English to Russian mini phrase book.
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a (as in fat not fate)
b
v
g (as in lag not large)
d
ye (as in yeah)
yo
zh (like the s in pleasaure)
z
ee
y, ee
k
l
m
n
o (as in pop not pope)
p
r
s (as in less not Les)
t
oo
f
kh (like ch in lock)
ts
ch
sh
sh-ch
hard sign (see phrase book main page)
ee
soft sign (see phrase book main page)
e (as in pet not Pete)
yoo
ya

   Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, which has a few familiar letter shapes, such as á ÷ å ë í î ï ò ó ô and è.
   These shapes however do not always represent the same sounds as in English.
   The letters â ÷ ä ç ú ë ì í î ð ó ô and æ represent roughly the same sound as English b v d g z k l m n p s and f.
   Run the mouse over the list on the left for the sound of that Russian letters.
   Most Russian letters are just a bigger version of the small letter, though some letters look rather different in handwritten form.
      VOWELS
Hard
á      a 
ú       e
ó      ee
ï      o
õ      oo 		Soft
ñ      ya
å      ye
é      ee
ê      yo
à      yoo

   The letter ê represents the same kind of 'y' sound when it occurs after a vowel. Thus ïê = oy, áê = a-ee (like the word 'eye') and so on.
   Consonants too can be soft, when followed by a soft vowel (eg ì in ìàâéôø = lyoo-beet') or by the 'soft sign' ø (eg )

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