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Guide to Russian Pronunciation

Alphabet

Letter   Pronounced as Symbol
a   a in car; u in cut ah
á   b in bit b
â   v in vine v
ã   g in go g
ä   d in do d
e   ye in yet yeh
¸   yo in yolk yo
æ   s in measure zh
ç   z in zoo z
è   ee in see ee
é   y in boy y
ê   k in kiss k
ë   l in lady l
ì   m in mist m
í   n in not n
o   o in folk o
ï   p in pipe p
ð   trilled r in rrroll r
ñ   s in soft s
ò   t in tie t
y   oo in root oo
ô   f in farm f
õ   ch in Scottish loch kh
ö   ts in lists ts
÷   ch in chapter ch
ø   sh in shut sh
ù   sh in sheep shch
ü   is used to make the
preceding consonant soft
'
û   i in ill i
ú   is used to separate
two parts of the word
'
ý   e in net eh
þ   u in use yoo
ÿ   ya in yard yah

Letter combinations

Letter combination   Pronounced as  Symbol 
àé   igh in might igh
ÿé   , preceded by the y as in yes yigh
îé   oy in toy oy
åé   ay in pay, preceded by a short y yay
óé   oo in food followed by y as in yes ooy
þé   óé, preceded by a short y yooy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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