RUSSIAN ALPHABET -continue.

RUSSIAN ALPHABET part 2
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М-Em(m)-M in molt, mather, metro.
Мир-mEEr-Peace
Молоко-malakO-Milk
Машина-mashAYna-Car
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Н-En(n)-N in Nut, night, nine
Нет-nYEt-No
Наташа-natAsha-( Girls name)
Нос-nOs-Nose
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О-O -o-O in God, Tort.
Торт-tOrt-Cake
Тампон-tampOn-Tampon
Дом- dOm – House
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П-Pe(p)-P as in Papa, please,
Папа-pApa-Papa
Пить-pEEt'- To Drink
Пиво-pEEva-Beer
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Р-Err(r) R -Well tilled in rubber, Rob ,Rat.
Рак-rAk-Cancer
Роза-rOza-Rose
Рука-rookA-Hand
Река-ryekA-River
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С-Es(s)-S as in Solt, Small, smoke.
Coль-sOl'-Solt
Спасибо-spasEEba-Thank you
Cтол-stOl-Table.
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Т-Te(t)-T in Tatyana, tank ,tart.
Tатьяна-tatYAna-(It is my Girl's name:-)
Талант-talAnt-Talent
Такси -taksEE- Taxi
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У-Oo-OO in Good, fool, tools ,cool.
Утро-OOtra-Morning
Удобно-oodObna-Comfortable
Улитца-OOlitsa-Street
Удача-oodAcha-Luck
Лук- lOOk -Onion
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Ф-Eff( f)-F in Fan, Father.
Фирма-fЕЕrma-Firm
Финиш-fEEneesh-Finish
Флаг-flAgk-Flag
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Х-Ha (h)-H-Like- Honest, Honor, Ham.
Хорошо-harashO-Good
Хаос-HAos-Chaos
Характер-harAktyer- Character
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Ц-Tse (TS)
T+S as in sits, cats, tsetse
Цена-tsenA-Price
Центр-tsEntr-centre
Цветок-tsvyetOk- Flower ( ve -soft)
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Ч-Che(CH)-CH as in choose,chip,chocolate
Что-shtO-What
Чудо-chOOda-Miracle
Чек-chYEk-Check
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Ш-Sha(SH)-SH as in shallot, shame, shark
Школа-shkOla-School
Шах-shAhh-Check ( in chess)
Шанс-shAns- Chance
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Щ-Shcha(SHCHi)-Like in fresh , cash, sheep.
Щека-shchyekA-Cheek
Щетка-shchYOtka- Brush
Щи-Shchee-Shchi( cabbage soup)
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Ъ-tvyordayi znak-(hard sign)-'hard sign'
It serves to keep the consonant it follows hard..
сЪел-s-YEl( very hard E and L)- ate ( past time)
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Ь-myagkyi znak-(soft sign-’ )

The soft sign is used mainly to soften the preceding consonant.
ПитЬ-pEEt'( t' very soft)- to drink
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Ы-Yerr( -ay)Resembles I in till, sin
This vowel has no real English equivalent. The lips are spread but the back of the tongue rises towards the roof of the mouth. Try practicing the sound with a pencil clenched between the teeth.
Мыло- mAYla –Soap
Сыр- sAYr- Cheese
Ты-tAY-You
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Э-E(e)-E as in get, ten, bad,
But the tongue is not raised so high and the mouth should be more open.
Это-Eta( hard E) – It is
Эверест-EverEst-Everest
Экватор-ekvAtar-equator
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Ю-You( Yu)U as in UPS, USSRwomen.com USA
Юлия-YUleeya- Girl name
Юмор- YUmar-humoure
Ювелир-yuvyelEEr -jeweller
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Я-ya-YA as in yacht, yap, yarn

Я-ya-I am
Яхта-YAhta-Yacht,
Ялта-Yalta-very beautiful town in Ukraine!
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ЫЙ-ayi

Дешевый – dye-shO-vayi- Inexpensive
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Жи-Zhay,

Свежий- svYEzhayi- Fresh
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Ши-shay

Хороший –harOshayi- Good
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Ци-tsay

Цифровой- tsayfravOy- Digital
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• BASIC PHONETIC FEATURES:

· Russian pronunciation is almost phonetic, it means that - one-to-one correspondence between letters and sounds, but not at all since there are a lot of specific rules to be memorized.
· In Russian language the vowels are not divided into long ones and short ones.
· As for the consonants, they are divided into palatalized (soft) and non-palatalized (hard) ones.
· In Russian language there are no diphthongs.
In the following table all of the 33 letters (both in upper and lower case):


RUSSIAN ALPHABET

Letter -Russian Name-Equivalent Sounds in English

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А-Ah(read as: a)
The Russian 'a' is pronounced like the 'a' in 'mother' or 'bas', but is a slightly shorter sound.
Aвто-Afta-Avto
Aвтобус-aftOboos- Bus
Автор-Aftar-Author
Агентство-agYEntstva-Agency

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Б-Be(read as:b)-B as in Bus, Beer, Bob
Resembles English 'b' in 'bob'. At the end of a word it is like the 'p' in 'lip'
Билет-beelYEt—Ticket
Балет-balYEt-Ballet
Бар-bAr-Bar

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В-Ve(ve- soft: wr-hard)
V as in Vodka ( soft) or Moscow( hard)
Вода-vadA-Water

Вино-veenO- Wine

Время-wrYEmya-Time( O'clock)

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Г-Ghe(read as:g) G as in God, go
Год-gOd-Year
Город-gOrad-City
Газета-gazYEta-Newspaper
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Д-De(read as:d)
D in bad, dark
Дом-dOm-House
Домино-dameenO-Domino
Дети-dYEtee-Children

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Е-Ye( read as: ye!!!)Ye in yes
Еда-yedA-Meal
Ель-YEl'-Fir
Ехать-YEhat'-Ride

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Ё-yo-Yaw in yawl, yob, yonder
Ёж-YOsh-Hedgehog

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Ж-(ZH)zh in pleasure, vision
Железо-zhelYEza-Iron
Желток-zheltOk-Yolk
Жара-zharA-Heat
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З-Ze(z)-Z in zebra, zero, bezon
Золото-zOlata-Gold

Звезда-zvyezdA-Star ( v-soft before “e”)
Зуд-zOOd-Itch

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И-ee-EE in meet , teeth, see
Ирина-eerEEna-Irina(name)
Игра-eegrA-Game
Идеал-eedyeAl-Ideal

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Й-y(as -Yoga)-some time( i)-Y as in yet, toy, boy (i)
Йод-iod-Iodine
Йoгa-iOga-Yoga
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K-Ka(k)K in Cat, cap, call
Крокодил-krakadEEl-Crocodile
Круиз-krooEEz-Cruise
Куда- koodA-Where
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Л-El(l)-L in lama , lamp, lip
Литр-lEEtr-Litre
Лифт-lEEft-Lift
Люблю-lyublYU- I love....
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