Cyrillic Alphabet Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
А а
A
[a]
as in father
2
Q
К к
A
[k]
as in kangaroo
3
Q
М м
A
[m]
as in man
4
Q
О о
A
[o]
as in bottle when stressed
[ah]
when unstressed
5
Q
Т т
A
[t]
as in tan
6
Q
В в
A
[v]
as in vet
7
Q
Е е
A
[ye]
as in yes
8
Q
Н н
A
[n]
as in never
9
Q
Р р
A
[r]
rolled as in error
10
Q
С с
A
[s]
as in sit
11
Q
У у
A
[oo]
as in boot
12
Q
Х х
A
[h]
as in loch or the composer Bach
13
Q
Б б
A
[b]
as in bet
14
Q
Г г
A
[g]
as in get
15
Q
Д д
A
[d]
as in debt
16
Q
Ё ё
A
[yo]
as in yonder
17
Q
З з
A
[z]
as in zoo
18
Q
И и
A
[ee]
as in eel
19
Q
Й й
A
[y] as in boy
forms dipthongs:
ой=oy as in boy
ай= igh as in sigh
уй=ooi as in Louis
20
Q
Л л
A
[l]
as in people
21
Q
П п
A
[p]
as in pet
22
Q
Ф ф
A
[f]
as in fat
23
Q
Э э
A
[e]
as in fed
24
Q
Ю ю
A
[yoo]
as in universe
25
Я я
[ya]
as in **ya**k
26
Ж ж
[zh]
as in plea**s**ure
27
Ц ц
[ts]
as in i**ts**
28
Ч ч
[ch]
as in **ch**urch
29
Ш ш
[sh]
as in **sh**ut
30
Щ щ
[shsh]
as in Wel**sh sh**eep
31
Ъ ъ
‘hard sign’
this has no sound but represents a short pause
32
Ы ы
[i]
as in b**i**t
but further back on the tongue
33
Ь ь
‘soft sign’
[y] as in **y**et
pronounced simultaneously with the letter before it
