Similar to 'a' in father
Example: адвокат (lawyer)
Similar to 'b' in bite
Example: бабушка (grandmother)
Similar to 'v' in vine
Example: вид (view)
Similar to 'g' in go
Example: газета (newspaper)
Similar to 'd' in do
Example: день (day)
Similar to 'ye' in yet
Example: еда (food)
Similar to 'yo' in yolk
Example: её (her)
Similar to 's' in pleasure
Example: жена (wife)
Similar to 'z' in zoo
Example: завтра (tomorrow)
Similar to 'e' in me
Example: и (and)
Similar to 'y' in yes
Example: добрый (good, kind)
Similar to 'k' in kite
Example: карта (map)
Similar to 'l' in land
Example: лампа (lamp)
Similar to 'm' in moon
Example: мальчик (boy)
Similar to 'n' in night
Example: налог (tax)
Similar to 'o' in more when stressed and 'u' in cut when unstressed
Similar to 'p' in pool
Example: паром (ferry)
Rolled 'r'
Example: работа (job, work)
Similar to 's' in snake
Example: сад (garden)
Similar to 't' in tail
Example: тоже (also, too)
Similar to 'oo' in boot
Example: устал (tired)
Similar to 'f' in first
Example: фабрика (factory)
Similar to 'h' in hat
Example: хорошо (good)
Similar to 'ts' in sits
Example: цвет (colour)
Similar to 'ch' in chance
Example: час (hour)
Similar to 'sh' in ship
Example: шапка (hat)
Similar to 'sh' in sheer
Example: щётка (brush)
Emphasises the preceding consonant
Similar to 'e' in roses or 'i' in silly
Example: мы (we)
Softens the sound of the preceding consonant
Similar to 'e' in bet
Example: это (this)
Similar to 'u' in use
Example: юбка (skirt)
Similar to 'ya' in yard
Example: я (I)
