1
Q
A
A
a like Anna
2
Q
K
A
k like Katia
3
Q
M
A
m like Maria
4
Q
O
A
o like Olga
5
Q
T
A
t like Tatiana
6
Q
Y
A
oo as in tOOl
7
Q
C
A
c as in ceiling
8
Q
E
A
ye as in YEs
9
Q
Ё
A
Yo as in YOre
10
Q
B
A
v as in Vladimir
11
Q
H
A
n as in Niet
12
Q
X
A
Och sound in back of throat as in lOCH
13
Q
P
A
Rolled R sound
14
Q
Г
A
G as in Gamma
15
Q
Д
A
D as in molchat Doma
16
Q
Л
A
L as in Lambda
17
Q
П
A
P as in Pi
18
Q
Ф
A
F as in fight
19
Q
И
A
Ie as in pIEce
20
Q
Й
A
Generally pronounced as yuh, though it can differ based on letters next to it
21
Q
Ы
A
Sounds similar to EE as is in sEE but pronounced with the tongue towards the back of the throat
22
Q
Б
A
B as in Boris
23
Q
З
A
Z as in Zoo
24
Q
Ж
A
S as in pleaSure
25
Ц
Ts as in siTS
26
Ч
Ch as in CHernobyl
27
Ш
Sh is in babuSHka. Hard pronunciation of English sh
28
Щ
Soft version of English sh. Kind of a shch sound.
29
Э
E as in mEt
30
Ю
You sound, as in YUri
31
Я
Ya as in YArd
32
Ь
Soft sign. It’s not pronounced on its own, but softens the sound of preceding letter
33
Ъ
Hard sign, makes preceding letter harsher
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