Russian Cyrillic Alphabet Guide

Learn the Russian Cyrillic alphabet — every letter, its sound, and pronunciation — with a clear interactive guide for beginners.

Every letter of the Russian alphabet

А а — “ah” · 'a' in father · written a · мама (mom)
Б б — “beh” · 'b' in book · written b · брат (brother)
В в — “veh” · 'v' in van · written v · вода (water)
Г г — “geh” · 'g' in go · written g · город (city)
Д д — “deh” · 'd' in dog · written d · дом (house)
Е е — “yeh” · 'ye' in yes · written ye · лето (summer)
Ё ё — “yo” · 'yo' in yolk · written yo · ёлка (fir tree)
Ж ж — “zheh” · 's' in pleasure · written zh · жизнь (life)
З з — “zeh” · 'z' in zoo · written z · зима (winter)
И и — “ee” · 'ee' in see · written i · имя (name)
Й й — “ee kratkoye” · 'y' in boy · written y · чай (tea)
К к — “kah” · 'k' in kite · written k · кот (cat)
Л л — “el” · 'l' in lamp · written l · луна (moon)
М м — “em” · 'm' in map · written m · море (sea)
Н н — “en” · 'n' in net · written n · небо (sky)
О о — “oh” · 'o' in more · written o · окно (window)
П п — “peh” · 'p' in pen · written p · парк (park)
Р р — “er” · rolled 'r' · written r · река (river)
С с — “es” · 's' in sun · written s · солнце (sun)
Т т — “teh” · 't' in top · written t · театр (theatre)
У у — “oo” · 'oo' in boot · written u · утро (morning)
Ф ф — “ef” · 'f' in fun · written f · фото (photo)
Х х — “khah” · 'ch' in Bach · written kh · хлеб (bread)
Ц ц — “tseh” · 'ts' in cats · written ts · цветок (flower)
Ч ч — “cheh” · 'ch' in chair · written ch · часы (clock)
Ш ш — “shah” · 'sh' in shoe · written sh · школа (school)
Щ щ — “shchah” · 'sh' in fresh sheet · written shch · щи (cabbage soup)
Ъ ъ — “tvyordy znak” · hard sign (silent) · written ″ · объём (volume)
Ы ы — “yery” · 'i' in ill (guttural) · written y · сыр (cheese)
Ь ь — “myagky znak” · soft sign (softens) · written ′ · день (day)
Э э — “eh” · 'e' in end · written e · этаж (floor)
Ю ю — “yoo” · 'u' in use · written yu · юг (south)
Я я — “yah” · 'ya' in yard · written ya · яблоко (apple)