### The Alphabet
| Russian | English | Sound | Name |
| ------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| **А а** | А а | Like "a" in car | "ah" |
| **Б б** | B b | Like "b" in bat | "beh" |
| **В в** | V v | Like "v" in van | "veh" |
| **Г г** | G g | Like "g" in go | "geh" |
| **Д д** | D d | Like "d" in dog | "deh" |
| **Е е** | YE ye | Like "ye" in yet | "yeh" |
| **Ё ё** | YO yo | Like "yo" in yonder | "yo" |
| **Ж ж** | Zh zh | Like "s" in measure or pleasure | "zheh" |
| **З з** | Z z | Like "z" in zoo | "zeh" |
| **И и** | EE ee | Like "ee" in see | "ee" |
| **Й й** | I i or Y y | like "y" in boy or toy | "ee kratkoyeh" |
| **К к** | K k | Like "k" in kitten, "c" in cat. | "kah" |
| **Л л** | L l | Like "l" in light | "ehl" |
| **М м** | M m | Like "m" in mat | "ehm" |
| **Н н** | N n | Like "n" in no | "ehn" |
| **О о** | O o | Like "o" in bore | "oh" |
| **П п** | P p | Like "p" in pot | "peh" |
| **Р р** | R r | Like "r" in run (rolled) | "ehr" |
| **С с** | S s | Like "s" in sam | "ehs" |
| **Т т** | T t | Like "t" in tap | "teh" |
| **У у** | U u | Like "oo" in boot | "oo" |
| **Ф ф** | F f | Like "f" in fat | "ehf" |
| **Х х** | H h, KH kh | Like "h" in hello or like <br>the "ch" in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach' | "khah" |
| **Ц ц** | TS ts | Like "ts" in bits | "tseh" |
| **Ч ч** | CH ch | Like "ch" in chip | "cheh" |
| **Ш ш** | SH sh (hard) | Like "sh" in shut | "shah" |
| **Щ щ** | SH sh (soft) | Like "sh" in sheep | "schyah" |
| **Ъ ъ** | Hard Sign | Letter before is hard | "tvyordiy znahk" |
| **Ы ы** | I i | Like "i" in ill | "i" |
| **Ь ь** | Soft Sign | Letter before is soft | "myagkeey znahk" |
| **Э э** | E e | Like "e" in pet | "eh" |
| **Ю ю** | YU yu | Like "u" in use or university | "yoo" |
| **Я я** | YA ya | Like "ya" in yard. | "yah" |
### The Alphabet in Cursive
| Russian | Курсив |
| ------- | ------- |
| **А а** | *А а* |
| **Б б** | *Б б* |
| **В в** | *В в* |
| **Г г** | *Г* *г* |
| **Д д** | *Д* *д* |
| **Е е** | *Е е* |
| **Ё ё** | *Ё ё* |
| **Ж ж** | *Ж ж* |
| **З з** | *З з* |
| **И и** | *И* и |
| **Й й** | *Й* й |
| **К к** | *К к* |
| **Л л** | *Л л* |
| **М м** | *М м* |
| **Н н** | *Н н* |
| **О о** | *О о* |
| **П п** | *П п* |
| **Р р** | *Р р* |
| **С с** | *С с* |
| **Т т** | *Т* *т* |
| **У у** | *У у* |
| **Ф ф** | *Ф ф* |
| **Х х** | *Х х* |
| **Ц ц** | *Ц ц* |
| **Ч ч** | *Ч ч* |
| **Ш ш** | *Ш ш* |
| **Щ щ** | *Щ щ* |
| **Ъ ъ** | *Ъ ъ* |
| **Ы ы** | *Ы ы* |
| **Ь ь** | *Ь ь* |
| **Э э** | *Э э* |
| **Ю ю** | *Ю ю* |
| **Я я** | *Я я* |
### Vowels
There are 10 vowels in the Russian language:
1. **А**
2. **Е**
3. **Ё**
4. **И**
5. **О**
6. **У**
7. **Ы**
8. **Э**
9. **Ю**
10. **Я**
### Handwriting
Each letter will multiple variations:
- Cursive uppercase / lowercase
- Printed uppercase / lowercase
There are often times multiple alternatives for writing which leads to multiple variations:
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