армия
army
Б
банан
banana
В
водка
vodka
Г
гусь
goose
Д
делегат
delegate
Е
Ещё нет!
Not yet!
Ё
жёлтый желток
yellow yolk
Ж
доктор Живаго
Doctor Zhivago
З
зоопарк
zoo
И
Индия
India
Й
Тойота
Toyota
К
крокодил
crocodile
Л
лампа
lamp
М
модель
model
Н
нос
nose
О
Волга
Volga
П
проза
prose
Р
роза
rose
С
старт
start
Т
телефон
telephone
У
гусь
goose (the oo sound)
Ф
фото
photo
Х
Лох-Несс
Loch Ness
Ц
муха цеце
tsetse fly
Ч
чек
cheque
Ш
шорты
shorts
Щ
щекотливая щека
ticklish cheek
Ъ
съем
I will eat
Ы
Так и быть!
So be it!
Ь
семь
seven
Э
Э!
Eh!
Ю
Ютуб
YouTube
Я
соя
soya
Make your own alphabet with words you like – it is a good way to learn the letters!
🔴 Гла́сные · The 10 vowels
а – я · о – ё · у – ю · э – е · ы – и
The second vowel of each pair starts with a little «й» (y): я = йа, ё = йо, ю = йу, е = йэ.
👶 Уа́! Ау́! · Your first two Russian words
The first vowels Russian children learn at school are А and У. Put them together and you have two real words:
👶 how babies cry to call their mother
🌲 what you shout when you are lost in a forest
Both words have an exclamation mark – say them loudly! Tap a word – the dictionary opens 📖.
🤫 Ъ и Ь · Two letters without a sound
  • Ъ – the hard sign, Ь – the soft sign. They have no sound of their own, but they change the letter before them.
  • съем (I will eat) – семь (seven): only the sign is different.
🎵 Пойте! · Sing the alphabet
Anya Kirby sings the Russian alphabet. Try to sing it with her!
Natasha's video.

✍️ Write Russian – how to write the letters · 🎯 Stress and Russian vowels · 🔊 Russian phonology
📄 The whole alphabet on one page: Ру́сский алфави́т (PDF)