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Russian alphabet (Алфавит)
The Russian alphabets Wikipedia
You can play the audio file from Wikipedia or download a Russian learning app to learn Russian alphabets.
Be careful with the below table. Most learning apps will not tell you this.
| The alphabet tutorials trying to teach you | The actual sound you will hear |
|---|---|
| А | А |
| Б | Бэ |
| В | Вэ |
| Г | Гэ |
| Д | Дэ |
| Е | Е |
| Ё | Ё |
| Ж | Жэ |
| З | Зэ |
| И | И |
| Й | И-краткое |
| К | Ка |
| Л | Эль |
| М | Эм |
| Н | Эн |
| О | О |
| П | Пэ |
| Р | Эр |
| С | Эс |
| Т | Тэ |
| У | У |
| Ф | Эф |
| Х | Ха |
| Ц | Цэ |
| Ч | Че |
| Ш | Ша |
| Щ | Ща |
| Ъ | Твёрдый-знак |
| Ы | Ы |
| Ь | Мягкий-знак |
| Э | Э |
| Ю | Ю |
| Я | Я |
The full table is available on Wikipedia
Some learning apps will also display the Romanized Russian alphabet. But be careful. Russian alphabets pronunciation are not the same as English alphabets.
Here is wiki Romanization of Russian
Pronunciation
I found the Russian alphabet Р (or R in Latin) is hard to pronounce for English speakers.
You can watch the YouTube video which helped me.
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