So far, you have been dealing with Russian in its printed form. However, once in Russia you will frequently encounter letters, documents and materials which are in script or written out in longhand. You will also quickly discover that Russians, unlike Americans, will rarely print when writing by hand. Practice writing Russian script.
| А а |  | _________________________ |
| Б б |  | _________________________ |
| В в |  | _________________________ |
| Г г |  | _________________________ |
| Д д |  | _________________________ |
| Е е |  | _________________________ |
| Ё ё |  | _________________________ |
| Ж ж |  | _________________________ |
| З з |  | _________________________ |
| И и |  | _________________________ |
| Й й |  | _________________________ |
| К к |  | _________________________ |
| Л л |  | _________________________ |
| М м |  | _________________________ |
| Н н |  | _________________________ |
| О о |  | _________________________ |
| П п |  | _________________________ |
| Р р |  | _________________________ |
| С с |  | _________________________ |
| Т т |  | _________________________ |
| У у |  | _________________________ |
| Ф ф |  | _________________________ |
| Х х |  | _________________________ |
| Ц ц |  | _________________________ |
| Ч ч |  | _________________________ |
| Ш ш |  | _________________________ |
| Щ щ |  | _________________________ |
| Ъ |  | _________________________ |
| ы |  | _________________________ |
| ь |  | _________________________ |
| Э э |  | _________________________ |
| Ю ю |  | _________________________ |
| Я я |  | _________________________ |
Table 1.2. The following table shows the Russian alphabet with approximate phonetic equivalents. Keep it handy as a reference.
| Aa | a as in father | Рp | trilled, flapped r |
| Б6 | b as in boat | Cc | s as in sew |
| Bb | v as in vote | Tt | t as in top |
| Гг | g as in goat | Уу | oo as in food |
| Дд | d as in dog | Фф | f as in foot |
| Сc | ye as in yet | Xx | j as in junta |
| Её | yo as in yo-yo | Цц | ts as in lets |
| Жж | s as in measure | Чч | ch as in chair |
| Зз | z as in zoo | Шш | sh as in show |
| Ии | ее as in mee | Щщ | sti as in question |
| Ий | у as in boy | ъ | hard sign |
| Кк | k as in kite | ы | short i as in milk |
| Лл | 1 as in loan | ь | soft sign |
| Мм | m as in mop | Ээ | e as in let |
| Нн | n as in no | Юю | as you |
| Оо | о as in know | Яя | ya as in yard |
| Пп | p as in rope |
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