Sounds like “a” in after, ask. In pronouncing this sound, the mouth is
open a bit wider as compared to English.
Aстероид – [asteroid]
*Asteroid, rus
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←Бб
[ b ]→
Sounds like “b” in boy.
Боулинг – [bouling]
*Bowling, rus
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←Вв
[ v ]→
Sounds like "v" in voice.
Ваза – [vaza]
*Vase, rus
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←Гг
[ g ]→
Sounds like "g" in get, guard.
Глобус – [globus]
*Globe, rus
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←Дд
[ d ]→
Sounds like d in double, did. In pronouncing this letter, the tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth.
Демон – [demon]
*Demon, rus
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←Ee
[ye]→
Sounds either like "ye" in yes or like "e" as in ebony . It is pronounced with preceding y in the beginning of a word or after a vowel.
Вектор– [vektor]
*Vector, rus
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←Жж
[ ʒ ]→
Sounds like "s" in usual, pleasure.
Жакард – [zhakard]
*Jacard, rus
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←Зз
[ z ]→
Sounds like "z" in zodiac. This letter might look like the number three (3) but it only conveys a sound and has nothing to do with digits.
Зебра – [zebra]
*Zebra, rus
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←Ии
[i:]→
Sounds like "ee" in free, meet.
Ирис – [iris]
*Iris, rus
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←Йй
[ j ]→
Sounds like "y" in oyster, soy.
Йогурт – [yogurt]
*Yogurt
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←Кк
[ k ]→
Sounds like "k" in kite, making, like. Try to avoid the puff of air after the sound typical for the English language.
Kомпасс – [kompas]
*Kompass, rus
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←Лл
[ l ]→
Sounds like "l" in lock, chill.
Лимон – [limon]
*Lemon, rus
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←Мм
[ m ]→
Sounds like "m" in mobile, dome.
Метро – [metro]
*Metro, rus
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←Нн
[ n ]→
Sounds like "n" in noon, nose. Like with the Russian letter T, the tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth when pronouncing this letter.
Нос – [nos]
*Nose, rus
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←Оо
[ о ]→
Sounds like "o" in more (without the 'r' sound). Try protruding and rounding your lips a bit more than you do in English.
Oрнамент – [ornament]
*Ornament, rus
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←Пп
[ p ]→
Sounds like "p" in compassion. Try to avoid a puff of unvoiced air after the sound as typical for the English language.
Порт – [port]
*Port, rus
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←Рр
[ r ]→
Sounds like "r" in "rest" but rolled.
Ресторан – [restoran]
*Restaurant, rus
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←Сс
[ s ]→
Sounds like "s" in sun, sale. Unlike in English, the tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth.
Cтоп – [stop]
*Stop, rus
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←Тт
[ t ]→
Sounds like "t" in task, tardy. The tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth, as opposed the upper gum ridge in English.
Такси – [taksi]
*Taxi, rus
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←Уу
[ u ]→
Sounds like "oo" in oodles. This sound is pronounced shorter than in English, with lips more rounded and protruded.
Урна – [urna]
*Urn, rus
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←Фф
[ f ]→
Sounds like "f" in fasten, fact.
Фильм – [film]
*Film (a movie), rus
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←Хх
[kh]→
Sounds like "kh" in loch when pronounced in Scottish manner. It remotely reminds "h" in hoopla.
Хостел – [khostel]
*Хостел, rus
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←Цц
[ts]→
Sounds like "ts" in that's.
Цунами – [tsunami]
*Tsunami, rus
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←Чч
[ch]→
Sounds like "ch" in church, cheek. Do not confuse this letter with the number four (4).
Чек – [chek]
*Check, rus
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←Шш
[ ʃ ]→
Sounds like "sh" in ship, crush but with the tongue farther back in the mouth
Шаль – [shal']
*Shawl, rus
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←Щщ
[sh']→
Sounds like "shsh" in rush-ship. When pronouncing it, try to place your tongue higher and more forward in the mouth than in English.
Щит – [sheet]
*Shield, rus
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←Ъъ
[ - ]→
The "hard sign" has no sound value. It occurs only between a consonant and a vowel as in the word "въезд" (entry).
Подъезд – [pod'ezd]
*Porch, rus
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←Ыы
[ y ]→
No English equivalent. To produce "Ы" sound, notice the positions of the tongue when pronouncing English sounds i as in kit and u as in sugar.
Then place your tongue in between and emit a voiced sound.
Взрыв – [vzryv]
*Blast, rus
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←Ьь
[ - ]→
This letter is called the "soft sign" and has no sound value. It is used to modify the pronunciation of the preceding consonant by making it soft (palatalized).
Бульвар – [bul'var]
*Boulevard, rus
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←Ээ
[ æ ]→
Sounds like "e" in ebony, edit. When pronouncing this sound, try opening the mouth a bit wider than you do in English.
Энергия – [ænærgiya]
*Energy, rus
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←Юю
[iu]→
Sounds like the word "you" but faster. In some cases it sounds like "oo" in oodles
Трюмо – [triumo]
*dressing table, rus
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←Яя
[ya]→
Sounds like "yu" in yummy. In some cases it sounds like "a" in after, ask.