These letters look and sound the same as the English: A К М О Т Practice! Can you read… ТАМ =there МАТ =checkmate МАК =poppy КАК =how ТАК =so The Russian. - презентация

1 These letters look and sound the same as the English: A К М О Т Practice! Can you read… ТАМ =there МАТ =checkmate МАК =poppy КАК =how ТАК =so The Russian (Cyrillic) Alphabet There are 33 letters in the Russian alphabet. Some look and sound like English letters, Some sound different, and some look different and sound different.

2 These letters look the same but are different to English: В=v as in van Е=ye as in yesterday Н=n as in name Р=r as in error С=s as in smile У=oo as in cool Х=ch as in loch Practice! вес=weight сон=sleep yхо=ear нос=nose сор =rubbish рост=height Москва=Moscow север=north муха=fly совет=advice метро=metro ресторан=restaurant

3 These letters look the same as but are different to English: В=v as in van Е=ye as in yesterday Н=n as in name Р=r as in error С=s as in smile У=oo as in cool Х=ch as in loch More Practice! ром=rum тема=theme но=but сухо=dry арена=arena верно=true рука=arm/hand порт=port корт=court сорт=sort

4 Unfamiliar letters with familiar sounds: Б=b as in but Г=g as in get Д=d as in dress Ё=yo as in yonder З=z as in zoo И=ee as in meet Й=oy as in toy Л=l as in love П=p as in paper Ф=f as in farm Э=e as in bet Ю=yu as in Yugoslavia Я=ya as in yard Practice! Рим= Rome футбол= football мир= peace/world до свидания= goodbye да= yes Россия = Russia спасибо= thank you гора= hill сад= garden парк= park

5 Letters which might take a while to remember: Ж=zh as in measure Ч=ch as in chess Ц= ts as in its Ш=sh as in fish Щ=shch as in fresh_chicken Ъ=hard sign no sound of its own- changes the letters round it Ы =i as in bill Ь=soft sign – changes letters around it. More Practice! журнал=paper, journal чай=tea Чайковский =Chaikovsky, composer объект=object кофе=coffee конь=horse день=day

6 ah be ve ge de ye yo zhe ze ee oy ka el em en oh pay air ess tay oo eff kha tse che sha schch iy eh yu ya