Russian Alphabets

Russian alphabet is not difficult and many letters are already familiar to an English speaking person. In Russian alphabet there are 33 letters and in English 26. The letters can be divided in 4 groups:

• Group 1: 5 Letters are same as English
• Group 2: 6 Letters are similar to Greek
• Group 3: 6 Letters are same as English, but pronounced differently
• Group 4: 16 Letters are distinctly Russian. 

33 Letters total...

FOUR GROUPS OF LETTERS 

 Group 1: 5 Letters are same as English 

•  01 А а - A (America) 
•  12 К к - K (Ken) 
•  14 М м - M (Mary) 
•  16 О о - O (Olga) ,When unstressed,it is "a"
•  20 Т т - T (Tom)

Group 2: 6 Letters are similar to Greek 

• 04 Г г - G (Gloria) 
• 05 Д д - D (Don) 
• 09 З з - Z (Zebra) 
• 13 Л л - L (Linda) 
• 17 П п - P (Peter) 
• 22 Ф ф - F (Fred)

Group 3: 6 Letters are same as English, but pronounced differently 

• 03 В в - V (Victor) 
• 06 Е е - YE (Yeah) 
• 15 Н н - N (Nancy) 
• 18 Р р - R (Russ) 
• 19 С с - S (Sam) 
• 23 Х х - H (Herb)

Group 4: 16 Letters are distinctly Russian 

• 02 Б б - B (Ben) 
• 07 Ё ё - YO (Yolk) 
• 08 Ж ж - ZH (Vision) 
• 10 И и - I (Italy) (ee)
• 11 Й й - Y (Boy) (Short I) 
• 21 У у - U (Moon) 
• 24 Ц ц - TS (Science) 
• 25 Ч ч - CH (Charles) 
• 26 Ш ш - SH (Short) 
• 27 Щ щ - SHCH (SH + CH) 
• 28 Ъ ъ - Hard sign ,Indicates a slight pause between sylables.
• 29 Ы ы - Hard I 
• 30 Ь ь - Soft sign ,Makes the previous letter soft.
• 31 Э э - E (Emma) 
• 32 Ю ю - YU (Yukon) 
• 33 Я я - YA (Yard)

RUSSIAN ALPHABET

Below is given Russian alphabet in the order that it occurs in disctionaries and other places.

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01 А а - A (America)
02 Б б - B (Ben)
03 В в - V (Victor)
04 Г г - G (Gloria)
05 Д д - D (Don)
06 Е е - YE (Yeah)
07 Ё ё - YO (Yolk)
08 Ж ж - ZH (Vision)
09 З з - Z (Zebra)
10 И и - I (Italy)
11 Й й - Y (Boy) (Short I)
12 К к - K (Ken)
13 Л л - L (Linda)
14 М м - M (Mary)
15 Н н - N (Nancy) 16 О о - O (Olga) 17 П п - P (Peter) 18 Р р - R (Russ) 19 С с - S (Sam) 20 Т т - T (Tom)
21 У у - U (Moon)
22 Ф ф - F (Fred)
23 Х х - H (Herb)
24 Ц ц - TS (Science)
25 Ч ч - CH (Charles)
26 Ш ш - SH (Short)
27 Щ щ - SHCH (SH + CH)
28 Ъ ъ - Hard sign
29 Ы ы - Hard I
30 Ь ь - Soft sign
31 Э э - E (Emma)
32 Ю ю - YU (Yukon)
33 Я я - YA (Yard)

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VOVELS

A ("a) - Я ("ya")
Е ("e") - E ('ye"
y("oo") - Ю ("yoo")
O("o") - Ё("yo")
Ы and И are corresponding vowels but don't follow really this pattern.
The "y" sound is always pronounced..

This is the very basic thing, and we will come here with grammer and simple sentenses