Bulgaria and Ukraine use variations of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.
|
Cyrillic |
English |
Pronounced |
Cyrillic |
English |
Pronounced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
А а |
a |
ah as in Pr a gue |
Р р |
r |
r as in r evolution |
|
Б б |
b |
b as in B osnia |
С с |
s |
s as in S erbia |
|
В в |
v |
v as in V olga |
Т т |
t |
t as in t ank |
|
Г г |
g |
g as in G lasnost |
У у |
u |
oo as in B u dapest |
|
Д д |
d |
d as in d ictatorship |
Ф ф |
f |
f as in f ormer USSR |
|
Е е |
e |
yeh as in Ye ltsin |
Х х |
kh |
kh as in Ba ch |
|
Ё ё |
yo |
yo as in yo! |
Ц ц |
ts |
ts as in ts ar |
|
Ж ж |
zh, ž |
zh as in mira g e |
Ч ч |
ch, \ |
ch as in Gorba ch ev |
|
З з |
z |
z as in communi s m |
Ш ш |
sh, š |
sh as in Bol sh evik |
|
И и |
i |
ee as in Gr ee k |
Щ щ |
shch |
shch in Khru shch ev |
|
Й й |
y |
y as in Tolsto y |
Ъ ъ |
(hard sign) |
(not pronounced) |
|
К к |
k |
k as in K remlin |
Ы ы |
i |
i as in s i lver |
|
Л л |
l |
l as in L enin |
Ь ь |
(soft sign) |
(not pronounced) |
|
М м |
m |
m as in M oscow |
Э э |
e |
eh as in E stonia |
|
Н н |
n |
n as in n uclear |
Ю ю |
yu |
yoo as in U kraine |
|
О о |
o |
o as in Cr o atia |
Я я |
ya |
yah as in Ya lta |
|
П п |
p |
p as in P oland |
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