| Russian letter | Letter's name in Russian |
Pronounced as | Transliteration1 | Vowel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | "ah" | a in car | a | x |
 | "beh" | b in bit | b | - |
 | "veh" | v in vine | v | - |
 | "geh" | g in go | g | - |
 | "deh" | d in do | d | - |
 | "yeh" | ye in yet | ye or e | x |
 | "yo" | yo in yolk | yo | x |
 | "zheh" | s in pleasure | zh | - |
 | "zeh" | z in zoo | z | - |
 | "ee" | ee in see | i | x |
 | "ee kratkoyeh" "short ee" | y in boy | i or y or j | - |
 | "kah" | k in kitten | k | - |
 | "ehl" | l in lamp | l | - |
 | "ehm" | m in map | m | - |
 | "ehn" | n in not | n | - |
 | "oh" | o in folk | o | x |
 | "peh" | p in pet | p | - |
 | "ehr" | r in roll2 | r | - |
 | "ehs" | s in see | s | - |
 | "teh" | t in tip | t | - |
 | "oo" | oo in boot | u | x |
 | "ehf" | f in face | f | - |
 | "khah" | h in house3 | kh or h | - |
 | "tseh" | ts in sits | ts | - |
 | "cheh" | ch in chip | ch | - |
 | "shah" | sh in shut | sh | - |
 | "schyah" | sh in sheep | sch | - |
 | "tvyordiy znahk" "hard sign" | 4 | ' | - |
 | "i" | i in ill | y | x |
 | "myagkeey znahk" "soft sign" | 5 | ' | - |
 | "eh" | e in met | e | x |
 | "yoo" | u in use | yu | x |
 | "yah" | ya in yard | ya | x |
Transliteration from Russian to English
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