Russian/Letters not in the latin alphabet
Non-latin
[edit | edit source]Б, б [bě] like in bat
Г, г [gě] like in goat
Д, д [dě] like in doll
Ж, ж [zhě] like in azure
З, з [zě] like in roze
И, и [yē] like in year
Й, й [yē krǒtkǔ], [short i] like in bonsai
Л, л [ěl'] like in lemon, but as soft as in Spanis el
П, п [pě] like in pet
Ф, ф [ěf] like in fall
Ц, ц [cě] like in tsar
Ч, ч [chě] like in cherry
Ш, ш [shǒ] like in shell
Щ, щ [shēyǒ] like in shall, it should sound softer than Ш/sh
Ъ, ъ [hard mark(tōō arděsnǒk)] makes preceding consonant sound hard, e.g. compare d's of deal and doll (hard version)
Ы, ы [y, back i] i like in eel, that is being pronounced in behind of your mouth, close to the throat
Ь, ь [soft mark(mē ǒkěsnǒk] makes preceding consonant sound soft, e.g. compare ch's of chalk and birch
Э, э [ē ǎbǔrōtnǔ] like in fell
Ю, ю [yōō] like in you
Я, я [yǒ] like in yahoo