VOWELSMEET THE LETTER
Ааah
Like a in father.
а́истstork
Russian alphabet practice
Explore the 33 Cyrillic letters, hear example words, and test the sounds you remember.
Read the step-by-step guide ↗01 / THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET
Meet the
Russian alphabet.
Cyrillic is less unfamiliar than it looks. Pick a letter to meet its sound, then try a little practice.
10 vowels21 consonants2 signs
Sound guides are approximate. The mark in а́ shows stress. Audio uses app recordings where available; other examples use your device’s Russian voice.
A head start: А, К, М, О, Т. These letters look familiar and have similar sounds. Try reading кот (cat) and там (there). You’re reading Russian already.