Names of the Letters

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Here are transliterations of the names of the Russian letters. Once you know these, you can spell words to other people and understand them when they spell words for you. These are not exact, as there is not a direct correspondence between English and Russian.

А а ah
Б б beh
В в veh
Г г geh
Д д deh
Е е yeh
Ё ё yoh
Ж ж zheh
З з zeh
И и ee
Й й ee kráht-ko-yeh
К к kah
Л л ell
М м ehm
Н н ehn
О о oh
П п peh
Р р air
С с ess
Т т teh
У у oo
Ф ф eff
Х х hah
Ц ц tseh
Ч ч cheh
Ш ш shah
Щ щ shchah
Ъ ъ tvyór-dee znahk
Ы ы yerih
Ь ь myáh-kee znahk
Э э eh
Ю ю yoo
Я я yah
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