The Russian Alphabet
Character Sound Vowel Pronunciation
А а a + a like in Afghanistan
Б б b b in Belgium
В в v v in Venezuela
Г г g g in Guyana
Д д d d in Denmark
Е е ye + y in Yemen
Ё ё yo + yo in New York
Ж ж zh zh in Azerbaidzhan
З з z z in Zimbawe
? и ee + ee in Greece
Й й y + y in Italy
К к k k in Kyrgyzstan
Л л l l in Libya
М м m m in Mongolia
Н н n n in Nepal
О о o + o in Bolivia
П п p p in Poland
Р р r r in Puerto Rico
С с s s in Singapore
Т т t t in Thailand
У у oo + u in Burundi
Ф ф f f in Finland
Х х kh kh in Kazakhstan
Ц ц ts ts in Botswana
Ч ч ch ch in China
Ш ? sh sh in Bangladesh
Щ щ shch sh followed by ch
Ъ ъ (hard sign)
Ы ы ih + i in Seville
Ь ь (soft sign)
Э э eh + e in Estonia
Ю ю yoo + u in Cuba
Я я yah + ya in Kenya
