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What is the Russian alphabet?

The Russian alphabet is called Cyrillic. It has 33 letters, including 10 vowels and 23 consonants.

Here's a table of the Cyrillic alphabet with the corresponding English pronunciation:

| Letter | Pronunciation | English equivalent |

|---|---|---|

| А а | a | a |

| Б б | b | b |

| В в | v | v |

| Г г | g | g |

| Д д | d | d |

| Е е | ye | ye |

| Ё ё | yo | yo |

| Ж ж | zh | zh |

| З з | z | z |

| И и | i | i |

| Й й | y | y |

| К к | k | k |

| Л л | l | l |

| М м | m | m |

| Н н | n | n |

| О о | o | o |

| П п | p | p |

| Р р | r | r |

| С с | s | s |

| Т т | t | t |

| У у | u | u |

| Ф ф | f | f |

| Х х | kh | kh |

| Ц ц | ts | ts |

| Ч ч | ch | ch |

| Ш ш | sh | sh |

| Щ щ | shch | shch |

| Ъ ъ | | |

| Ы ы | y | y |

| Ь ь | | |

| Э э | e | e |

| Ю ю | yu | yu |

| Я я | ya | ya |

Notes:

* The letters Ъ ъ and Ь ь are not pronounced independently but affect the pronunciation of preceding letters.

* The letters Е е, Ё ё, Ю ю, Я я have a "y" sound before a vowel.

* The pronunciation of some consonants can vary depending on the context.

Example:

The Russian word for "hello" is "Привет" (privet). The pronunciation is similar to "pree-vyet".

Learning the Russian alphabet is an important first step in learning the Russian language. There are many online resources available to help you practice.

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