Russian words are pronounced the same way they are written. The only problem is that the words are written in russian alphabet, and in this alphabet there are some letters you might've never used and seen before! So here we provide you with the russian alphabet and analogues of the sounds in english:
Russian Letter |
Sounds Like in English Word: |
Sound and how it is marked |
Comments |
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father |
a |
|
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bomb |
b |
|
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vault |
v |
|
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go |
g |
|
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do |
d |
|
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yet |
e |
soft |
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yo! |
yo |
one sound |
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vision |
zh |
one sound |
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zebra |
z |
|
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yield |
i |
|
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short "yi" |
i |
|
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kinky |
k |
|
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loony |
l |
(soft) |
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monk |
m |
|
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no |
n |
|
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long |
o |
|
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pot |
p |
|
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corrida |
r |
(strong, like in spanish) |
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sucks |
s |
|
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take |
t |
|
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look |
u or oo |
(marked "oo" when longer) |
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fake |
f |
|
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host |
kh |
(like strong "h") |
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mats |
ts |
|
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cheeky |
ch |
|
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shock |
sh |
|
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shch |
shch |
|
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silent |
|
separates two letters |
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busy or above |
y |
it's like more open e and i together |
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onion |
|
softens the previous letter |
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land |
e |
more open |
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mute |
yu |
|
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yankee |
ya |
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GRAMMAR & HOW TO SPEAK RUSSIAN. In Russian there are no auxiliary verbs – that is, nosuch words as "does" or "is"; also in Russian there are no articles – "the", "a", "an". Hence, in Russian the phrase "What is this?" will be "What this?". Questions in Russian have simple structure, if, for instance, you want to ask how to get to "Propaganda" night club: excuse me + where + club + "Propaganda" = izvi`nite + g`de + klub + Propaganda . Or you want to buy a ticket to Moscow for train #3: one + ticket + to + Moscow + for + train + number + 3 = o`din + bilet + v + Moskva + na + poezd + nomer + tri. So, make up simpliest phrases in your language (without auxiliary verbs and articles), use the dictionary of the next sections and then say it in russian.
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