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  2. The Russian alphabet contains 10 vowel letters. They are grouped into soft and hard vowels. [12] The soft vowels, е, ё, и, ю, я , either indicate a preceding palatalized consonant , or (with the exception of и ) are iotated (pronounced with a preceding /j/ ) in all other cases.

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  3. Apr 7, 2023 · The Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters, each having upper- and lower-case forms. There are 20 consonants, 10 vowels, 1 so-called semivowel (Й/й), and 2 letters (Ъ/ъ and Ь/ь) that are not themselves pronounced but indicate how other letters should be pronounced.

  4. The Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters: 10 vowels (а, е, ё, и, о, у, ы, э, ю, я), 21 consonants and 2 signs (hard and soft) that are not pronounced. The Russian alphabet uses the Cyrillic script.

    Letter + Handwriting
    Name Of The Letter
    Transcription + Pronunciation
    Pronunciation Samples ( Red = Stressed)
    А а
    a
    [a] (open and clear if stressed) [a] / ...
    к а к [á] = how к а к о й [a] = which, ...
    Б б
    бэ [be]
    [b] (voiced) [b j ] (voiced soft) [p] ...
    б ыть [b] = be б ить [b j ] = beat клу б ...
    В в
    вэ [ve]
    [v] (voiced) [v j ] (voiced soft) [f] ...
    в ы [v] = you ви за [v j ] = visa в се ...
    Г г
    гэ [ge]
    [g] (voiced) [g j ] (voiced soft) [k] ...
    г од [g] = year г имн [g j ] = hymn сло г ...
  5. There are 33 letters in the Russian Alphabet: 10 vowels, 21 consonants, and 2 signs (ь, ъ). Russian is an Eastern Slavonic language closely related to Ukrainian and Belorussian with about 277 million speakers in Russia and 30 other countries.

  6. The table below gives you the normal printed version of the russian characters, and the cursive (italic) version of the character. The letters which are significantly different are noted in red. It is worth learning these.

    Russian Character
    English Equivalent
    Sound
    Letter Name In Russian
    А а
    А а
    Like "a" in car
    "ah"
    Б б
    B b
    Like "b" in bat
    "beh"
    В в
    V v
    Like "v" in van
    "veh"
    Г г
    G g
    Like "g" in go
    "geh"
  7. May 21, 2024 · This alphabet uses Cyrillic script and consists of 33 letters, some of which are the same as and some of which are different from the Roman alphabet. This straightforward guide will show you each Russian letter and its pronunciation as well as give you some tips for learning the alphabet thoroughly.

  8. Jan 2, 2024 · The Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters, 21 of which are consonants and 12 are vowels. The remaining letter, ъ, is called a “hard sign” and indicates that the preceding consonant is hard (palatalized). In addition, the letters Ё and Ъ are only used at the beginning of words.

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