How do you pronounce ё in Russian?

Exact pronunciation of the vowel sound of ⟨ё⟩ can vary because of allophony in Slavic languages. In Russian, it is pronounced [jɵ], with an [ɵ] vowel similar to bird in New Zealand or South African English; see palatalization for some background.

How do you pronounce ю in Russian?

The exact pronunciation of the vowel sound of ⟨ю⟩ in Russian depends also on the succeeding sound because of allophony. Before a soft consonant, it is [ʉ], the close central rounded vowel, as in 'rude'. Before a hard consonant or at the end of a word, the result is a back vowel [u], as in "new".

How do you pronounce Э in Russian?

The Russian letter "э" is pronounced [e] like in the word "edit". But be careful, remember that the Russian letter "e" is pronounced [ye] like in "yellow". You have already learnt that "и" has a sound [i], similar to "three" or "free". The Russian letter "й" is called "и краткое" (it is pronounced [i kratkaye]).

How do you pronounce ь?

The letter "ь" does not have any sound itself. It softens the letter before it. For example the words "есть" (to eat) and "ест" (he/she eats) sound different thanks to "ь".

What is з in Russian?

Ze (З, з) is the eighth letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. It sounds like [z]. It looks like a 3 and can be mixed up with Э.

Vowels: pronunciation of Russian letters: Я, Ё, Е, Ю. Я

What does й mean in Russian?

The Russian й" sounds like the semivowel/consonant [j] in the IPA and like the letter 'y' in the English words "young", "year" and "you", and the letter 'u' in the English words "use" and "unit".

How do you pronounce ъ and Ь?

The bottom line is, today both of them don't have any sound and serve as an apostrophe in Russian, only Ь indicates that the consonant is SOFT, and Ъ indicates that the consonant is HARD.

What is the Ь in Russian?

The soft sign (Ь, ь, italics Ь, ь) also known as the front yer, front jer, or er malak (lit. "small er") is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Old Church Slavonic, it represented a short (or "reduced") front vowel.

How do you pronounce Ж?

The letter Ж is only pronounced /ʒ/ in Russian loanwords. It is usually pronounced /d͡ʒ/.