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Cyrillic Alphabet & Cursive

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The 33 letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, their sounds and cursive forms.

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  1. 1А
    Based on: Greek letter Alpha (Α)
  2. 2Б
    Be (б) – pronounced like 'b' in 'box'. Cursive form: б
  3. 3В
    Ve (в) – pronounced like 'v' in 'vet'. Cursive form: в
  4. 4Г
    Ge or Ghe (г) – pronounced like 'g' in 'go'. Cursive italic form: г (looks like handwritten 'i')
  5. 5Д
    De (д) – pronounced like 'd' in 'dog'. Cursive italic form: д (can resemble Latin 'g')
  6. 6Е
    Ye (е) – pronounced like 'ye' in 'yes'
  7. 7Ё
    Yo (ё) – pronounced like 'yo' in 'yonder'. Often written as Е in Russian texts
  8. 8Ж
    Zhe (ж) – pronounced like 's' in 'measure' or French 'j'
  9. 9З
    Ze (з) – pronounced like 'z' in 'zoo'
  10. 10И
    I (и) – pronounced like 'ee' in 'see'
  11. 11Й
    Short I or Yot (й) – pronounced like 'y' in 'boy'
  12. 12К
    Ka (к) – pronounced like 'k' in 'kite'
  13. 13Л
    El (л) – pronounced like 'l' in 'lamp'. Cursive form: л
  14. 14М
    Em (м) – pronounced like 'm' in 'mother'. Cursive italic form: м
  15. 15Н
    En (н) – looks like Latin 'H' but pronounced like 'n' in 'no'
  16. 16О
    O (о) – pronounced like 'o' in 'hot'
  17. 17П
    Pe (п) – looks like Greek Pi but pronounced like 'p' in 'pot'. Cursive italic form: п (like Latin 'u')
  18. 18Р
    Er (р) – looks like Latin 'P' but pronounced like 'r' in 'run'
  19. 19С
    Es (с) – looks like Latin 'C' and pronounced like 's' in 'sun'
  20. 20Т
    Te (т) – pronounced like 't' in 'top'. Cursive italic form: т (like 'm' or Latin small-cap 'T')
  21. 21У
    U (у) – pronounced like 'oo' in 'boot'
  22. 22Ф
    Ef (ф) – pronounced like 'f' in 'fish'. Based on Greek Phi (Φ)
  23. 23Х
    Kha (х) – pronounced like 'ch' in Scottish 'loch' or Spanish 'j'. Based on Greek Chi (Χ)
  24. 24Ц
    Tse (ц) – pronounced like 'ts' in 'cats'
  25. 25Ч
    Che (ч) – pronounced like 'ch' in 'church'
  26. 26Ш
    Sha (ш) – pronounced like 'sh' in 'shoe'
  27. 27Щ
    Shcha (щ) – pronounced like 'shch' in 'fresh cheese'
  28. 28Ъ
    Hard sign or Yer (ъ) – a rare letter indicating a hard consonant, no vowel sound
  29. 29Ы
    Yery (ы) – pronounced like 'i' in 'bit' but further back. Originally a ligature of Ъ + І
  30. 30Ь
    Soft sign or Yeri (ь) – softens (palatalizes) the preceding consonant, no vowel sound

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