TRANSLATIONS

А, а = “a” as in father

Б, б = “b” as in bath

В, в = “v” as in Vancouver

Г, г = “g” as in gangster

Д, д = “d” as in David

Е, е = “e” as in den

Ж, ж = “zh” like the “s” in measure

З, з = “z” as in zebra

И, и = “i” as in bit

Й, й = like the “y” in youth

К, к = “k” as in kite

Л, л = “l” as in love

М, м = “m” as in mother

Н, н = “n” as in neither

О, о = “o” as in note

П, п = “p” as in Peter

Р, р = “r” as in Rome

С, с = “s” as in soft

Т, т = “t” as in teddy

У, у = “u” as in rule

Ф, ф = “f” as in five

Х,х = “h” as in Harvey or like the “ch” in loch

Ц, ц = “ts” as in hats

Ч, ч = “ch” as in church

Ш, ш = “sh” as in dish

Щ, щ = “sht” like the German “st” in Stein

Ъ, ъ = “u” as in but (but most commonly substitute with А, а)

ь = this character softens the preceding consonant and does have not a capital letter

Ю, ю = “yu” pronounced like you

Я, я = “ya” as in yarn