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Review: every Russian letter

Read words with soft signs, new vowels and old shapes.

About this unit

No new letters: keep apart the letters that differ only in a small detail.

шsh, as in “shop”
щshcha

Щ has a small tail.

иee, as in “see”
йy, as in “yes”

Й has a small arch.

ьsoft sign (name)
ъhard sign (name)

Ъ has an extra stroke at the top left.

еye / e
ёyo

Ё has two dots.

Open the alphabet whenever a shape slips away, then try again.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

salt

соль

saltsolʲ

мяч

ballmyach
fir tree

ёлка

fir treeyólka

щу́ка

pikeshchúka

лиса́

foxlisá
Reading tips

All 33 letters are now available on the alphabet shelf. Keep ш/щ, и/й and ь/ъ apart by their visible details.

Reading practice

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read without a sound cue

Match the words to their pictures.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

щу́ка

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

соль

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

salt

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

fir tree

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Finish practice to save this unit.

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Read words with soft signs, new vowels and old shapes.

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salt

соль

salt

мяч

ball
fir tree

ёлка

fir tree

щу́ка

pike

лиса́

fox
Use a Russian keyboard

The standard Russian layout is ЙЦУКЕН. All guided writing also works with on-screen tiles. Type ё with its own key when practising ё; outside that task е is a common printed replacement. Teaching stress accents are optional input, not extra letters.

All letters

А а
i

a

К кIn ка
i

ka

М мIn ма
i

ma

О о
i

o

Т тIn та
i

ta

В вIn ва
i

va. В is v, not Latin B.

Н нIn на
i

na. Н is n, not Latin H.

Р рIn ра
i

ra. Р is r, not Latin P.

С сIn са
i

sa. С is s, not Latin c/k.

У у
i

u. У is u, not Latin y.

Х хIn ха
i

kha. Х is a friction sound, like ch in German Bach.

Е еye; softens the consonant
i

ye / e. At word start е begins ye; after a consonant it normally gives e and softens that consonant.

Б бIn ба
i

ba

Г гIn га
i

ga

Д дIn да
i

da

Л лIn ла
i

la

П пIn па
i

pa

З зIn за
i

za

Ж жIn жа
i

zha

Ш шIn ша
i

sha

И и
i

i. И normally follows a soft consonant.

Й й
i

y. Й is the short consonant y of yes, not a vowel syllable.

Ы ы
i

y / ɨ. Ы is a full vowel after a hard consonant; compare и.

Ч чIn ча
i

cha. Ч is normally soft.

Щ щa long, soft shIn ща
i

shcha. Щ is a long soft sh sound; it is not modern Russian ш + ч.

Ц цIn ца
i

tsa. Ц is hard ts, including before written и.

Ф фIn фа
i

fa

Э э
i

e. Э does not add an initial y sound.

Ю юyu; softens the consonant
i

yu. Ю begins yu initially and gives u plus a soft consonant after one.

Я яya; softens the consonant
i

ya. Initial я is ya; after a consonant it gives a plus softness.

Ё ёyo; softens the consonant
i

yo. Ё gives yo initially, or o plus softness; it is normally stressed.

Ь ьno sound; softens a consonantIn мягкий знак
i

soft sign (name). Ь has no independent vowel or consonant sound; here it makes л soft.

Ъ ъno sound; hard break before yIn твёрдый знак
i

hard sign (name). Ъ separates a consonant from a following е/ё/ю/я and keeps its y onset.