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Read the Russian Alphabet

All 33 Russian letters with a Latin spelling, BGN/PCGN except ё as yo, and how each sounds, then twelve first words to read with the stress marked.

Russian45 cards

  • Alphabet
  • For beginners

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  • Letters А to Д

    Г г

    g

  • Letters Е to Й

    z

    З з

  • Letters К to Х

    М м

    m

  • Letters Ц to Я

    y

    Ы ы

  • First words to read

    да

    da (yes)

What’s inside

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You start with Letters А to Д, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Letters А to Д

    Start here5 cards
  2. Section 2: Letters Е to Й

    6 cards
  3. Section 3: Letters К to Х

    12 cards
  4. Section 4: Letters Ц to Я

    10 cards
  5. Section 5: First words to read

    12 cards
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All 45 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Letters А to Д5 cards

А а
a
Б б
b
В в
v
Г г
g
Д д
d

2Letters Е to Й6 cards

Е е
ye, e
Ё ё
yo
Ж ж
zh
З з
z
И и
i
Й й
y

3Letters К to Х12 cards

К к
k
Л л
l
М м
m
Н н
n
О о
o
П п
p
Р р
r
С с
s
Т т
t
У у
u
Ф ф
f
Х х
kh

4Letters Ц to Я10 cards

Ц ц
ts
Ч ч
ch
Ш ш
sh
Щ щ
shch
Ъ ъ
hard sign
Ы ы
y
Ь ь
soft sign
Э э
e
Ю ю
yu
Я я
ya

5First words to read12 cards

да
da (yes)
нет
net (no)
Москва
Moskva (Moscow)
Россия
Rossiya (Russia)
борщ
borshch (borscht)
ёлка
yolka (fir tree)
мышь
mysh (mouse)
его
yego (his)
юбка
yubka (skirt)
эхо
ekho (echo)
вкусно
vkusno (tasty)
солнце
solntse (sun)

How it works

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  2. Recall, then turn it over

    Try to remember the answer before you look. Try it on the cards here: they’re from all over the deck.

  3. Review a few minutes a day

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Letters А to Д

Б б

Published October 24, 2026